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		<title>Plans for new BFI national library go ahead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pamcook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BFI National Library February 2012 I am pleased to start this bulletin with the exciting news that we have been given the go-ahead for our plans to modernise the BFI National Library.In the first phase we will relocate the service &#8230; <a href="http://bfiwatch.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/plans-for-new-bfi-national-library-go-ahead/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bfiwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18057851&amp;post=659&amp;subd=bfiwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Iron lady leads BFI membership campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pamcook</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BFI membership drive]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In light of Margaret Thatcher&#8217;s well-known antipathy to culture and lack of interest in cinema, it&#8217;s curious that the Iron Lady figures prominently in the BFI&#8217;s membership campaign. One wonders which demographic is being targeted here &#8230; Tagged: BFI membership &#8230; <a href="http://bfiwatch.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/iron-lady-leads-bfi-membership-campaign/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bfiwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18057851&amp;post=653&amp;subd=bfiwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New BFI member governor</title>
		<link>http://bfiwatch.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/new-bfi-member-governor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pamcook</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BFI member governors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This item appeared in the Guardian Diary yesterday: Diary A controversial election. Members disgruntled. Plenty of plot-lines at the BFI                        Hugh Muir guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 15 February 2012 22.50 GMT • Exciting &#8230; <a href="http://bfiwatch.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/new-bfi-member-governor/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bfiwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18057851&amp;post=649&amp;subd=bfiwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reaction to A Future for British Film proposals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pamcook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From 4rfv.co.uk today: 19 January 2012 Call Made For Action On UK Film Policy A report on &#8216;The Future of British Film’ has inspired warnings that a “huge job” is at hand to deliver the proposals and call for proof &#8230; <a href="http://bfiwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/reaction-to-report-on-british-film-proposals/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bfiwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18057851&amp;post=638&amp;subd=bfiwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Future for British Film</title>
		<link>http://bfiwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/a-future-for-british-film/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.culture.gov.uk/publications/8743.aspx" title="A Future for British Film">A Future for British Film</a></p>
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		<title>Latest update on future of BFI library</title>
		<link>http://bfiwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/latest-update-on-future-of-bfi-library/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pamcook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update circulated by the BFI last week: BFI National Library January 2012   Welcome to this first update of the year about our plans for the BFI National Library. We have been tremendously busy since the last bulletin and have two &#8230; <a href="http://bfiwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/latest-update-on-future-of-bfi-library/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bfiwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18057851&amp;post=610&amp;subd=bfiwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Smith report recommendations for BFI&#8217;s role</title>
		<link>http://bfiwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/smith-report-recommendations-for-bfis-role/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pamcook</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Era for British Film]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Financial Times today: Smith report maps direction for British film By Salamander Davoudi The British Film Institute, the UK government film agency, will have its remit broadened significantly after a policy review recommended a series of initiatives ranging &#8230; <a href="http://bfiwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/smith-report-recommendations-for-bfis-role/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bfiwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18057851&amp;post=605&amp;subd=bfiwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BFI National Library newsletter</title>
		<link>http://bfiwatch.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/bfi-national-library-newsletter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pamcook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[British Film Institute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BFI new era for film]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newsletter circulated by the BFI today: BFI National Library update November 2011 The BFI is facing huge and exciting changes across all areas of its business since it became the lead body for film in April this year. It is &#8230; <a href="http://bfiwatch.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/bfi-national-library-newsletter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bfiwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18057851&amp;post=601&amp;subd=bfiwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update on changes to BFI member governor criteria</title>
		<link>http://bfiwatch.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/update-on-changes-to-bfi-member-governor-criteria/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pamcook</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BFI member governor elections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[bfiwatch has learned that according to the regulations relating to member governor elections, once a member governor from outside London and the south-east region has been elected, the next member governor election will be open to all candidates who satisfy the general &#8230; <a href="http://bfiwatch.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/update-on-changes-to-bfi-member-governor-criteria/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bfiwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18057851&amp;post=599&amp;subd=bfiwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Media History Digital Library</title>
		<link>http://bfiwatch.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/the-media-history-digital-library/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[digital archives]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The online Media History Digital Library is an amazing open-access resource hosted by the Internet Archive. It consists of extensive runs and select holdings of periodicals from 1904-73 covering cinema, broadcasting and recorded sound. The website is a pleasure to &#8230; <a href="http://bfiwatch.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/the-media-history-digital-library/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bfiwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18057851&amp;post=589&amp;subd=bfiwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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