British Film Institute Fellowship Explained

British Film Institute Fellowship
Awarded For:outstanding contribution to film or television culture
Presenter:British Film Institute
Country:United Kingdom
Year:1983
Website:BFI Fellows

The British Film Institute (BFI) is a charitable organisation established in 1933, based in the United Kingdom. It has awarded its Fellowship title to individuals in "recognition of their outstanding contribution to film or television culture" and is considered the highest accolade presented by the Institute: British actor John Hurt said the award was "the highest honour possible".

The first awards were made in 1983, the same year as BFI National Archive's Silver Jubilee and the BFI's fiftieth anniversary, and as of February 2023, there are 91 Fellows.[1] Awards are not presented every year, but every award ceremony has been held in London, on occasion at the National Film Theatre as part of the BFI London Film Festival. The inaugural ceremony honoured six recipients of the Fellowship: French film director Marcel Carné, British film directors David Lean, Michael Powell, Hungarian screenwriter Emeric Pressburger, Indian film-maker Satyajit Ray and American director and actor Orson Welles. The most recent Fellowship was bestowed in 2024 on Christopher Nolan.[2]

Following allegations of numerous sexual assaults and harassment allegations, American producer Harvey Weinstein was stripped of the fellowship that was originally awarded to him in 2002.[3]

Of the 91 Fellows, the majority (60) are from the United Kingdom, with 31 foreign recipients, mainly from the United States and France. There have been two African winners, both film directors, Malian Souleymane Cissé and Senegalese Ousmane Sembène while one recipient has come from each of Japan, India, Iran, Canada, and Australia.

