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BFI TV 100 – a list of the best British television programmes; AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies; 100 Italian films to be saved; In 2004, the BFI compiled a list of the 100 biggest UK cinematic hits of all time based on audience viewing, the list was released as a book. The top 10 are available in this BBC News Online story.
The BFI was established in 1933 to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British ...
The collection now known as the BFI National Archive was founded as the National Film Library in 1935 by Ernest Lindgren, who was the first curator.The BFI National Archive now comprises over 275,000 titles in total consisting of feature, non-fiction, short films (dating from 1894), 210,000 television programmes and some artists' films.
Nevill joined the British Film Institute (BFI) as the organisation's Director in June 2003 (her job title changed to Chief Executive in 2011, after the BFI takeover of the UK Film Council). According to her citation at an honorary degree award she has led its complete transformation into a major organisation valued by the UK industry and ...
Sight and Sound (formerly written Sight & Sound) is a monthly film magazine published by the British Film Institute (BFI). Since 1952, it has conducted the well-known decennial Sight and Sound Poll of the Greatest Films of All Time.
This is a list of film directors and television directors who were born in the United Kingdom, or lived and/or worked in the UK for a significant part of their career.Some Irish, American and European directors who have spent large portions of their career working in the UK are included on this list.
James Charles Frederick Quinn (23 August 1919 – 11 February 2008), [1] was a British film administrator, producer and exhibitor.. During World War II he was a Major in the Intelligence Unit of the Irish Guards in North Africa.
Clare Stewart was appointed as head of exhibition at the BFI in August 2011 replacing Hebron [46] and was the festival's director from the 2012 edition. [28] Under Stewart, a formal competition was organised in 2012; films were organized into strands such as "Love", "Debate", "Dare" and "Thrill" and films started to be screened outside of London.