Drawing on the UK’s reputation as a creative, forward-looking nation, we encourage new ways of connecting people and institutions through the arts, offering widespread opportunities for engaging with partners and target audiences in informal, entertaining and thought-provoking ways.
We secure relationships with creative partners to deliver exciting projects, from theatre and dance to visual arts and the creative industries.
The British Council promotes innovative and diverse aspects of the UK arts including visual arts, architecture, design, dance, drama, music, film, literature and creative economy.
Selector is our weekly radio show that selects the best new UK music and shares it with millions of listeners worldwide.
The world’s widest-reaching LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) digital campaign returns for a fourth edition from 21 March - 1 April 2018. British Council in partnership with BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival are making five LGBTQ+ themed short films available for the world to watch online for free, over a 12-day period. You will be able to watch all five films through this page.
From 16–26 March 2017, audiences in London are enjoying BFI Flare, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) film festival. At the same time you, and people all over the world, can watch five films from the festival for free online. Show that love is a human right On Tuesday 21 March, we are once again asking the world to watch a movie together. Over the course of one single day, you can show that love is a human right simply by watching one of the films, joining people from around the world.