BFI and Picturehouse Executives Discuss UK Independent Film at Edinburgh Film Festival
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BFI Boss Ben Roberts and Picturehouse’s Clare Binns participated in a keynote industry session on Saturday at the Edinburgh Film Festival. During the discussion, the pair addressed the current state of the U.K.'s independent film sector and the challenges it faces moving forward.
Roberts and Binns lauded the work of 'Obsession' and 'The Odyssey' while discussing a "Cinema Renaissance" among Gen Z. The conversation also touched upon the issue of "AI slop" and a critique of the domestic industry's output, with the assertion that "We’re not great at comedy."
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