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Research and market intelligence for the UK and international markets.

BFI Insight exchange events

BFI Insight Exchange: 2030 Vision

In February 2020, the BFI RSU team asked a group of top thinkers and analysts whether they could predict what 2030 might look like for the moving image, audiences and the broader screen sector. Their findings and views were explored in the BFI’s second Insight Exchange forum.

Insight Exchange: Capturing the audience

On 16 September 2019, the BFI Research and Statistics Unit hosted ‘Capturing the audience’, a forum exploring research and intelligence from the frontline of audience engagement.

Reports by subject

Britain on Film impact study

A case study on the public value of Britain on Film which provides evidence on the benefits of online access to film heritage.

BFI Commission on UK Independent Film

As digital innovation creates seismic change for the industry, this report sets out proposals and recommendations to enable UK independent film to grow and achieve greater success.

Audiences

Take a detailed look at film audiences.

BFI Diversity Standards initial findings

Report on how productions used the Diversity Standards between June 2016 until March 2019.

BFI gender pay gap report

The following data relates to the period 01 April 2016 to 31 March 2017.

Cultural impact

Reports on the effect of film on UK culture.

Diversity reports

Reports on diversity in the UK film industry.

The economic contribution of the UK’s film, high-end TV, video games and animation programme sectors

February 2015

Film on DVD, TV and VOD

View our research about film on DVD, film on television and film on video-on-demand platforms.

The impacts of leaving the EU on the UK’s screen sector

Following the Referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union (EU), the BFI set up a UK Screen Sector Task Force to look at how the UK leaving the EU might affect the UK’s screen sector, which spans film, television, video games, animation programming, and post-production and VFX.

Mapping Study of EU Funding in the UK Screen Sectors 2007-2017

An audit of EU funding in the UK screen sector 2007-2017.

Research strategy for film in the UK

Reports on research and policies for UK film.

Speaking up (whistleblowing) policy and procedure

Sustainability

As the lead body for film in the UK, we embrace best practice and co-ordinate a UK-wide sustainability strategy for all parts of the film sector, including the publication of research and reports.

Taking VR stories to UK audiences: Common Ground, a UK touring report

A report looking at the distribution and exhibition of VR projects in the UK through a proposed tour of VR documentary, Common Ground.

Theatrical

See how feature films have performed in UK and overseas cinemas.

UK screen sector economy

The Screen Business study provides the first, comprehensive analysis of the impact of each of the screen sector tax reliefs in place in the UK.