BFI 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”. Source: BFI confirms African Odysseys strand on pause | News | Screen
Tom Cruise Will Receive BFI Fellowship — and Has “No Plans” to Stop Making Films in the U.K.
Cruise’s Fellowship forms part of a month-long BFI celebration of his film career, with the actor honored, in part, for filming much of his ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise in Britain. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-cruise-bfi-fellowship-uk-film-mission-impossible-1236168844/
“We support strengthening the copyright framework”: BFI outlines its position on AI and creative works
The British Film Institute (BFI) has thrown its weight behind a strengthened copyright framework for creative works in response to the government’s consultation on plans that would automatically include UK creative assets in generative AI modelling. Source: “We support strengthening … Continued
BFI opens its first AI-focused fund, to explore use in screen archives
The British Film Institute (BFI) has opened its first artificial intelligence (AI)-focused fund, with £175,000 set aside to support projects to examine and better understand the challenges of using AI in screen archiving. Source: BFI opens its first AI-focused fund, … Continued
Donald Sutherland’s most iconic roles, as ranked by BFI
“I love to work. I passionately love to work,” Sutherland told Charlie Rose in 1998. “I love to feel my hand fit into the glove of some other character. I feel a huge freedom — time stops for me. I’m … Continued
BFI industry event programme announced for UK Pavilion at Cannes
Today we announce the line-up of industry events hosted by the UK Pavilion in this year’s Cannes Film Festival led by filmmakers with world premieres in the festival’s official selections. The events which are open to all festival delegates will … Continued