Description The British Film Institute (BFI) was established in 1933 to promote Britain's film and television culture. Among the BFI's many operations are film exhibition (BFI Southbank and the BFI IMAX, both in London), periodical publishing (Sight & Sound, a monthly film magazine), video publishing (releases videos and DVDs), and collecting and archiving (through the BFI National Library and the BFI National Film and Television Archive). The BFI also organizes on two film festivals, The London Film Festival and the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. In 2011 the institute took over many of the functions of the UK Film Council, which channeled public funds into British film and was closed due to government cutbacks.
The British Film Institute has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 50 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The The British Film Institute employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).
Overall, 88% of employees would recommend working at The British Film Institute to a friend. This is based on 50 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
62% of job seekers rate their interview experience at The British Film Institute as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at The British Film Institute.