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April 2021

BFI press release: 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival virtual edition closes with record UK-wide digital reach and audience attendance (6 April 2021)PDF404 KB
BFI press release: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: £400 million to help more than 2,700 arts, culture, heritage organisations and independent cinemas survive and thrive (2 April 2021)PDF284 KB
BFI press release: Culture Recovery Fund for Independent Cinemas in England – full list of cinema awards round 2 (2 April 2021)PDF381 KB

March 2021

BFI press release: ECB partners with BFI to offer bespoke filmmaking course for cricket clubs (26 March 2021)PDF523 KB
BFI press release: BFI launches film clubs to support young aspiring filmmakers from disadvantaged backgrounds (25 March 2021)PDF643 KB
BFI press release: County Lines (Blu-ray/DVD) (23 March 2021)PDF393 KB
BFI press release: 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival announces talks with Russell Tovey, David France and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor (17 March 2021)PDF400 KB
BFI press release: Screen industries unite to reinvigorate action against bullying, harassment and racism (17 March 2021)PDF715 KB
BFI press release: BFI Distribution launches the trailer and announces 4 June theatrical release date for After Love (16 March 2021)PDF885 KB
BFI press release: 65th BFI London Film Festival announces 6-17 October as 2021 dates – feature and short film submissions now open (11 March 2021)PDF204 KB
BFI press release: BFI presents: Judas and the Black Messiah (9 March 2021)PDF726 KB
BFI press release: Natalie Dormer, Ruth Wilson, Lydia West and Susan Wokoma introduce their Woman With a Movie Camera favourites in new series on BFI Player (4 March 2021)PDF359 KB
BFI press release: Five Films For Freedom returns to remind audiences Love Is Still A Human Right (3 March 2021)PDF728 KB
BFI press release: 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival virtual edition closes with record UK-wide digital reach and audience attendance (6 April 2021)PDF404 KB

February 2021

BFI press release: 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival 2021 full programme announced (23 February 2021)PDF931 KB
BFI press release: BFI Future Film Festival announces Awards Winners for 14th edition (21 February 2021)PDF734 KB
BFI press release: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: More than £18 million awarded in final grants from first round of Culture Recovery Fund (19 February 2021)PDF306 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces world premieres of Rebel Dykes and Firebird at 35th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival (17 February 2021)PDF753 KB
BFI press release: BFI Distribution announces 7th May UK and Irish theatrical release date for After Love (16 February 2021)PDF904 KB
BFI press release: Mädchen in Uniform (Blu-ray/DVD dual format edition) (12 February 2021)PDF388 KB
BFI press release: Romeo is Bleeding (Blu-ray) (12 February 2021)PDF386 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces international premiere of Jump, Darling at 35th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival (12 February 2021)PDF282 KB
BFI press release: Mogul Mowgli (Blu-ray) (8 February 2021)PDF403 KB
BFI press release: Bassam Tariq and Riz Ahmed’s Mogul Mowgli will become a BFI Player Subscription Exclusive on 5 February 2021 (4 February 2021)PDF371 KB
BFI press release: Chartered Institute of Marketing and BFI partnership recognises filmmaking as key skill for modern marketers (4 February 2021)PDF313 KB
BFI press release: BFI official 2020 statistics reveal £2.84 billion film and high-end television production spend in the UK after months of suspended production (4 February 2021)PDF792 KB

January 2021

BFI press release: BFI announces Blu-ray/DVD releases for April to June 2021 (29 January 2021)PDF486 KB
BFI press release: BFI Future Film Festival 2021 announces details of free events programme (29 January 2021)PDF286 KB
BFI press release: BFI and Radio Times Television Festival present an online discussion with the cast and crew of Netflix’s Bridgerton (27 January 2021)PDF409 KB
BFI press release: BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival announces dates and format for 2021 edition (25 January 2021)PDF213 KB
BFI press release: BFI Future Film Festival announces 2021 Film Programme, Awards Jury and Award Nominees (22 January 2021)PDF917 KB
BFI press release: BFI Distribution reveals teaser and poster for After Love, starring Joanna Scanlan, ahead of theatrical opening on 7 May (19 January 2021)PDF388 KB
BFI press release: BFI Future Film Festival announces 2021 dates (15 January 2021)PDF556 KB
BFI press release: Explore the beguiling World of Wong Kar Wai on BFI Player and the Institute of Contemporary Arts’ Cinema 3 throughout February 2021 (14 January 2021)PDF779 KB
BFI press release: BFI Cultural Programme highlights available online during January 2021 (13 January 2021)PDF624 KB
BFI press release: The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902) compilation now on BFI Player (6 January 2021)PDF776 KB