- Formation: 1933; 87 years ago
- Type: Film, television charitable organisation
- Headquarters: Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8XT
- Region served: United Kingdom
- Chairman: Josh Berger
- Chief Executive: Ben Roberts
- Website bfi.org.uk
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses lottery funds to encourage film production, distribution, and education. It is sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.[1]
Purpose[]
It was established by Royal Charter 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 and world cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history and heritage of the United Kingdom.[2]