The British Film Institute's diversity standards — requiring film projects to hit a set number of diversity-focused criteria both in front of and behind the camera to secure financing from the BFI Film Fund — has become one of the organization's key initiatives since it was first introduced in 2014.
Both BBC Films and Film4 — the U.K.'s two other main independent film funding bodies — have adopted the standards, while BAFTA in 2018 made them part of the eligibility rulings for both its British categories at the film awards.
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