Explore our websites and discover more about our work through the links below.
www.britfilms.com
A comprehensive portal of everything you need to know about British Film. It includes databases of all British films since 1998 and a directory of International Film & Video festivals as well as educational information and news
collection.britishcouncil.org
For more than 60 years the British Council has been collecting works of art, and this website dedicated to our Collection contains details on over 8,000 British works of art, craft and design – searchable by artist, exhibitions, portfolios and themes. Here you can also find out about our international touring exhibitions, watch artist and installation videos, and view artists' works and biographies.
www.contemporarywriters.com
Access detailed biographical and bibliographical information on over 600 living UK authors.
www.creativeconomy.org.uk
Comprehensive site detailing all our Creative Economy work.
www.designmuseum.org/designinbritain
Site developed in partnership with the Design Museum with information on UK design artists, architects and design movements.
www.encompassculture.com
Worldwide online reading groups with over 10,000 books. Contans advice, discussion boards, online chat, blogs, news and an Online Reader in Residence. enCompassculture allows you to select books, based on genre, style and tone.
www.theincidental.org
The Incidental is our community-generated pamphlet and website, providing debate, reviews, news and recommendations by tapping into what everyone is talking about.
www.britishcouncil.org/performanceinprofile
Browse our database of drama and dance companies picked by the British Council who are available to tour abroad.
www.selector-radio.com
The Selector is our weekly two hour radio showcasing the best in contemporary music - check the website for podcasts, videos and audio streams.
venicebiennale.britishcouncil.org
Visit our UK at the Venice Biennale website, where you will find a full history of the British Pavilion from 1895 to the present day, as well as videos of Steve McQueen, John Cale, Martin Boyce and Susan MacWilliam talking about their work for this year's Biennale.
Find out about our other online resources:
www.artistlinks.org.br
Artist Links is a programme in partnership with the Arts Council, that aims to develop and implement a network of collaborative links resulting in exchanges, placements, joint productions and development opportunities between countries.
ctc.britishcouncil.org.cn
A joint initiative between the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS), the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the British Council with support from the Scottish Government and Welsh Assembly Government. It aims to further develop cultural co-operation between the UK and China.
www.britishcouncil.org/arts-literature-literary-festivals.htm
This searchable online database of UK Literary Festivals provides you with a comprehensive guide to Literary Festivals (and general Arts Festivals with a literary content) happening around the UK.
www.literarytranslation.com
This site is produced jointly with the British Centre for Literary Translation. Its aim is to celebrate the art of translation and bring to a new audience an appreciation of the complexities and richness of this art form.
medi-cafe.britishcouncil.org
Moroccan and Tunisian students’ online creative writing project. Uses private boards and chat to deliver online tuition.
newwriting.britishcouncil.org
Support site for New Writing with themed teachers’ and readers’ notes for use with the anthology plus texts, glossaries and author interviews.
powerinthevoice.britishcouncil.org
Performance poetry, storytelling, rap and hip hop African project with many downloadable audio resources.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/arts-art-architecture-design-library.htm
Details of our Visual Arts Library, including an online catalogue.
Britfilms
British Council Collection
Contemporary Writers
Creativeconomy
Design in Britain
enCompassCulture
The Incidental
Performance in Profile
Selector
UK at the Venice Biennale