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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$48.2M
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Film & Television Education Exhibition & Distr; National Film Archive of the UK
Number of Employees 493
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NAICS Code Motion Picture and Video Distribution: 512120
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Cinema history in The National Archives
THE British government found itself paying attention to the cinema industry from an early stage. Answering a Parliamentary Question on juvenile crime the Home Secretary, Sir John Simon, told the House of Commons in May 1916, 'it is generally believed that one of the causes is to be found in...
COI films come to BFI.
M2 PRESSWIRE-20 February 2008-UK Government: COI films come to BFIC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20022008 The BFI British Film Institute has secured an agreement with the Central Office of Information COI to manage and commercially represent its collection of public...
FEATURE: Britain discovers delights of neglected Uchida films
LONDON, Dec. 3 Kyodo The British Film Institute has made a bid to get Westerners more acquainted with the works of the largely neglected Japanese director Tomu Uchida (1898-1970) by presenting rare screenings of his major works in London throughout this month. Incorporating 13 films...
CLIP OF HISTORY
THE British Film Institute recently sent us a DVD offering a fascinating new glimpse of Edwardian life in Ireland. The 75 minutes of footage lay in a shop in Blackburn for almost a century before being painstakingly restored. It shows street scenes, sporting events, and ordinary people....
Wagner effect, The
It is with considerable trepidation that I venture to write about Richard Wagner in these pages, considering that in doing so I am following a trail well blazed by Bernard Levin -- a passionate and lushly articulate devotee -- and that no fewer than three highly eminent Wagner scholars are...
ARCHITECTURE WEEK
Running from 15-24 June, Architecture Week gives people up and down the country the chance to get under the skin of design. This year sees a focus on sustainability, with a range of activities from carbon-footprint measuring at the RIBA's London headquarters to the chance to build a model city...
The British Film Institute Brings Together its Comprehensive Collection of Film and British Television Data Into New Website.
LONDON, October 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Sigmer Technologies today announced it has developed a comprehensive database solution and framework for the BFI's collection of filmographic data, including world cinema, film and television, onto a new searchab LONDON, October 3 /PRNewswire/ -- ...
CHIPPO SHUNNED AGAIN IN BLIGHTY
David Chippertield has spoken of his 'frustration and disappointment' utter it emerged that the British Film Institute BFI was set to appoint another consultant to head up its search for a new home.The decision appears to signal a death knell for the internationally acclaimed architect's relationship with the institute and...
Edwardian silver screen.(Blackpool)(Brief article)
Blackpool relived its colourful history with a film premiere at the Victorian Grand Theatre.The archive film, from the Mitchell & Kenyon Collection, is compiled from more than 800 reels of footage found ten years ago in a photographer's shop in Blackburn and handed over to the...
Man of Steel's Imax bow super in London.(World News)(British Film Institute Imax Cinema)(Brief article)
"Superman Returns 3-D" has done socko biz at London's British Film Institute Imax cinema, posting the best opening weekend frame for an Imax release anywhere in Europe. All 12 shows on opening weekend sold out, making it the 485-seat screen's top...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Amanda Nevill | CEO |
| Nancy Bernstein | Senior Vice President, Production |
| Catharine Pusey | Director, bfi Trading |
| Francesca Vinti | Director, Development |
| Jeanette Wilkins | Director, Finance |
| Jill McLaughlin | Director, Resources & Planning |
| Kirk Bodyfelt | Director, Production |
| Richard Holsord | Director, IT |
| Roy Payne | Director, Communications |
| Olivia Gore | Manager, Communications |
| Eddie Berg | |
| Michael Brooke | |
| Nancy Schiesari | Cinematographer |
| Ray Templeton | Head, BFI National Library |
| Sandra Hebron | |
| Shami Chakrabarti | |
| Simon Olswang |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Laughton | Chair |
| Caroline Michel | Board of Directors |
| David Kustow | Board of Directors |
| Elan Closs Stephens | Board of Directors |
| Eric Fellner | Board of Directors |
| Eric Senat | Vice Chairman |
| Jenny Abramsky | Board of Directors |
| John Akomfrah | Board of Directors |
| Jyoti Deshpande | Board of Directors |
| Leslie Hardcastle | Board of Directors |
| Lizzie Francke | Board of Directors |
| Nasreen Munni Kabir | Board of Directors |
| Peter Watson | Board of Directors |
| Stephen Frears | Board of Directors |
| Terry Ilott | Board of Directors |
| Tim Angel | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | CEO | Current |
| RPS Inc. | CEO | Former |
| University of Bradford | Doctorate of Letters | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Senior Vice President, Production | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Director, bfi Trading | Current |
