Longtime British Film Institute CEO Amanda Nevill is stepping down from the post early next year, the BFI announced Friday. Nevill has been at the BFI, a cornerstone of the U.K. film business, since 2003.
She was the first woman at the helm of the organization. The BFI said it had already started the process of looking for her successor.
Nevill said in a statement that it was time to “pursue some other interests and avenues.” She is not thought to be leaving for another industry position.
“I think the real test of any job is whether at the end you still feel as much excitement and eager energy to do things and make a difference as you did on your first few months…and I do. I have so much to be thankful for, I have learned so much, and had some of the most wonderful cultural moments that...
She was the first woman at the helm of the organization. The BFI said it had already started the process of looking for her successor.
Nevill said in a statement that it was time to “pursue some other interests and avenues.” She is not thought to be leaving for another industry position.
“I think the real test of any job is whether at the end you still feel as much excitement and eager energy to do things and make a difference as you did on your first few months…and I do. I have so much to be thankful for, I have learned so much, and had some of the most wonderful cultural moments that...
- 5/10/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
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