Christine Bardsley

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Talk to me about

Northern Ireland, the Americas, Wider Europe, the EU, and documentary.

Contact

Email: christine.bardsley@britishcouncil.org | Twitter: @British_Film

About Christine

Christine joined the British Council in 1983. After various roles including managing development projects in Bangladesh and heading our office in Gaza, she joined the Film team in 2001.

She specialises in documentary, developing projects with partners including the Grierson Trust, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Scottish Documentary Institute and One World Media. She is also Documentary Strand Advisor for the BFI London Film Festival.

Christine's favourite British film

20,000 Days on Earth

A man driving a car at night with a woman in the back seat

Meet our team

Christine never misses...

Promoting new UK films and talent at international festivals like Hot Docs.

Browse film festivals

Our team

The British Council film team is made up of film industry experts, together with selected freelance colleagues, working across genres and disciplines.

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