Fellows

YearRecipientOccupation NationalityRef
1983Director France[4]
1983Director / Producer / Writer United Kingdom
1983Director / Producer / Writer United Kingdom
1983Director / Producer / Writer Hungary
1983Director / Writer India
1983Director / Actor / Writer United States
1984Media executive United Kingdom[5]
1985Film and Television Producer United Kingdom[6]
1985Director / Actor United Kingdom[7]
1986Television Producer United Kingdom[8]
1986Actress United Kingdom
1986Director Japan[9]
1986Film Critic United Kingdom
1987Actor / Screenwriter / Novelist United Kingdom[10]
1987Actress United States[11]
1987Filmmaker
1988Writer United Kingdom
1988Actress United Kingdom
1988Producer United Kingdom[12]
1989Actress United Kingdom[13]
1989Actor France
1989Film Archivist United Kingdom[14]
1990Filmmaker United Kingdom[15]
1990Filmmaker Poland
1990Actress France
1990Director Austria
1991Actor United Kingdom[16]
1991Art Administrator United Kingdom
1992Director / Actor United Kingdom[17]
1992Actress United Kingdom[18]
1993Filmmaker / Actor United States[19]
1993Television Executive United Kingdom
1993Actress Ireland
1994Director / Cinematographer United Kingdom[20]
1994Actress United Kingdom
1995Filmmaker Italy[21]
1995Actor United Kingdom[22]
1995Filmmaker United States[23]
1995Director / Producer / Writer United States[24]
1996Actor United Kingdom[25]
1996Filmmaker United Kingdom
1997Television Presenter United Kingdom
1997Screenwriter / Actress United Kingdom[26]
1997Television Producer United Kingdom
1997Film Producer / Activist United Kingdom
1997Director / Cinematographer United Kingdom[27]
1997Film Editor United States
1997Television Presenter / Producer United Kingdom
1998Filmmaker Italy[28]
1998Producer United Kingdom[29]
1999Philanthropist United States[30]
2000Actress United Kingdom[31]
2001Filmmaker United States[32]
2001Filmmaker United Kingdom[33]
2002Cinematographer United Kingdom[34]
2002Film Producer United States[35]
2005Filmmaker [36]
2005Filmmaker United Kingdom[37]
2005Filmmaker Senegal[38]
2007Filmmaker United Kingdom[39]
2009Director Mali
2009Actor United Kingdom[40]
2009Director United Kingdom[41]
2010Director United Kingdom[42]
2010Producer United Kingdom[43]
2011Actress France[44]
2011Actress United Kingdom[45]
2011Actor / Director United Kingdom[46]
2011Director Canada
2012Filmmaker United Kingdom[47]
2012Actress United Kingdom[48]
2012Director United States
2012Director United Kingdom[49]
2013Film Critic United Kingdom[50]
2013Actor United Kingdom[51]
2013Director United Kingdom[52]
2014Actor United States[53]
2014Director United Kingdom[54]
2015Filmmaker / Actor / Comedian United States[55]
2015Actress Australia[56]
2016Actor United Kingdom[57]
2016Media Executive United Kingdom[58]
2016Steve McQueenFilmmaker United Kingdom[59]
2017Screenwriter / Playwright United Kingdom[60]
2017Director United Kingdom[61]
2019Actor United Kingdom[62]
2020Actress United Kingdom[63]
2020Chief Administrator of BFI United Kingdom[64]
2022 United Kingdom[65]
2022Film Producer of James Bond United Kingdom
United States
2023Filmmaker United States[66]
2024Filmmaker United Kingdom[67]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: BFI Fellows. British Film Institute. 21 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010214222/http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/senior-staff-governors-bfi-fellows/bfi-fellows. 10 October 2017. live.
  2. Web site: Christopher Nolan to receive a BFI Fellowship . 2023-12-04 . BFI . en . 2023-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204002017/https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/christopher-nolan-receive-bfi-fellowship . live .
  3. Web site: Harvey Weinstein stripped of British Film Institute Fellowship . 19 October 2017 . 19 October 2017 . BBC News . https://web.archive.org/web/20171021142139/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41664814 . 21 October 2017 . live .
  4. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 1983 . British Film Institute . 16 May 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023062826/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18693 . 23 October 2012 .
  5. Web site: Bernstein, Sidney. British Film Institute. 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110803082132/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/9881. 3 August 2011. dead.
  6. Web site: Brabourne, John. British Film Institute. 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110822185406/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/39740. 22 August 2011. dead.
  7. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 1985. British Film Institute. 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120130025112/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18691. 30 January 2012. dead.
  8. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 1986 . British Film Institute . 16 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110816211208/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18690 . 16 August 2011 . dead .
  9. Web site: Kurosawa, Akira. British Film Institute. 17 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110802113221/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/80900. 2 August 2011. dead.
  10. Web site: Dirk Bogarde Timeline . The Dirk Bogarde Estate . 16 May 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723084030/http://www.dirkbogarde.co.uk/miscellany/timeline.php . 23 July 2011 .
  11. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 1987. British Film Institute. 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110816211101/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18689. 16 August 2011. dead.
  12. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 1988. British Film Institute. 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110816211004/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18688. 16 August 2011. dead.
  13. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 1989. British Film Institute. 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110816210935/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18687. 16 August 2011. dead.
  14. Web site: BFI Fellowship: circa 1989. British Film Institute. 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120127144607/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18698. 27 January 2012. dead.
