Government stumps up to save film archive
October 18, 2007 – 1:30 pm | by Peekay
Culture secretary James Purnell has announced that the government will give the British Film Institute (BFI) £25m to safeguard its extensive film archive.
The announcement, made hours before the BFI launched the 51st London Film Festival, will help preserve thr national archive, containing over 500,000 hours of film and TV material.
The BFI’s Amanda Nevill explained that many of its film reels are deteriorating and need restoring and the cash would “bring into view much more of our precious heritage”.
“This level of investment will mean we can once again set a world standard in conservation and preservation.”
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