# THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 287780
- **Other names:** BFI
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 7, 1983
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=287780


## Contact

- **Address:** BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE, 21 STEPHEN STREET, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W1T 1LN
- **Phone:** 020 7255 1444
- **Email:** customerfeedback@bfi.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bfi.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 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

**Activities:** The BFI is the lead organisation for film in the UK.  Our mission is to ensure that film is central to our cultural life, in particular by supporting and nurturing the next generation of filmmakers and audiences.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** GREAT BRITAIN
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Jay Hunt** | Chair | Feb. 17, 2020 |
| Declan Keeney |  | June 27, 2023 |
| Edgar Wright |  | May 9, 2022 |
| Eleanor Whitley |  | Feb. 17, 2020 |
| Elizabeth Karlsen |  | April 8, 2022 |
| Laura Miele |  | April 8, 2022 |
| Michael Birshan |  | Feb. 17, 2020 |
| Monica Chadha |  | April 8, 2022 |




