Roberts to lead the BFI

BEN ROBERTS has been promoted to become Chief Executive of the BFI, the UK’s lead organisation for film, television and the moving image. He joined the BFI as Director of the BFI Film Fund in 2012, then became Deputy CEO in October 2018 and will start his new role in mid-February. He will be responsible for the BFI’s future strategic and cultural direction and provide leadership for the UK’s screen industries, building on the organisation’s relationships with the wider screen industries, promoting diversity and inclusion, broadening audiences and developing the BFI’s financial sustainability, brand and commercial strength.