Past Events
2023/24
Durham BFI Showcase
Do you enjoy watching films, talking about them, reading about them, even writing about them? If the answer if yes to any of these questions, come along to the Durham-BFI showcase to find out more about this exciting partnership and what’s on offer in the year to come.
Play On in DU
In celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, the Durham University-BFI Partnership is delighted to bring you a specially selected series of silent movie clips celebrating the work of the Bard.
Play On in the Community
In celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, the Durham University-BFI Partnership is delighted to bring you a specially selected series of silent movie clips celebrating the work of the Bard.
Careers Week 2024
Students are invited to join us for the third Film & Television Careers Week run as part of the Durham BFI Partnership.
BFI Industry-Ready Training
An exclusive series of workshops aimed at students who are serious about a career in film and television.
BFI Supported the Exploring Risk Film Festival 2024
The Exploring Risk Film Festival is a celebration of science, story-telling, and the belief in a just, safe and sustainable future.
Year Abroad Film Maker Competition
David Palmer won our short film competition with Les glaciers parlent. Écouterons-nous? on Vimeo in which he observes the changing faces of glaciers and how they reflect climate change.
2022/2023
Showcase 2022/23
An online event which explained more about the Durham-BFI partnership and what was on offer in the year to come.
The Harder They Come with host Dr Kenny Monrose
As part of Black History Month, Dr Kenny Monrose hosted a viewing of Perry Henzell’s classic crime drama The Harder They Come and a discussion of the film’s key messages.
Nature, Power and Modernity in early-Soviet Georgian Cinema
In this research talk, Dr Dušan Radunovic discussed nature in Georgian avant-garde art writing, visual art and film in the period between 1915-1930. s
Careers Week 2023
Students are invited to join us for the second Film & Television Careers Week run as part of the Durham BFI Partnership.
Industry Ready Training
An exclusive series of workshops aimed at students who are serious about a career in film and television.
Year Abroad Film Maker Competition
Tom Mason won our short film competition with Body of Wine, in which a young man travels back to the vineyard where he grew up and encounters his estranged father. Tom is pictured, right, collecting the prize from Simon Litchfield, Exchanges and Study Abroad Manager.
Durham-BFI-Bloomsbury Publishing Masterclass
The Durham-BFI Partnership, in conjunction with Bloomsbury Publishing, ran a publishing masterclass aimed at anyone working on film and seeking to learn more about publishing opportunities in the field.
Championing student voices at Durham Film Festival
Durham Film Festival is back for 2023 to champion student voices from across the globe. The festival will take place on 12 and 13 June at the Gala Theatre and Cinema in Durham city centre.
HOPA LIDE 28 June
Join us for the Durham premier of Petr Nuska’s ethnomusicological documentary Hopa Lide (screened Wednesday 28 June, Music Department, Durham University), and round table discussion on 29 June -
HOPA LIDA 29 June
Join us in person (Durham) or online (via zoom) for a round table discussion responding to Petr Nuska’s ethnomusicological documentary Hopa Lide (screened Wednesday 28 June, Music Department, Durham University).
2021/22
BFI Careers Week
Professionals from across the film and TV industry talked about their roles and careers during this week of virtual events hosted by the British Film Institute.
Student Work Placement at the BFI
Durham University student Isabella French writes about three surprising things she learned during her work placement at the BFI.
Support for Durham Film Festival
BFI supported Durham Film Festival, a student-run event which re-launched in the summer of 2021 after being cancelled during the pandemic.
Chinese Film Week
Chinese Film Week is a unique non-profit film festival started by started by two Durham University students to facilitate education and cultural awareness, combat Sinophobia and promote Chinese cinema.
Other Durham BFI events held in 2021/22:
- Queer Film Week
- Year Abroad film competition
Nature, Power and Modernity in early-Soviet Georgian Cinema
In this research talk, Dr Dušan Radunovic discussed nature in Georgian avant-garde art writing, visual art and film in the period between 1915-1930.
The Harder They Come with host Dr Kenny Monrose
As part of Black History Month, Dr Kenny Monrose hosted a viewing of Perry Henzell’s classic crime drama The Harder They Come and a discussion of the film’s key messages.