BFI honours Burton and Bonham Carter
Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie is the 2012 London Film Festival opener The British Film Institute has used the London Film Festival to bestow Fellowships
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2011 “amazing year for British film”
British films have taken their biggest ever share of the cinema box office — thanks to the success of The King’s Speech and The Inbetweeners. New figures from the BFI also show that total box office takings in the UK topped one billion pounds for the first time, in 2011.
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BFI says box office up, production down
The latest figures from the British Film Institute show that UK cinemas took a record £988 million last year – with 24 of
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New BFI Fellow Danny Boyle ends LFF 2010
The organisers of the London Film Festival say this year’s event had an outstanding British presence – including the opening and closing night
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Government defends UK Film Council closure
The Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has defended his decision to close down the UK Film Council. Responding to appeals from industry figures –
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Record crowds flock to Britain’s biggest film event
The organisers of the London Film Festival say a record 124,000 people attended screenings at this year’s event, which drew to a close
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Prophet swaps fortunes with Ribbon at LFF
A French prison drama – which just missed out on the Palme D’Or in Cannes this year – has won the Best Film
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London Film Festival asks “Is that your final answer?”
The 52nd London Film Festival has come to an end with a rather less glamorous premiere than in previous years. That’s not to
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Record numbers flock to 51st London Film Festival
The Times BFI 51st London Film Festival has drawn to a close in Leicester Square with a gala screening of the new Wes
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What’s What’s Worth Seeing?
What’s Worth Seeing is exactly what the name suggests; we’ll tell you what’s worth seeing and what’s not, on screen (film and TV), on stage (plays, musicals, gigs, comedy) and beyond (pretty much anywhere other than on screens or stages).
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