LONDON.- The BFI today announced that Angela Doane has joined the BFI as Head of Collections and Information, directly reporting to BFI Creative Director, Heather Stewart. Angela will lead on developing the collections of the BFI National Archive and BFI Reuben Library, managing curation, conservation, information and library teams and leading on strategies to develop, interpret, care for and deliver access to the BFI’s world-class collection of film and television. Angela’s role will ensure the successful development of the BFI Filmography, launched in September 2017 and will be instrumental in driving the BFI’s Heritage 2022 strategy, preserving television heritage by digitising at least 100,000 of the most significant British TV programmes currently only available on obsolete video formats.

With over two decades of experience in collections and information, Angela has been responsible for collections, libraries and archives in various cultural and higher educational organisations, most recently at Central Saint Martins: University of the Arts London, and previously at Royal Museums Greenwich, the V&A, the Royal Academy of Music and New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Her professional expertise covers strategic planning and development, partnership creation, collections care, interpretation and information management. Angela’s wider culture sector background has included a range of committee memberships within Arts Council England, the Department of Culture Media and Sport, and the National Museum Directors’ Conference, and participation in the Getty Leadership Institute’s Museum Leadership programme.

Angela Doane said “‘I’m delighted to join the BFI, admiring its deep commitment to preserving the art of the moving image, and increasing diversity on and off screen. I look forward to contributing to the accessibility and care of the BFI’s enormously important national collection, and especially delivering the BFI’s new Heritage 2022 strategy, digitising and preserving at-risk video across the UK with regional and national partners.”

Heather Stewart, Creative Director Programme, BFI said “The BFI National Archive is one of the greatest collections of film and television in the world, and we are thrilled to have someone with Angela’s wealth of experience joining us. I’m sure she will build on great work already done in securing the future of the collection, shaping policy and driving forward our access and programme strategies, as well as public services and operations. I very much look forward to her joining us.”