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The British Film Institute (BFI) has said it is "shocked" at the scale of the funding cuts it has received in the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) spending-round settlement for 2015-16.The British Film Institute (BFI) has said it is "shocked" at the scale of the funding cuts it has received in the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) spending-round settlement for 2015-16.
The DCMS contribution to the BFI's budget has been reduced by 10%. According to figures produced by the BFI, the grant-in-aid funding for 2013/14 is £22.74, and for 2015/16 will be £20.16, a drop of over £2.5m. This is in contrast to the 5% cut handed out to "protected" organisations such as the British Museum, the Royal Armouries and the National Gallery, which culture secretary Maria Miller hails for the "huge contribution that they make to our economy". The DCMS contribution to the BFI's budget has been reduced by 10%. According to figures produced by the BFI, the grant-in-aid funding for 2013/14 is £22.74m, and for 2015/16 will be £20.16m, a drop of over £2.5m. This is in contrast to the 5% cut handed out to "protected" organisations such as the British Museum, the Royal Armouries and the National Gallery, which culture secretary Maria Miller hails for the "huge contribution that they make to our economy".
The BFI says this major cut is "even more surprising" after the government gave their five year strategic plan the thumbs up after it was launched in October 2012. The BFI also receives funding via the lottery, which averages out as £29.8m per year, to pass on to film-makers.The BFI says this major cut is "even more surprising" after the government gave their five year strategic plan the thumbs up after it was launched in October 2012. The BFI also receives funding via the lottery, which averages out as £29.8m per year, to pass on to film-makers.
Saying the news was "disappointing and worrying", the BFI said that if the cuts were not mitigated, it had "no choice but to stop valuable frontline activities and reduce support for partner organisations".Saying the news was "disappointing and worrying", the BFI said that if the cuts were not mitigated, it had "no choice but to stop valuable frontline activities and reduce support for partner organisations".
The BFI became the leading organisation in British film after the UK Film Council was abolished in 2010, and its functions were absorbed into the BFI. The grant-in-aid funding is designed to pay for its non-film-production activities, including the National Film Archive, education and the BFI Southbank.The BFI became the leading organisation in British film after the UK Film Council was abolished in 2010, and its functions were absorbed into the BFI. The grant-in-aid funding is designed to pay for its non-film-production activities, including the National Film Archive, education and the BFI Southbank.