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NewsBFI London Film Festival selects opening film for 2025
Third time the festival has opened with a Netflix title.
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NewsUK creative industries minister calls for a shift away from the screen sector’s freelance model
“I’m not sure if it’s really good for industry in the end if so many people are freelancers,” Chris Bryant told a parliamentary committee today/.
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News“We’re an antidote to the algorithm,” says BFI Player director as platform goes international
BFI Player director Paul Lewis on growing the service’s international footprint and addressing tech issues to make it more accessible.
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NewsUK Global Screen Fund, LFF, NFTS receive big funding boosts from UK government
The package will also include support for British Film Commission, BFI Film Academy, and CoSTAR programme.
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NewsBFI outlines nine recommendations for UK screen sector in era of AI
Robust licensing framework to address copyright concerns, more formal AI training for creative workforce among suggestions.
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NewsBritish Urban Film Festival unveils Africa season
The BFI confirmed it had paused the long-running African Odysseys strand in March.
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NewsTax credits and ‘Urchin’ talent talk among highlights of first day of Cannes UK pavilion 2025
There will also be talks about international co-production and working with UK festivals.
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NewsLouise Stern’s ‘A Hand Rises’ set in deaf community wraps UK shoot
EXCLUSIVE: The BFI and BBC Film-backed debut features a predominantly deaf cast.
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NewsCannes UK pavilion to host Harris Dickinson talk plus AI, gender inclusivity and disability panels
Talent talks will also take place with Akinola Davies Jnr and Harry Lighton.
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NewsUK’s Cannes Great 8 showcase includes ‘Animol’, ‘Madfabulous’
‘Ish’ and ‘Learning To Breathe Under Water’ will also feature.
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NewsBFI Doc Society selects six UK producers for Rise programme
EXCLUSIVE: Programme to offer six months of producer guidance.
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NewsUK production spend nearly triples in first quarter of 2025, driven by inward investment
The £632m recorded by the BFI is almost three times the January-March figure for 2024.
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NewsBFI America launches with focus on film restoration and maintaining ties with US film community
BFI Chief Executive Ben Roberts to attend launch event on April 23.
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NewsBFI re-opens Creative Challenge Fund with targeted focus on independent producers
Exclusive: The fund will invest a further £1.7m before March 2026, and is now open on a rolling basis.
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NewsThe UK’s film and high-end TV inquiry urges 5% levy on streamers
Other proposals include targeted tax reliefs across development and distribution.
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NewsBFI confirms African Odysseys strand on pause
BFI CEO Ben Roberts said it will “reserve a space in our monthly programme for African Odysseys to return”.
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NewsWorldwide box office share for UK indie films up in 2024, led by ‘Conclave’
UK independent films performed best in the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand.
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NewsAltitude, Dogwoof among latest BFI distribution funding recipients
The distributors have received funding for the releases of ‘Sister Midnight’ and ‘Ernest Cole’.
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News“We support strengthening the copyright framework”: BFI outlines its position on AI and creative works
The UK government’s consultation with the creative industries on AI and copyright closed yesterday (February 25).
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NewsBristol, Cornwall and Swindon to receive BFI skills funding boost (exclusive)
The three areas will receive support from the BFI Places Fund.