The British Film Institute Research

'The BFI are a charitable organisation established by the Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the UK, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manner, to promote education about film, television and moving image and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and World cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history and heritage of the UK.' - The Royal Charter.

Cinemas
They run the BFI Soundbank and IMAX theatre in London, which has the largest screen in the UK, this having 12000 watts of digital surround sound and 3D screenings.
The Soundbank shows films from all over the world, particularly critically acclaimed, specialised and historical films that may not otherwise get shown.

Festivals
They run the London film festival and the London lesbian and gay film festival.

Education
They support the teaching of film and media studies in schools and colleges throughout the UK.

Archive
They have the largest film archive containing over 50 000 fiction films, over 100 000 non fiction and 625 000 Television programmes.
The majority is British but it also contains work featuring British actors or British directors.
They also publish sight and sound media, DVDs and books.
It was founded in 1933 and at present is managed by director Amanda Neville.