BFI apologises to film-maker over racial discrimination complaint

BFI apologises to film-maker over racial discrimination complaint

CEO Ben Roberts admits Faisal Qureshi has been ‘let down’ after report finds his complaint was badly handled

The chief executive of the British Film Institute has apologised to a prominent film-maker of colour for mishandling his complaint about racial discrimination.

The apology from Ben Roberts comes after an independent report found that the BFI had “badly handled” a complaint by Faisal Qureshi, the producer behind hit UK film Four Lions, and that it was “understandable that [he] feels deeply dissatisfied”.

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