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People with dementia pen poem to challenge social myths and share festive cheer this Christmas with unique animation

25th December 201819th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 423 Views 0 Comment Alzheimer’s Society, animation, awareness, charity, Christmas, community, Create, dementia, Elderly, Faith, family, film, health, ill, NHS, patients, Poem, social, Society, writing

People with dementia have penned a special Christmas poem to tackle the issue of isolation facing those living with the condition – especially

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Why should black people care about Afrofuturism?

29th November 201827th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 295 Views 0 Comment Afrofuturism, black, black future, community, Director CJ Obasi, Entertainment, film, films, mainstream, Producer, production, science fiction

Director CJ Obasi wants his films to get black people “aspire for greatness”. The Nigerian works in the genre called

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A commemoratory music documentary marking the golden age of gospel quartets

27th November 201827th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 317 Views 0 Comment Artists, black, community, Entertainment, Faith, film, gospel quartets, music, music documentary, Roy Francis, singers, studio, Viv Broughton

The story of ‘How They Got Over,’ is a documentary ﬁrmly rooted in African-American gospel music. It chronicles the rise

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The women smashing Ethiopia’s glass ceiling

24th November 201822nd November 2018 Josie McFarlane 345 Views 0 Comment Abiy Ahmed, Angelina Jolie, black, christian, community, Difret, Ethiopia, film, Minister of peace, Queen Sheba

Ethiopia is changing rapidly under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, with women now wielding enormous power in a country where they

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Sir Lenny Henry calls for TV and film tax break to boost diversity

6th November 20186th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 240 Views 0 Comment 10 Downing Street, BAME, community, disabled, Diversity, entertainment industry, film, Sir Lenny Henry, tax, TV

Sir Lenny Henry will deliver a letter to 10 Downing Street in an attempt to increase the number of women,

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Emma Clarke: Call for black female footballer to get blue plaque

4th November 20182nd November 2018 Josie McFarlane 369 Views 0 Comment #sport, black, Black footballer, blue plaque, community, Emma Clarke, film, first British, Honour, legacy, team, Women football

Campaigners are calling for first British Black footballer Emma Clarke to be honoured with a blue plaque. The Bootle-born player

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Ballerina Misty Copeland on her Disney debut

3rd November 20182nd November 2018 Josie McFarlane 314 Views 0 Comment African American, Ballerina, Ballet, black, Christmas tale, Cinemas, community, dancer, Disney, Diversity, Entertainment, film, Lead role, Misty Copeland, Nutcracker, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms film

Misty Copeland, the first African-American female principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre’s 75 year history, is the only ballerina

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BFI announces fundraising gala Luminous with guest speaker Tilda Swinton

19th July 201723rd September 2017 Mariah 1263 Views 0 Comment announces, association, award, BFI, bursary, charity, feature, festival, film, filmmakers, Freedom, fundraiser, Gala, guest, hosted, industry, Luminous, October, official, opportunity, Oscar-winning, panel, powerful, public, selection, speaker, tickets, Tilda Swinton, unique, voice

Oscar®-winning director Tom Hooper joins jury for second IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award in association with the BFI £50,000 Award

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New curatorial appointments for Danny Leigh and Will Massa at the BFI National Archive

27th June 201727th June 2017 Mariah 1192 Views 0 Comment BFI, broadcaster, co host, curatorial team, Danny Leigh, experience, fiction, film, National Archive, robin baker, senior, television, wealth, Will Massa

The BFI today announces that Danny Leigh and Will Massa have joined the BFI National Archive curatorial team, directly reporting

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