Meet the teams: BFI road show

Throughout November 2012, we hosted a series of UK-wide road shows to introduce Film Forever, the BFI’s future plan for 2012–2017, and to discuss our work in greater detail. BFI teams hosted a range of open workshops which covered the Film Fund, education, audiences, archives, MEDIA Desk UK and certification. They were hosted by (cities and venues varied):

Audiences – Tim Cagney, Deputy CEO and Nikki Christie, Partnerships Development Manager.

Education – Eddie Berg, Director of Partnerships.

Film Fund – Ben Roberts, Director of Lottery Film Fund, Chris Collins, Senior Production and Development Executive, Film Fund, Lizzie Francke, Senior Production and Development Executive, Film Fund, Natascha Wharton, Senior Production and Development Executive, Film Fund, Alex Stolz, Senior Executive, Lottery Distribution and Exhibition, Katie Ellen, Distribution and Exhibition Manager.

Archives – Heather Stewart, Creative Director, Ruth Kelly, Head of Collections and Information, Robin Baker, Head Curator, Gabriele Popp, Head of Information, Charles Fairall, Head of Conservation, Jane Giles, Head of Content, Patrick Russell, Senior Curator (Non Fiction).

Certification – Anna Mansi, Head of Certification.

MEDIA Desk UK – Agnieszka Moody, Director MEDIA Desk UK, Francesca Walker, Industry Relations Coordinator.

We intend to follow up on our progress with further road shows or meetings later in 2013.