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The 16th Film London Production Finance Market opened Tuesday morning with a keynote talk featuring BFI CEO Ben Roberts who spoke at length about his 10-year funding plan for British cinema and the financial issues hitting the industry, including the recent shuttering of the Edinburgh Film…

The British Film Institute today launched Screen Culture 2033, a 10-year vision for the UK's screen industries alongside a three-year funding plan, the first strategic budget set by chief executive Ben Roberts. Roberts was named BFI CEO in February 2020, having led the BFI's Film Fund for six years and served as…

After 13 months of extensive consultations with the UK film industry, government, and public, the British Film Institute has unveiled a new three-year funding plan alongside a ten-year strategy that will shape the organization's future investments and priorities. Screen Culture 2033 was launched at a virtual event on…

The British Film Institute, the UK’s lead organization for film, has posted the advert for one of its top jobs: the Director of BFI Film Fund. Scroll down for the full ad. The role, which has been vacant for more than a year after Ben Roberts assumed the role of BFI CEO in late 2019, includes leading on strategic…

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Netflix has released a first trailer for Michaela Coel- (Chewing Gum) and Arinzé Kene-starring musical rom-com Been So Long, one of their biggest UK acquisitions to date. Set on the streets of London’s musical hot-bed Camden, the film follows Simone (Michaela Coel), a dedicated single mother who, on a rare night on…

The British Film Institute (BFI) today officially launched its diversity fund Three Ticks, with the dedicated aim to increase diversity representation in front of and behind the camera. The fund will have an initial investment pool of $1.5 million to be rolled out across development, production, distribution and…

Joe Utichi contributes to Deadline’s UK coverage In a keynote at the Film Production Finance Market in London this morning, BFI Film Fund director Ben Roberts talked about plans for better cooperation with international partners, providing extra coin for minority co-productions and establishing development/production…

It’s always interesting when a journalist goes from covering the biz to working in it. That’s what just happened to Mike Goodridge: The editor of UK trade Screen, will see the other side when he segues to become CEO of London-based Protagonist Pictures this summer, it was announced today. The move follows the…

Ben Roberts is to be the new Director of the BFI Film Fund, the BFI announced today. Thirty six year old Ben Roberts is currently CEO of Protagonist Pictures which represents many British films in the international market place. Since 2007 he has overseen a range of releases including recently, Submarine, Kill List…