Dr Clive Chijioke Nwonka appointed as BFI Professor in Practice
In his new role, Dr Nwonka will help develop film programmes and events at BFI Southbank.
Dr Clive Chijioke Nwonka has been appointed as the BFI’s Professor in Practice.
As Associate Professor in Film, Culture and Society and a Faculty Associate of the UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the Study of Racism & Racialisation, Dr Nwonka’s research is focused on Black film, culture and identity. He will use this expertise in his new role to help develop film programmes and events at BFI Southbank. He will also host talks and screenings and write for BFI publications Sight and Sound and bfi.org.uk.
Dr Nwonka said: “I’m delighted to have been appointed as Professor in Practice at the BFI. I’ve a longstanding relationship with the BFI beginning from my time as a PhD student, so it is a tremendous honour to have been recognised by the BFI with this appointment, working with the BFI across their programming, public talks and editorial content, all informed by my current and future independent research on film and film culture, particularly in relation to the Black diaspora.
“I look forward to working with the BFI through this programmatic partnership, alongside fostering new collaborations between the BFI and UCL through my future research.”
Stuart Brown, Director of Programme, Distribution and Acquisition, BFI said: “We’re really excited to be working with Clive, and UCL, on what we hope will be a long-lasting partnership. Clive is one of the UK’s leading experts and voices on Black screen culture, and we’re looking forward to developing and presenting his programming to celebrate, discover / rediscover and re-appraise Black film and television.”