  15. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 1990 . British Film Institute . 16 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110816210918/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18686 . 16 August 2011 . dead .
  16. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 1991. British Film Institute. 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110816210904/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18685. 16 August 2011. dead.
  17. Web site: Attenborough, Richard. British Film Institute. 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110323123256/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/67589. 23 March 2011. dead.
  18. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 1992. British Film Institute. 17 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110816210816/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18684. 16 August 2011. dead.
  19. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 1993. British Film Institute. 17 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110816210750/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18683. 16 August 2011. dead.
  20. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 1994. British Film Institute. 17 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110816210646/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18682. 16 August 2011. dead.
  21. Web site: Antonioni, Micehlangelo . British Film Institute . 16 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110802165924/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/67328 . 2 August 2011 . dead .
  22. Web site: Mills, John. 17 May 2011. British Film Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20110802151111/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/40944. 2 August 2011. dead.
  23. Web site: Scorsese, Martin. 16 May 2011. British Film Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20110402044712/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/89854. 2 April 2011. dead.
  24. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 1995. British Film Institute. 17 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110816210237/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18681. 16 August 2011. dead.
  25. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 1996 . British Film Institute . 17 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110816210138/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18680 . 16 August 2011 . dead .
  26. Web site: London: British Film Institute Television Festivial: TV97. British Film Institute. 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110816210004/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/10938. 16 August 2011. dead.
  27. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 1997 . British Film Institute . 17 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127144133/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18697 . 27 January 2012 . dead .
  28. Web site: Bertolucci, Bernardo. British Film Institute. 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110802112844/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/119311. 2 August 2011. dead.
  29. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 1998. British Film Institute. 17 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110816210130/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18677. 16 August 2011. dead.
  30. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 1999. British Film Institute. 17 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110816210051/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18676. 16 August 2011. dead.
  31. News: Queen honours movie Dames . 16 May 2000 . 17 May 2011 . BBC News . https://web.archive.org/web/20090109201441/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/750290.stm . 9 January 2009 . live .
  32. Web site: UK film honours Robert Altman . BBC News. 16 May 2011. 24 January 2001.
  33. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 2001. British Film Institute. 17 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110816210029/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/18671. 16 August 2011. dead.
  34. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 2002 . British Film Institute . 17 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127145618/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/19381 . 27 January 2012 . dead .
  35. News: Showbiz glitz at cinema's 50th anniversary . . London . 16 May 2011 . 21 October 2002 . Sarah . Hall . https://web.archive.org/web/20140909232435/http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/oct/21/filmnews.film . 9 September 2014 . live .
  36. News: Abbas Kiarostami . . Geoff . Andrew . 28 April 2005 . 17 May 2011 . London . https://web.archive.org/web/20100314222353/http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2005/apr/28/hayfilmfestival2005.guardianhayfestival . 14 March 2010 . live .
  37. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 2005 . British Film Institute . 17 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120128212126/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/23303 . 28 January 2012 . dead .
  38. News: Ousmane Sembène  - continued . . 17 May 2011 . 5 June 2005 . London . https://web.archive.org/web/20140919000000/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/jun/05/features1 . 19 September 2014 . live .
  39. Web site: BFI Fellowship: 2007 . British Film Institute . 17 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120130021226/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/event/24759 . 30 January 2012 . dead .
  40. News: John Hurt to be made BFI fellow . 7 October 2009 . BBC News . 16 May 2011.
  41. News: Director Scott gets BFI honour . 21 March 2009. 16 May 2011. BBC News.
  42. News: Danny Boyle made BFI fellow at London Film Festival. 28 October 2010. 16 May 2011. BBC News. https://web.archive.org/web/20101202034656/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11641628. 2 December 2010. live.
  43. Web site: Rose in the Pink . https://web.archive.org/web/20110129203213/http://www.c4film.co.uk/rose-in-the-pink . dead. 2011-01-29 . . London . 16 May 2011 . October 2010 . Justin . Smith .
  44. Web site: Isabelle Huppert in conversation. British Film Institute. 28 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329142834/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4fc75e5262421. 29 March 2017. dead.
