British Film Institute

E288366
charity cultural institution film organization

The British Film Institute is the United Kingdom’s lead organization for film culture, responsible for preserving the national film archive, promoting film education, and supporting film production and exhibition.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
British Film Institute canonical 12
BFI 2
BFI National Archive 2

Statements (81)

Predicate Object
instanceOf charity ⓘ
cultural institution ⓘ
film organization ⓘ
aimsTo develop audiences for film across the UK ⓘ
increase access to film heritage ⓘ
promote diversity and inclusion in film culture ⓘ
support skills and talent development in film ⓘ
archives British Film Institute self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BFI National Archive

films ⓘ
newsreels ⓘ
non-fiction film ⓘ
special collections and documents related to film ⓘ
television programmes ⓘ
chairperson Tim Richards ⓘ
chiefExecutiveOfficer Ben Roberts ⓘ
collaboratesWith UK film industry ⓘ
educational institutions ⓘ
international film archives ⓘ
regional film hubs in the UK ⓘ
collectionSize one of the largest film and television archives in the world ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
focusesOn British cinema ⓘ
moving image culture ⓘ
world cinema ⓘ
foundedBy Arthur Elton ⓘ
George Pearson ⓘ
John Grierson ⓘ
Sidney Bernstein ⓘ
fundedBy National Lottery ⓘ
surface form: UK National Lottery

UK government grants ⓘ
donations ⓘ
earned income ⓘ
governingBody British Film Institute self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BFI Board of Governors
grants BFI Film Fund ⓘ
surface form: BFI National Lottery funding awards
hasCharter Royal Charter ⓘ
hasFormerName British Film Institute self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: British Film Institute (charter body under earlier charters)
hasProgramme British Film Institute self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BFI Film Academy for young people

audience development schemes ⓘ
education resources for schools and colleges ⓘ
heritage and conservation projects ⓘ
headquartersLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
inception 1933 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalForm charitable organization ⓘ
locatedIn South Bank of the River Thames ⓘ
surface form: Southbank, London
locatedOn South Bank of the River Thames ⓘ
mission preserve the United Kingdom’s film and television heritage ⓘ
promote film and moving image culture in the United Kingdom ⓘ
promote film education and understanding ⓘ
support film production, distribution and exhibition ⓘ
operates BFI DVD and Blu-ray label ⓘ
BFI Distribution ⓘ
BFI Film Fund ⓘ
surface form: BFI Film Academy

IMAX ⓘ
surface form: BFI IMAX

BFI Mediatheque ⓘ
British Film Institute self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BFI National Archive

BFI National Lottery funding for film ⓘ
BFI Player ⓘ
British Film Institute self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BFI Publishing

BFI Southbank ⓘ
surface form: BFI Reuben Library

BFI Southbank ⓘ
organizes BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival ⓘ
BFI Future Film Festival ⓘ
London Film Festival ⓘ
surface form: BFI London Film Festival

regional and thematic film seasons ⓘ
owns BFI IMAX cinema ⓘ
BFI Southbank ⓘ
surface form: BFI Southbank cinema complex
produces home video releases of classic and contemporary films ⓘ
publishes Sight & Sound magazine ⓘ
books on film and television ⓘ
recognizedAs lead organization for film in the United Kingdom ⓘ
national body for film and moving image ⓘ
sector film ⓘ
television ⓘ
shortName British Film Institute self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BFI
subsidizes British film production ⓘ
supports film distribution in the UK ⓘ
film education initiatives ⓘ
film exhibition in cinemas and festivals ⓘ
independent filmmakers ⓘ
website https://www.bfi.org.uk/ ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sight & Sound critics' poll → publishedBy → British Film Institute ⓘ
subject surface form: Sight & Sound
Sight & Sound critics' poll → organisedBy → British Film Institute ⓘ
The Singing Detective → listedIn → British Film Institute ⓘ
this entity surface form: BFI TV 100
London Film Festival → organizer → British Film Institute ⓘ
London Film Festival → organizingBodyAbbreviation → British Film Institute ⓘ
this entity surface form: BFI
UK Film Council → replacedBy → British Film Institute ⓘ
Sarah Radclyffe → hasGivenInterviewTo → British Film Institute ⓘ
In Fabric → productionCompany → British Film Institute ⓘ
BFI Film Fund → operatedBy → British Film Institute ⓘ
BFI Film Fund → parentOrganization → British Film Institute ⓘ
British Film Institute → shortName → British Film Institute self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BFI
British Film Institute → operates → British Film Institute self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BFI National Archive
British Film Institute → operates → British Film Institute self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BFI Publishing
British Film Institute → archives → British Film Institute self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BFI National Archive
British Film Institute → hasProgramme → British Film Institute self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BFI Film Academy for young people
British Film Institute → governingBody → British Film Institute self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BFI Board of Governors
British Film Institute → hasFormerName → British Film Institute self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Film Institute (charter body under earlier charters)
Sight & Sound magazine → publisher → British Film Institute ⓘ
subject surface form: Sight & Sound
Sight & Sound magazine → parentOrganization → British Film Institute ⓘ
subject surface form: Sight & Sound
Ammonite → productionCompany → British Film Institute ⓘ
British film industry → governingBody → British Film Institute ⓘ