Although captured ahead of our targets being in place from April 2018, this data still valuable data and acts as a baseline from which we hope and are striving to build from.
Who we funded in 2017 to 18
Film Fund first features and BFI Film Academy
Figures include those funded via Film Fund production, Film Fund development, Film Fund first features, BFI Film Academy
Gender – female
BFI target: 50%
2017 to 2018 result: 46%
Ethnicity – non-white
BFI target: 20%
2017 to 2018 result: 29%
D/deaf and disabled
BFI target: 7%
2017 to 2018 result: 7%
LGBTIQ+
BFI target: 10%
2017 to 2018 result: 20%
Breakdown of funding streams
BFI NETWORK data starts from April 2018 and we reported on that from April 2019. BFI Film Academy targets are aligned with those set by the Department for Education which funds the programme, so there is currently no LGBTQ+ target in place.
| Type of person | Production | Development | BFI Film Academy | BFI NETWORK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (female) | 47% | 40% | 50% | 49% | Available from 2018 to 2019 |
| Ethnicity (non-white) | 19% | 22% | 67% | 25% | Available from 2018 to 2019 |
| LGBTQ+ | 20% | 27% | 0% | N/A | Available from 2018 to 2019 |
| D/deaf and disabled | 1% | 1% | 0% | 13% | Available from 2018 to 2019 |
| Type of person | Writer Development |
Writer Production |
Director Development |
Director Production |
Producer Development |
Producer Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (female) | 39% | 41% | 38% | 39% | 43% | 71% |
| Ethnicity (non-white) | 32% | 23% | 22% | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| LGBTQ+ | 25% | 20% | 28% | 21% | 28% | 19% |
| D/deaf and disabled | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 0% |
Who we employed in 2017/18
As of 31 March 2018 the BFI employed 573 people. This total includes people on permanent and temporary contracts.
Of those:
- 52.2% identify as female
- 12.4% identify as belonging to an under-represented ethnic group
- 9.1% identify as LGBTQ+
- 3.7% identify as as D/deaf and disabled
Pay gaps as of 31 March 2018
| Type of person | Mean | Median | Who the results favour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (female) | 0.4% | 1.9% | Male employees |
| Ethnicity | 16.6% | 14.4% | White employees |
Representation across the workforce (ordered by grade)
| Type of person | Support / assistants | Technical / practitioner | Manager / professionals | Heads of department | Executive / senior manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (% shows those identifying as female) | 55.2% | 49.8% | 54.2% | 50.0% | 56.0% |
| (% shows those identifying as belonging to an under-represented ethnic group) | 19.0% | 14.6% | 6.3% | 8.3% | 4.0% |
| (% shows those identifying as LGBTQ+) | 9.5% | 7.9% | 11.3% | 8.3% | 8.0% |
| (% shows those identifying as D/deaf and disabled) | 4.8% | 5.1% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 4.0% |