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BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE GROUP AND LOTTERY ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2013‐14 HC 573 SG/2014/139 BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE Group and Lottery Annual Report and Financial Statements 2013‐14 Presented to Parliament pursuant to Section 34(3) and 35(5) of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (as amended by the National Lottery Act 1998 and the National Lottery Act 2006). ORDERED BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO BE PRINTED 21 JULY 2014 Presented to the Scottish Parliament pursuant to the Scotland Act 1998 Section 88 Charity Registration no: 287780 HC 573 SG/2014/139 © British Film Institute copyright 2014 The text of this document (this excludes, where present, the Royal Arms and all departmental or agency logos) may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium provided that it is reproduced accurately and not in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as British Film Institute copyright and the document title specified. Where third party material has been identified, permission from the respective copyright holder must be sought. Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at: [email protected]. You can download this publication from our website at www.bfi.org.uk. This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications Print ISBN 9781474109673 Web ISBN 9781474109680 Printed in the UK by the Williams Lea Group on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office ID 14071401 07/14 Printed on paper containing 75% recycled fibre content minimum CONTENTS BFI ANNUAL REPORT BFI Mission and Values Page 5 Chairman and Chief Executive’s Report Page 6 What we delivered this year Page 9 Public Policy, Leadership and Advocacy Page 28 Fundraising and Philanthropy Page 30 Key Performance Measures Page 36 Financial Review Page 41 Public Benefit Page 45 Environmental Sustainability Page 46 How the BFI is Governed Page 48 Remuneration Report Page 55 Corporate Information Page 61 GOVERNANCE STATEMENT Page 62 BFI GROUP AND CHARITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Statement of Governors and Accounting Officer’s Responsibilities Page 69 Independent Auditors Report Page 70 BFI Group and Charity Financial Statements Page 72 LOTTERY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Statement of Governors and Accounting Officer’s Responsibilities Page 96 Certificate and Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Page 97 Lottery Financial Statements Page 99 Schedule 1: Film Rights Detail as at 31 March 2014 Page 118 Schedule 2: New Soft Commitments Page 126 Schedule 3: Lottery commitments (soft) made by delegate bodies Page 133 STATUTORY BACKGROUND Page 135 4 MISSION AND VALUES The BFI’s mission is to ensure that film is central to our cultural life, in particular by supporting and nurturing the next generation of filmmakers and audiences. The BFI serves a public role which covers the cultural, creative and economic aspects of film in the UK. Founded in 1933, the BFI is a registered charity governed by Royal Charter. Under the Royal Charter, the BFI has five objectives: To encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the UK; To promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners; To promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society; To promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema; To establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history and heritage of the UK. Film Forever is the BFI’s strategic plan for 2012‐2017, which covers all BFI activity, and focuses on three priority areas: Expanding education and learning and boosting audience choice; Supporting the future success of British film; Unlocking our film and television heritage. In carrying out its duties, the BFI undertakes to: Consider the views of the industry, our audiences and our partners Be efficient, effective and accessible Be honest, open and accountable for our actions Provide clear and appropriate information, guidance and feedback Share and learn best practice in order to continually improve the services on offer 5 CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT In 2012 we published our ambitious five year plan for film, Film Forever, and the main focus of this year has been setting up and starting to activate the new strategies and lottery schemes that will underpin our three main priorities of education and audiences, filmmaking and heritage. After what feels like a long period of consultation and review, there is now a great sense of momentum, as we start to deliver what we believe our audiences and industry colleagues have asked for. Film, overall, was helped this year by new announcements from the Chancellor, strengthening the film tax relief and introducing new reliefs for animation and high end TV (with video games tax relief finally being approved by the European Commission in April 2014). With so many British films, and British talent involved in Oscar and BAFTA nominated films and winning awards, there is a esens of confidence and purpose. The launch of the BFI Player in October 2013 represented one of those great defining moments for the BFI, perhaps the most important since the opening of the National Film Theatre in 1957. Whilst we always seek to place our content on as many digital platforms as possible, the BFI Player allows us for the very first time to meaningfully involve audiences right across the UK in the whole of our programmes, activities and archives. In parallel with the Unlocking Film Heritage programme that will digitise ten thousand archive titles from the BFI and other significant UK archives, the BFI Player will allow generations of people to experience and enjoy a greater choice of cultural riches from our library, festivals, BFI Southbank, and eventually our partners in the Film Audience Network. Furthermore, the BFI Player is already providing a platform to showcase British films, including those backed by the BFI Film Fund. It also starts to bring in a much needed new income stream and contributes a valuable research capability, as we can now experiment in partnership with distributors, new ways of releasing films in the digital era, whilst tracking and sharing the economic impact. Film Forever recognised that a prosperous film industry requires a vibrant film audience, and this strategy is the first in many, many years that has growing audiences as a strategic priority. We hope these initiatives will benefit audiences and the industry alike. Audiences outside London and the South East are particularly less well served in terms of choice of film. To counter this we have set up the Film Audience Network to re‐energise the regional cinema networks, and the Neighbourhood Cinema Scheme to re‐vitalise cinema activism at a more local level. Complimenting this is an exciting new initiative with the main cinema circuits for a wider, more adventurous film programme all round. Taken together these initiatives will eventually compliment and work in tandem with the BFI Player. This year our very major cultural blockbuster programme ‘Gothic’ was delivered on multi‐platforms, and in an astonishing variety of inventive ways by our audience network partners right across the UK, and is just a taster of what we hope to achieve for, and with, British audiences in the future. The international success and recognition of British film in 2013‐14 was impossible to ignore. In a time of heightened international competition, UK film has proven itself to be a truly global business and driver for growth. British film’s continued success depends on its ability to maintain a strong global position. The BFI’s International Strategy, launched in 2013, is the result of the main UK players agreeing on a set of priority territories which were identified 6 through a forensic analysis of the international marketplace. On the back of this focus we have led delegations to Brazil and made considerable progress towards a co‐production treaty with China, the biggest growing market for film and television sales in the world. The latter will be facilitated by a veryr majo cultural exchange between the BFI and China which will run well into the following year. The British Film Commission (BFC) ‐ the UK government's national agency responsible for maximising and supporting the production of international feature film and television in the UK – has had a bumper year. It has helped the UK attract more than £850m of inward investment for film production and a further £150m for high‐end television, utilising the new tax relief programmes established by government. The UK film production sector generated a total spend of £1.075 billion in 2013, a 14% increase on 2012’s £945 million. Within this figure, £868 million was generated by 37 major international films making the UK their production base, having a positive impact on the UK’s film industry in the round by bringing investment, creating jobs, and helping film professionals develop new skills which in turn benefit independent productions. The highest grossing UK independent release of the year was the BAFTA and Oscar nominated and BFI backed Philomena, which grossed over £11 million followed by Quartet (£8.6 million), I Give It A Year (£6.2 million), Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (£6.17 million) and Sunshine on Leith (£4.6 million). The future of British film depends upon our ability as a nation to identify the next generation of talent. We know that people who regularly enjoy film when they are young are three times more likely to be committed consumers of film as adults. We also know that planting the love of film at an early age is a persuasive factor in attracting young people to seek a career in the film industry.