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June

BFI press release: World premiere of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical to open 66th BFI London Film Festival (30 June 2022)PDF401 KB
BFI press release: BFI publishes Skills Review for film and high-end television (29 June 2022)PDF740 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces new ‘BFI Film on Film Festival’ dedicated to celebrating the art of film and film projection (28 June 2022)PDF1002 KB
BFI press release: 66th BFI London Film Festival announces UK-wide and London venues and programme structure (27 June 2022)PDF372 KB
BFI press release: New research finds significant gap in careers advice for screen industries presents major block for new entrants to join the sector (27 June 2022)PDF644 KB
BFI press release: BFI and DCMS annnounce latest UK Global Screen Fund awards, continuing support for UK companies (24 June 2022)PDF550 KB
BFI press release: August at BFI Southbank (22 June 2022)PDF825 KB
BFI press release: Pickpocket (Blu-ray) (20 June 2022)PDF353 KB
BFI press release: Get Carter (UHD/Blu-ray) (17 June 2022)PDF364 KB
BFI press release: James Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli honoured with BFI Fellowships (17 June 2022)PDF666 KB
BFI press release: The Appointment (Blu-ray) (17 June 2022)PDF410 KB
BFI press release: BFI invests over £1 million in 15 new animation projects and champions immersive storytelling (15 June 2022)PDF2 MB
BFI press release: Mary, Queen of Scots (Blu-ray) (15 June 2022)PDF355 KB
BFI press release: The UK’s biggest and most iconic screen BFI IMAX to be operated by BFI (13 June 2022)PDF598 KB
BFI press release: BFI appoints Clare Baines in the newly created role of disability equality lead (13 June 2022)PDF133 KB
BFI press release: BFI Southbank celebrate master filmmaker Satyajit Ray with complete retrospective this summer (8 June 2022)PDF825 KB

May

BFI press release: Glenda Jackson: The Art of Conviction (31 May 2022)PDF739 KB
BFI press release: Lawrence of Belgravia (Blu-ray/BFI Player) (24 May 2022)PDF357 KB
BFI press release: In the Black Fantastic season of visionary films from across the African diaspora curated by Ekow Eshun (19 May 2022)PDF745 KB
BFI press release: July 2022 at BFI Southbank (19 May 2022)PDF752 KB
BFI press release: DCMS and BFI announces £21m funding for three years (18 May 2022)PDF512 KB
BFI press release: La Peau douce (Blu-ray) (17 May 2022)PDF369 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces UK Pavilion events programme for Cannes (12 May 2022)PDF755 KB
BFI press release: BFI chairman Tim Richards welcomes new governors representing Scotland and Wales to BFI board: Anwen Griffiths and Dr Romana Ramzan (10 May 2022)PDF655 KB
BFI press release: BFI Player Jubilee on film collection (9 May 2022)PDF972 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces Blu-ray and DVD releases for July-Sept 2022 (9 May 2022)PDF435 KB
BFI press release: The Men (Blu-ray and DVD) (9 May 2022)PDF409 KB
BFI press release: BFI and British Council reveal GREAT8 showcase for Cannes 2022 (5 May 2022)PDF619 KB

April

BFI press release: BFI’s 100 BBC Television Gamechangers announced (28 April 2022)PDF760 KB
BFI press release: The BFI & Radio Times Television Festival 2022 announces more events (26 April 2022)PDF526 KB
BFI press release: 36th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival marks a successful return to BFI Southbank (21 April 2022)PDF557 KB
BFI press release: June 2022 at BFI Southbank (15 April 2022)PDF737 KB
BFI press release: BFI chairman Tim Richards welcomes five new governors to BFI board (08 April 2022)PDF694 KB
BFI press release: BFI appoints Louise Ortega as the Film Fund’s new Senior Production & Development Executive (7 April 2022)PDF169 KB
BFI press release: Jules et Jim (Blu-ray) (7 April 2022)PDF339 KB
BFI press release: The 400 Blows (Blu-ray) (7 April 2022)PDF354 KB
BFI media alert: BFI and Radio Times Television Festival returns for 2022 edition (6 April 2022)PDF529 KB
BFI press release: Cruel Flesh - Films of the New French Extremity (1 April 2022)PDF767 KB

