Tim Richards, the founder and CEO of global cinema chain Vue Entertainment, is one of three candidates shortlisted to be the next chair of the British Film Institute (BFI).
Richards is also a sitting governor of the BFI. Other candidates for the position are understood to be Caroline Michel, CEO and literary agent at U.K. literary and talent agency Peters Fraser + Dunlop, and Nick Clarry, partner at private equity firm Cvc advisers and chair of the board of trustees at London’s Old Vic theater.
The position has been vacant since November 2020 when Josh Berger, former managing director of Warner Bros. U.K., Ireland and Spain, stepped down. BFI governor Pat Butler has been serving as interim chair.
The appointment is decided by the U.K. Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms). It will be finalized by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden and ratified by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Richards is also a sitting governor of the BFI. Other candidates for the position are understood to be Caroline Michel, CEO and literary agent at U.K. literary and talent agency Peters Fraser + Dunlop, and Nick Clarry, partner at private equity firm Cvc advisers and chair of the board of trustees at London’s Old Vic theater.
The position has been vacant since November 2020 when Josh Berger, former managing director of Warner Bros. U.K., Ireland and Spain, stepped down. BFI governor Pat Butler has been serving as interim chair.
The appointment is decided by the U.K. Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms). It will be finalized by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden and ratified by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
- 1/20/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Tim Richards of Vue Cinemas is understood to be one of the final three.
Tim Richards, founder and CEO of Vue Cinemas, Caroline Michel, CEO of UK literary agency Peters Fraser & Dunlop (Pfd), and Nick Clarry of private equity firm Cvc and chair of the Old Vic, are understood to be the three people on the shortlist to become the next chairperson of the British Film Institute (BFI).
Former UK culture minister Ed Vaizey, previously considered a very strong contender to take up the post, is now not thought to be in the final three.
The chair of the BFI...
Tim Richards, founder and CEO of Vue Cinemas, Caroline Michel, CEO of UK literary agency Peters Fraser & Dunlop (Pfd), and Nick Clarry of private equity firm Cvc and chair of the Old Vic, are understood to be the three people on the shortlist to become the next chairperson of the British Film Institute (BFI).
Former UK culture minister Ed Vaizey, previously considered a very strong contender to take up the post, is now not thought to be in the final three.
The chair of the BFI...
- 1/20/2021
- by Louise Tutt
- ScreenDaily
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