British Film Institute

The British Film Institute ( BFI) is a nonprofit national UK organization that was founded in 1933 by Royal Charter to order

Structures

Supervisory authority of the BFI was until 2011 the UK Film Council. Since April 1, 2011, the BFI reports directly to the Ministry of Culture, Media and Sport ( DCMS ) and takes over most of the previous tasks of the UK Film Council.

The BFI relies financially on three sources of income. Their largest is the public money from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. In 2003, this item amounted to about 15 million pounds sterling. The second area is the income from the BFI Southbank (formerly the National Film Theatre ) and the IMAX, which in 2003 totaled about 10 million pounds sterling. Thirdly and finally, donations of about £ 5 million, which came from various sources, mainly the National Lottery. Jean Paul Getty donated according to his will at his death in 2002 approximately 1 million pounds sterling.

History

The BFI was initially established in 1933 as a private company.

BFI Top 100 British films

Published in 1999, the BFI is a list of the 100 best British films of the 20th century.

BFI Top 50 Best Movies of All Time

Periodically a list of the 50 best films will be released last 2012 separation.: