Royal Film Performance
The Royal Film Performance is a trademarked event owned by The Film and Television Charity,[1] formerly known as the Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund CTBF (from 1964 to 2017) and previously the Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund (from its inception in 1924).[2] The events showcases a major film premiere and is attended by members of the British Royal Family. The proceeds from the event help the charity to offer financial support to people from the film, TV and cinema industries.
The event began in 1946, as the Royal Command Film Performance, with a screening of A Matter of Life and Death. The charity first received Royal Patronage in 1936, and so the idea of a Royal screening was born. The original date of the first event was 18 October 1939 and it was to be called the Royal Cine-Variety Performance, but it was postponed due to the outbreak of World War II.
The "Royal Command" name was changed from 1949, to Royal Film Performance, on the basis that the choice of film was that of the CTBF rather than the Royal Family.[3] There was no performance between 2015 and 2019 while the CTBF was reformed as The Film and Television Charity.[4] There was no event in 2020 or 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The most recent Royal Film Performance was the UK premiere of Top Gun: Maverick at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on 19 May 2022. The event was attended by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.[5] There was no event in 2023 due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. The next event is planned for 2024, which is also the centenary of The Film and Television Charity.
History of events
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Film and TV Charity | Film and TV Charity". Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Film and TV Charity: Our history
- ^ Russell-Smith, Penelope (15 November 2002). "The Royal Film Performance 2002". The Royal Family (Press release). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ The Film and Television Charity [@FilmTVCharity] (31 August 2018). "Hi @Gertsroyals" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Ward, Victoria (19 May 2022). "Top Gun: Maverick – Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend premiere with Tom Cruise". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "'Bishop's Wife' Named Royal 'Command' Pic". Variety. 22 October 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 15 January 2024 – via Internet Archive.
External links
[edit]- "Royals meet stars at Bones premiere". Wales Online. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- "Susan Sarandon braves rain at Lovely Bones premiere in London". Daily Telegraph. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- "Film premiere will be a glittering event". Western Morning News. Europe Intelligence Wire. 17 October 2002. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
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