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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.
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 British Film Institute (BFI) is a charitable organisation established in 1933, based in the United Kingdom. It has awarded its Fellowship title to individuals in "recognition of their outstanding contribution to film or television culture" and is considered the highest accolade presented by the Institute: [1] British actor John Hurt said the award was "the highest honour possible".
Jay Hunt has been appointed chair of the British Film Institute. A hugely well-respected name in British TV, Hunt is currently the creative director for Apple TV+ in Europe, and has been a ...
BFI is the British Film Institute, a charitable ... cross-disciplinary center for research in economics at University of Chicago; Buckminster Fuller Institute, ...
Time Out 100 best British films; Films considered the greatest ever; 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.
British Film Institute (BFI) feared that the UK’s audiovisual heritage was in danger of being stranded in the analogue domain and forever inaccessible to the people of Britain. So they made a five year plan – Film Forever: Supporting UK Film 2012–2017 in order to remedy this. BFI consulted and collaborated with commercial facilities ...
Screenonline is a website about the history of British film, television and social history as documented by film and television. The project has been developed by the British Film Institute and funded by a £1.2 million grant from the National Lottery New Opportunities Fund.