British Film Institute Fellowship British Film Institute Fellowship The British Film Institute (BFI) is a charitable organisation established in 1933, based in the United Kingdom. It has awarded its Fellowship title to individuals in "recognition of their outstanding contribution to film or television culture" and is considered the highest accolade presented by the Institute: British actor John Hurt said the award was "the highest honour possible". The first awards were made in 1983, the same year as BFI National Archive's Silver Jubilee and the BFI's fiftieth anniversary, and as of February 2017, there are 85 Fellows. Awards are not presented every year, but every
Rebecca O'Brien of the European Film Academy. She is also a member of The British Screen Advisory Council. Rebecca O'Brien Rebecca O'Brien (born 1957) is a British, BAFTA-winning film producer, known especially for her work with Ken Loach. O'Brien was born in London, England in 1957. Together with Loach and scriptwriter Paul Laverty, she runs the production company Sixteen Films, formed in 2002. The trio received an "outstanding contribution" award from BAFTA Scotland in November 2016. Her career began in theatre and children's television and her early cinema work includes "My Beautiful Laundrette" (1985), on which she was location manager, and "Bean"