Leslie Hardcastle Dies: British Industry Veteran And Former BFI Controller Was 96
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deadline.comBritish film industry veteran Leslie Hardcastle, former controller of the British Film Institute (BFI), has died. He was 96.
Hardcastle was born in Croydon, South London, in 1926. He was born into an artistic family and spent time working in film production for British Lion Films before serving in the Navy.
After leaving the Navy, Hardcastle began work at the BFI, where, in his role, he was first responsible for acquiring film supplies for the BFI’s National Film Theatre (NFT) on London’s Southbank.
Hardcastle went on to lead operations of the NFT for many years, including during the formation of the London Film Festival and the construction of NFT2, the BFI’s second onsite operational screen, alongside a new restaurant.
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