A £500,000 Lottery Application that was Rejected by the Lottery in 1997 written by Paul Darke

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The British Film Institute

Disability and Film Project

 

An Arts for Everyone Application


The British Film Institute Disability and Film Project

 

Contents

 

Section A                   Application Form          Page  2

 

Section B                   Business Plan                 Page 13

                                (Sections: 1 - 10)

 

Section C                  Marketing Plan               Page 76

 

Section D                   Budget Plan                   Page 84

 

Appendices

 

Appendices Title                                                        Appendices No.

 

BFI Royal Charter                                                     1

BFI Constitution                                                       2

BFI Corporate Plan                                                   3

BFI Annual report 1996-7                                         4

BFI Equal Opportunities Policy                              5

BFI Accounts 1996-7                                                  6

BFI Lottery bids - Summary to Date                       7

BFI Training Policy                                                  8

BFI Disability Committee                                        9

Participation and support statements                     10

List and Supporting Letters From Participation:  11

         Regional Film Theatres

         Regional Arts Boards

         Media Development Agency

         National Film and Television School

Report on BFI initiative Perception                         12

Draft Tender Document                                           13

Screenwrite 2                                                             14

Draft Sponsorship Form                                           15

Wie Wir Leben Film Festival                           16

Copy of BFI publication Framed                       17

 


 

 

 

 

 

Section A

 

Application Form


Section A - Application Form

 

 

A4E Application Form

 

 

Your project

 

What is your organisation / group's name?

 

The British Film Institute bfi

 

What is your project called?

 

The British Film Institute Disability and Film Project

(bfi Disability and Film Project)

 

How much money are you applying for?

 

£ 499,593

 

Checklist of additional information to accompany application

           

0.1       Compulsory

           

                Accounts                                         Enclosed: Appendix 6

 

            Constitution or set of rules                 Enclosed: in Appendix 2

 

            Detailed Budget (see 3.6)                    Enclosed: in Budget Plan

 

0.2       Optional

           

            Business Plan                                      Enclosed: Business Plan

 

            Marketing Plan                                  Enclosed: in Marketing Plan

                                                                                   

 

 


01         About your organisation

 

            1.1        Who should we contact about the application?

           

                           xxxxx xxxxxxx

           

            Post held in your organisation/group       bfi Production Executive   

 

            Address                         bfi Production

                                                29 Rathbone Street

                                                London

                                                W1P 1AG

                                               

            Phone/Fax number (day/evening)    Tel: 0171 636 5587

                                                            Fax: 0171 580 9456

                          

            Best time to contact by phone?      During office hours only.           

 

               1.2     Please describe your organisation.

 

The British Film Institute (bfi) :

 

            Arts organisation applying in its own right

 

            Registered charity.  Registration number: 287780

 

            Company limited by guarantee

 

               A body incorporated by Royal Charter (Appendix 1)

 

            bfi   constitution (Appendix 2)

 

 

            1.3        If you are acting on behalf of a consortium please list the names of the

                        other organisations/groups involved.

 

                        Not Applicable

 

            1.4        In which year did your organisation begin operation?

                        1933     

 

            1.5        What does your organisation do?

 

                        The British Film Institute is the UK's national agency with responsibility for

                        encouraging the arts of film and television and conserving them in the national

                        interest.

 

                        Copy of  current corporate  plan enclosed (Appendix 3).

 

             1.6          (i)      How many members are there in your group?

                                   

                                    520 employees at bfi

           

                        (ii)        How many of them are specifically involved in this project?

                                   

                                    6 lead officers (see project management structure in business plan)

 

            1.7        How many people do you employ on a regular paid basis?

                        520

 

            1.8        If you have any volunteers, how many and what do they do?

                        Not Applicable

 

            1.9        Please provide the following financial details using your organisation's

                        latest annual accounts:

                        

            Accounts for the year ended:                                  31/03/1997

                                                                                             £

            Public grant income                                             16,473,000

            Other grant income                                              1,299,000

            Earned and other income                                       13,529,00

            Total income                                                      31,301,000

            Expenditure                                                        32,017,000

            Surplus (deficit) for the year                         &nb