2017

Syrian Stories: It’s a wrap!

November 2017

The workshop stage of Hakaya Souria (Syrian Stories) is now complete and the films are coming soon to a film festival near you.

Palestine's dynamic film industry comes out for Days of Cinema

October 2017

Filmlab Palestine's fourth Days of Cinema event (17-23 Oct) was a packed six-day event with screenings across five Palestinian cities.

Taking We Love Moses to Toronto

September 2017

Director Dionne Edwards and producer Georgia Goggin recently took their short film We Love Moses to Toronto. Georgia blogs about their experience at TIFF, from buzzy networking to the quiet of the cinema.

What are we watching this month?

August 2017

Searching for something to watch? Every month, members of the Film Team give a few pointers to the media that they’re particularly excited about – whether films, TV or games.

Bornila Chatterjee talks The Hungry

Ahead of The Hungry's world premiere in Toronto, we talked to writer-director Bornila Chatterjee about her unique feature film set in modern-day India but inspired by Shakespeare.

Euro Connection 2018 - Call for Applications

September 2017

Apply now for the next Euro Connection short film pitching programme at Clermont-Ferrand.

Welcome Jay Arnold to the British Council film team

We are thrilled that Jay Arnold is joining the British Council's film team as Senior Programme Manager.

India's past comes to life

The British Council is proud to partner with the BFI for the release of India on Film: 1899-1947, Treasures from the BFI National Archive.

Inside the minds of film festival experts

The Jerusalem Film Festival hosted the inaugural Think Fest conference, for some of the world’s top film festival executives and programmers to talk about the challenges facing them.

Go behind the scenes with production experts

Check out videos from the Production Guild with experts from many areas of film production.

Bringing Almost Heaven home to China

June 2017

Carol Salter recently travelled to Shanghai International Film Festival to premiere her feature documentary Almost Heaven to a Chinese audience.

We're looking for a Senior Programme Manager

A rare opportunity has arisen to join the British Council’s Film team at a senior level as we are now looking for a Senior Programme Manager to replace (the possibly irreplaceable) Will Massa, as he joins the BFI...

Screenabilities in Sydney

June 2017

British filmmaker Aurora Fearnley travelled to the Sydney Film Festival with her short film Struck. Here she blogs about her experience there as part of the Screenabilities strand, and explains what it's like to 'come out' as a disabled filmmaker.

What are we watching?

June 2017

Searching for something to watch? Every month, members of the Film Team give a few pointers to the media that they’re particularly excited about – whether films, TV or games.

Cultural connections for games

Paul Callaghan, the British Council's first Games & Interactive Programme Manager, reflects on how games can reflect the diversity of culture.

Video: First features advice from our expert Cannes panel

Wondering how to get the most international impact for your debut feature? Look no further than our recent panel during Cannes 2017 where we quizzed a range of global experts.

Travelling light: the joy of foreign-language comedy

May 2017

On the eve of the LOCO London Comedy Film Festival, programmer Jonathan Wakeham examines how foreign-language comedies can bring us together.

The White Helmets: Behind the scenes during Oscar week

Orlando Von Einsiedel, the British director of Oscar-winning short documentary The White Helmets, travelled to Los Angeles to collect his statue with support from the British Council/BFI travel fund. Here he recalls the highlights of Oscar week.

Exciting times ahead for Palestinian film sector

UK producer Sam Taylor of Film & Music Entertainment (F&ME) joined representatives from France’s Centre National Du Cinema et De L’image Animée (CNC), the Royal Film Commission Jordan (RFC) and leading Palestinian film producers at an event to explore new models of support for the Palestinian film industry.

Glasgow on screen: The story of Cinema City

Allan Hunter, film critic and co-director for the Glasgow Film Festival, looks back at Glasgow’s rich cinematic history.

Celebrating Safar's success

Safar was a huge success in 2016, and we look back at the event with an exclusive video looking at Arab cinema after the Spring. Watch here!

Stars are rising

Meet Screen International's 2016 Stars of Tomorrow and watch the video of the international industry dinner we co-hosted.

Our move into games and interactive

January 2017

Paul Callaghan has been appointed as the British Council's first Programme Manager for Games & Interactive.