March

BFI press release: DCMS £35m awarded in final round of the Culture Recovery Fund (31 March 2022).pdfPDF576 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces the complete programme for Return of the Outsider: the Films Of Mike Hodges (30 March 2022)PDF933 KB
BFI press release: Faithless (Blu-ray) (23 March 2022)PDF371 KB
BFI press release: Play for Today: Volume 3 (Blu-ray) (22 March 2022)PDF361 KB
BFI press release: May 2022 at BFI Southbank – Mike Hodges, New French Extremity, Gaspar Noé and Anime (22 March 2022) PDF772 KB
BFI press release: Get Carter back in cinemas in a new 4K restoration on 27 May and BFI UHD and Blu-ray release on 25 July (18 March 2022)PDF343 KB
BFI press release: Nineteen Eighty-Four Blu-ray release (15 March 2022)PDF390 KB
BFI press release: Five Films For Freedom returns for its eighth year showcasing LGBTQIA+ films from across the world (15 March 2022)PDF668 KB
BFI press release: Shoot the Messenger Blu-ray release (14 March 2022)PDF391 KB
BFI press release: Major two-month Anime season comes to BFI Southbank (28 March to 31 May 2022) (14 March 2022)PDF769 KB
BFI press release: UK cinemas unite in support of Ukraine with nationwide previews of Olga (11 March 2022)PDF476 KB
BFI press release: BFI celebrate actor, director and writer Liv Ullmann with new season – Liv Ullmann: Face to Face – throughout April 2022 (9 March 2022)PDF765 KB
BFI Press release: Laika, Asif Kapadia’s stunning new VR animation, will tour venues across the UK (8 March 2022)PDF504 KB
BFI press release: BFI appointed exclusive sales agent for the Associated Rediffusion Television catalogue (7 March 2022)PDF681 KB
BFI press release: BFI and DCMS continue support for UK companies in latest awards from UK Global Screen Fund (3 March 2022)PDF479 KB
BFI press release: April 2022 at BFI Southbank (2 March 2022)PDF793 KB
BFI press release: Alice Cabañas appointed as new head of BFI NETWORK (2 March 2022)PDF604 KB
BFI press release: The Camera is Ours – Britain’s Women Documentary Makers (DVD) (1 March 2022)PDF417 KB

February

BFI press release: The Proposition (Blu-ray) (28 February 2022)PDF404 KB
BFI press release: BFI Future Film Festival announces 10 award winners for 15th edition (21 February 2022)PDF754 KB
BFI press release: 36th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2022 full programme announced (15 February 2022)PDF576 KB
BFI press release: BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival announces opening and closing night films (11 February 2022)PDF305 KB
BFI press release: BFI Future Film Festival announces 2022 Awards Jury and full programme (8 February 2022)PDF968 KB
BFI press release: BFI statistics reveal record £5.64 billion film and high-end television production spend in the UK (4 February 2022)PDF762 KB
BFI press release: South & the Heroic age of Antarctic Exploration on Film (Blu-ray/DVD) (03 February 2022)PDF465 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces Blu-ray & DVD releases for April-June 2022 (03 February 2022)PDF473 KB
BFI press release: £50 million of Government investment announced for creative businesses across the UK (1 February 2022)PDF355 KB
BFI press release: BFI and albert announce Wales to develop a ‘Screen New Deal’ production sustainability plan (1 February 2022)PDF563 KB

January

BFI press release: 1 to 15 March 2022 at BFI Southbank (26 January 2022)PDF766 KB
BFI press release: In the Eyes of a Silent Star: the Films of Asta Nielsen season (13 January 2022)PDF759 KB