| Katy Perry, Akon to share runway with VS models By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL 2010-10-13T17:31:19ZNEW YORK (AP) -- Katy Perry, Akon and model Adriana Lima in a $2 million fantasy bra are among the highlights planned for this year's Victoria's Secret fashion show.... hosted.ap.org |
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BFI budget cut by 15% Charity dedicated to development of film and television cannot rule out redundancies after cuts announced in spending reviewThe British Film Institute will see its budget cut by 15% over the next four years as part of the coalition government's spending review, it was announced yesterday.The move follows the culling of another body which supports British film, the UK Film Council, in July. BFI director Amanda Nevill said it could spell large-scale changes for the organisation, a charity that works to encourage the development of film, television and the moving image throughout the country, and which is currently hosting the London film festival."Over recent months we have carefully been looking at the best options to protect our staff and all key activities," she said in a statement. "But the reality is that the BFI will have to change shape and re-scale considerably over the next 12 to 18 months." Staff redundancies have neither been confirmed nor ruled out, and it was not known whether the cuts would affect the flagship BFI Southbank centre – formerly known as the National Film Theatre – on London's South Bank.The cuts will leave the BFI with a budget of £13.6m, down from its current pot of £16m. However, a spokesman told Variety that this should still leave the organisation with some £14.5m in grant-in-aid, once inflation had been taken into account.The chancellor, George Osborne, said yesterday that administrative costs would be slashed by 41%, including the abolition of 19 quangos, at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, which funds the BFI. The total budget would come down to £1.1bn by 2014-15."To deal with an unprecedented financial deficit we have been forced to make some incredibly difficult decisions," said Jeremy Hunt, secretary of state for culture, Olympics, media and sport. "But in the current economic climate, this is a good settlement for DCMS' sectors." He added that "cutting bureaucracy and waste, and prioritising the services valued by the public" would be a better long-term solution for the department.UK Film CouncilArts fundingArts policySpending review 2010London film festivalJeremy HuntBen Childguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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