BFI Boss Ben Roberts, Picturehouse’s Clare Binns on Gen Z’s Cinema Renaissance, AI Slop and British Indie Film: “We’re Not Great at Comedy”

BFI CEO Ben Roberts Gives Keynote Address At Inaugural UK Film Conference: “The Missing Piece, For Me, Is Having Film Firmly In The Classroom” – Edinburgh Film Festival

In conversation with Clare Binns, managing director of Picturehouse Cinemas, at the Edinburgh Film Festival’s inaugural UK Film Conference BFI CEO Ben Roberts was candid from the outset about the problems of working for a major public-funding body. Having previously worked for numerous UK distribution and sales outfits, Roberts admitted that he had been warned […]

BFI Boss Ben Roberts, Picturehouse’s Clare Binns on Gen Z’s Cinema Renaissance, AI Slop and British Indie Film: “We’re Not Great at Comedy”

The pair spoke at Edinburgh Film Festival's keynote industry session on Saturday, lauding the work of 'Obsession,' 'The Odyssey,' and pondering the challenges that lie ahead for the U.K.'s independent film sector.