BFI Promotes Harriet Finney to Deputy CEO, Expands Team
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The British Film Institute (BFI) has promoted Harriet Finney as deputy CEO and executive director of the newly formed corporate and industry affairs team.
Finney joined the BFI in 2017 as director of external affairs and heads the organization’s Screen Sector Task Force, which guides industry engagement with government on issues like Brexit and policy recommendations during the pandemic, including the Production Restart Scheme, the Culture Recovery Fund, quarantine exemptions for the film and TV industries, and the recently launched U.K. Global Screen Fund.
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Harriet Finney appointed as BFI Deputy CEO
Finney will lead on the successor to the BFIâs five-year strategy BFI2022, to steer the organisation and wider industry into its next chapter.
17 May 2021
Harriet Finney
Harriet Finney has been appointed BFI Deputy CEO and Executive Director of the newly formed Corporate and Industry Affairs team. Working closely alongside BFI Chief Executive Ben Roberts, Harriet will be focused on strategic leadership of the BFIâs work with stakeholders from the cultural sector, industry and government to advance the UKâs position as a global leader in screen.
In this role Harriet will lead on the successor to the BFIâs five-year strategy BFI2022, to steer the organisation and wider industry into its next chapter. New appointments within Harrietâs team include Neil Peplow, Director of Industry and International Affairs, and Rishi Coupland as Head of Research and Insight.
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Initiatives designed to provide wellbeing support
A group of Sussex outfits have launched a mental health charter and the Creative Industries Federation (CIF) has compiled a digital toolkit to aid freelancers with their wellbeing.
As Mental Health Week 2021 draws to a close, the Sussex charter will act as a source of reference for people to seek help and will be supported by simple and practical advice and training for company owners, freelancers and staff.
Another ambition of the charter, which could become a nationwide model, is to attract funding to train a pool of mental health first aiders to support the local production community.