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BFI Boss Ben Roberts Writes Formal Letter Of Apology After Investigation Finds Film Body Badly Mishandled Racism Complaint
BFI CEO Ben Roberts has apologized after regulator Verita concluded that the film body "badly" mishandled a racism complaint from Faisal A Qureshi.
EXCLUSIVE: British Film Institute CEO Ben Roberts has apologized after an independent investigation concluded that the movie body “badly” mishandled a racial discrimination complaint. In a report seen by Deadline, Verita, the complaints reviewer for National Lottery-funded organizations, concluded that the BFI ‘s response to concerns raised by producer and researcher Faisal A Qureshi fell “well short” of expected standards. Qureshi has further concerns about the way he was characterized in an email from Roberts to the BFI’s governors, who include former Netflix film chief Scott Stuber and Apple TV+ Europe boss Jay Hunt.
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