The British Fim Insititute (BFI) has set out a new 10-year vision for the UK’s screen industry.
Screen Culture 2033 details how the BFI aims to build a diverse and accessible screen culture that benefits all of society and contributes to a prosperous UK economy.
In total, the BFI has said it intends to invest approximately £45 million a year of National Lottery ‘good cause’ funding over the first three years of the 10-year strategy period.
Included within that investment is £7.3 million across innovation and industry services, which includes a new BFI National Lottery Innovation Challenge Fund to help not-for-profit organisations tackle some of the sector’s biggest challenges through the testing, development and delivery of new solutions.
Funding for BFI Production Support Services will support international and domestic production across the regions of England, said the BFI, which will help all parts of the UK feel the benefits of production in terms of jobs and growth.
The organisation also intends to launch the BFI National Lottery Sustainable Screen to help measure and minimise environmental impact.
BFI chair Tim Richards, said: “As a cultural charity, a distributor of National Lottery ‘good cause’ funding we see the societal benefits of screen culture and the vital contribution it makes to the UK economy. The ambitions we lay out in Screen Culture 2033 – which will take the BFI to its centenary – and the BFI National Lottery Strategy, aim to expand opportunities for creators, audiences, educators and industry to ensure the screen culture produced and consumed in the UK truly reflects our vibrant and diverse population.
“Our role in creating the right conditions for the economic growth and cultural development and appreciation of UK screen culture throughout our past, present and for the future has never been more important.”
Full details of Screen Culture 2033 are available here.