| Emap.Com, Ltd. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Director, Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Director, Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Director, Resources & Planning | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Director, Production | Current |
| British Film Institute | Director, Production | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Director, IT | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Director, Communications | Current |
| British Film Institute | Director, Communications | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Manager, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Current | |
| European Capital, Ltd. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Voice of The Turtle | Current | |
| British Film Institute | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Strayer & Company | Director of Photography | Current |
| Borgeson & Burns | Director of Photography | Current |
| The Learning Channel Inc. | Cinematographer | Current |
| Discovery | Cinematographer | Current |
| British Film Institute | Cinematographer | Current |
| Independent Lens | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Head, BFI National Library | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Prison Radio Association | Current | |
| Sight & Sound | Current | |
| British Film Institute | Current | |
| Oxford Brookes Ltd | Current | |
| The Equal Rights Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
| Nuffield College | Fellow | Current |
| The London School of Economics | Former |
Mr Simon Olswang has had a distinguished career as a lawyer and entrepreneur. In 2002 Simon retired as Chairman of Olswang, a prominent UK law firm, which he founded in 1981. Under his leadership Olswang developed into a leading and widely-respected practice serving the media communications and related industries. In 1995 Mr Olswang co-founded Informed Sources International Ltd, a strategic consultancy in the media industries in Europe and North America, sold to management in 2000. He is also a co-founder of LongAcre Partners Ltd, a specialist M&A and advisory firm focusing on the media and entertainment industries, of which he is a non-executive director. He is a member of the British Screen Advisory Council where for several years during the 1990's he chaired the Council's Convergence Working Party including producing the Host Paper 'Challenges and Opportunities of the Digital Age' at the EU-sponsored 1998 Audio Visual Conference in Birmingham; he has also served as a non-executive director of a number of companies and organisations including Aegis Group plc, The Press Association and the British Film Institute. Outside business, Mr Olswang serves as Chairman of Governors of Langdon College of Further (Special) Education in Salford, of which he is a co-founder and trustee. He was educated at Bootham School, York, and Newcastle upon Tyne University, where he was awarded a BA in Economics. Prior to joining the Board, Mr Olswang served as Chairman of the British Library Advisory Committee for Research and Innovation and as Chairman of the British Library Think Tank. He was appointed to the Board for his legal/commercial expertise in the field of intellectual property rights (IPR).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The British Library | Lawyer | Current |
| British Film Institute | Current | |
| The British Library | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aegis Group plc | Non-Executive Director | Former |
| The British Library | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Met Film School | Chair of South West Screen | Current |
| British Film Institute | Chair | Current |
| Met Film School | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| English Pen | Board of Directors | Current |
| British Film Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| British Film Institute | Deputy Chairman | Former |
| British Film Institute | Deputy Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Academica Associates LLC | Partner | Current |
| Soho Theatre Company Ltd | Board of Directors | Current |
| British Film Institute | Vice Chairman | Current |
| The European Film College | Vice Chairman | Current |
| University College London | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, Radio & Music | Current |
| British Film Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | Director, Radio & Music | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Eros Plc | Chief Operating Officer and Commercial Director | Current |
| British Film Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Eros Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| British Film Institute | Member | Current |
| Mumbai University | MBA | Former |
| Mumbai University | Degree In Commerce and Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Film Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| British Film Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| La Dolce Vita | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| British Film Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| British Film Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| British Film Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| British Film Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Angels, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| British Film Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
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