  45. Web site: Dame Judi Dench receives BFI fellowship . 15 September 2011 . 23 June 2011 . BBC News . https://web.archive.org/web/20110902052207/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13886478 . 2 September 2011 . live .
  46. Web site: We Need to Talk About Kevin scoops top prize at London film festival . . 20 March 2015 . 26 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141209022555/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/oct/26/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-bfi?newsfeed=true . 9 December 2014 . live .
  47. Web site: Bryan Forbes Awarded BFI Fellowship . . 20 March 2015 . 25 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150412140708/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bryan-forbes-bfi-fellowship-284813 . 12 April 2015 . live .
  48. News: Burton and Bonham Carter honoured with BFI Fellowships . . 21 January 2013 . 10 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130417031325/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/burton-and-bonham-carter-honoured-with-bfi-fellowships-8205460.html . 17 April 2013 . live .
  49. Web site: 'Hard Day's Night', 'Superman II' Director Richard Lester Gets BFI Fellowship . . 20 March 2015 . 26 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150412122402/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/beatles-richard-lester-british-film-institute-beatles-hard-days-night-superman-ii-304133 . 12 April 2015 . live .
  50. Web site: Philip French gets BFI award . 26 September 2013 . 20 March 2015 . ScreenDaily . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125115/http://www.screendaily.com/philip-french-gets-bfi-fellowship/5060861.article . 2 April 2015 . live .
  51. Web site: Depp surprises Sir Christopher Lee with film award . 20 October 2013 . 20 October 2013 . BBC News . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020095754/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24600683 . 20 October 2013 . live .
  52. Web site: John Boorman receives BFI Fellowship . 5 February 2014 . 20 March 2015 . BFI . https://web.archive.org/web/20171010214222/http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/senior-staff-governors-bfi-fellows/bfi-fellows . 10 October 2017 . live .
  53. Web site: Al Pacino honoured at British Film Institute . 25 September 2014 . 25 September 2014 . BBC News . https://web.archive.org/web/20140926122726/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29358884 . 26 September 2014 . live .
  54. Web site: Leviathan wins best film at the London film festival awards . . Vanessa . Thorpe . 19 October 2014 . 24 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141025105956/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/19/london-film-festival-awards-leviathan-best-film-stephen-frears . 25 October 2014 . live .
  55. Web site: Mel Brooks gets BFI fellowship for comedy career . . Vanessa . Thorpe . 20 March 2015 . 20 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150321112453/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31982210 . 21 March 2015 . live .
  56. Web site: Cate Blanchett to receive BFI Fellowship. Cineuropa. 28 August 2015. 28 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150914215135/http://cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=297818. 14 September 2015. live.
  57. Web site: Hugh Grant awarded British Film Institute fellowship. The Guardian. 23 February 2016. 23 February 2016. Mark. Brown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160224054339/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/23/hugh-grant-awarded-british-film-institute-fellowship. 24 February 2016. live.
  58. Web site: Greg Dyke awarded BFI Fellowship. British Film Institute. 28 February 2016. 13 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114170932/http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/greg-dyke-awarded-bfi-fellowship. 14 November 2016. live.
  59. Web site: Certain Women, Raw triumph in London. Cineuropa. 17 October 2016. 18 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019042417/http://cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=318611. 19 October 2016. live.
  60. Web site: The Crown writer Peter Morgan CBE to be awarded BFI Fellowship. 2 February 2017. British Film Institute. 9 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211161011/http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/peter-morgan-crown-queen-bfi-fellowship. 11 February 2017. live.
  61. Web site: Paul Greengrass to receive BFI Fellowship at BFI London Film Festival Awards Ceremony. 29 August 2017. British Film Institute. 29 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829150117/http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/paul-greengrass-bfi-fellowship. 29 August 2017. live.
  62. Web site: Olivia Colman to receive BFI Fellowshipdate = 7 February 2019 . 7 February 2019 . BFI . https://web.archive.org/web/20190207114118/http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/olivia-colman-bfi-fellowship . 7 February 2019 . live .
  63. Web site: Tilda Swinton to receive BFI Fellowship . 16 January 2020 . 16 January 2020 . BFI . 10 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221110120159/https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/tilda-swinton-receive-bfi-fellowship . live .
  64. Web site: Amanda Nevill celebrated with BFI Fellowship . 14 February 2020 . 15 February 2020 . BFI . 26 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226100043/https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/amanda-nevill-celebrated-bfi-fellowship . live .
  65. Web site: 'James Bond' Duo Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli Honored with BFI Fellowships . 17 June 2022 . 14 February 2023 . 14 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230214143026/https://deadline.com/2022/06/james-bond-duo-micheal-g-wilson-and-barbara-broccoli-honored-with-bfi-fellowships-1235047596/ . live .
  66. Web site: Spike Lee Accorded BFI Fellowship . 27 January 2023 . 14 February 2023 . 14 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230214143032/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/spike-lee-bfi-fellowship-1235504268/ . live .
  67. Web site: Christopher Nolan to receive a BFI Fellowship . 2023-12-04 . BFI . en . 2023-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204002017/https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/christopher-nolan-receive-bfi-fellowship . live .

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