London Film Festival gets £1.8m funding boost
The UK Film Council (UKFC) has announced £1.8m funding for the Times BFI London Film Festival (October 14-29) over the next three years.
The investment will help attract more European, international, and world premieres, introducing a major public, cross-London event to take the festival city-wide, creating an online virtual presence for the festival to reach to new audiences across the UK and internationally and raising the profile of the festival through international coverage and revitalising its awards.
UKFC CEO John Woodward said, “Today’s £1.8m in funding is part of the UKFC’s commitment to bring a broader range of film to a wider audience across the UK, offering more people the chance to enjoy and participate in film.”
Festival Director Sandra Hebron said, “Alongside our plans to raise the international profile and value of the event as a launch pad for films in Europe, initiatives such as the re-focused awards will reward imagination and creativity in film-making, and the development of our online and London wide activities will significantly increase the number of people who can enjoy and engage with the festival.
"This new investment is crucial in enabling us to take a huge step forward, building on our history to provide a festival that Londoners and the international film community will regard as an unmissable event.”
Minister of Film Barbara Follett said, “The Times BFI London Film Festival is great for Londoners and an important celebration of one of our most vital and vibrant creative industries. This Lottery funding will help to secure London’s position as a global centre for filmmaking and production talent.”
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