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Back of the Envelope
This blog from our Architecture, Design, Fashion team is a space to share the development of our international projects and to profile exciting architecture, design, and fashion work that's happening here in the UK.

British Council Film British Council Film
A comprehensive portal of everything you need to know about British Film. It includes a database of all British films since 1998 and a directory of International Film & Video festivals as well as filmmaker resources and news.

Contemporary Writers image British Council Literature
A new site featuring Literature project information and news, along with the Contemporary Writers database which details biographical and bibliographical information on hundreds of living UK authors.

Creative and Cultural Economy
Find out more about our Creative and Cultural Economy programme and the related initiatives and opportunities that we offer. The website brings together information about people who work in the creative and cultural economy and the policies and strategies that support the growth of the sector.

Design in Britain imageDesign in Britain
Discover more about UK designers, architects and design movements through Design in Britain, our online research archive of modern and contemporary design developed in partnership with the Design Museum.

Edinburgh Showcase 2011
The Edinburgh Showcase is our biennial platform for contemporary UK performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, featuring some of the most outstanding small and middle-scale touring productions made in the UK. Check the website for exclusive videos on all the artists and companies featured in the programme and information about their performances in Edinburgh.

Forward Motion
A collection of outstanding British screen dance works curated by experts into three programmes. A British Council project co-produced with South East Dance, Forward Motion creates a moving snapshot of Britain’s prolific screen dance industry.

The Selector
The Selector is our weekly two hour radio showcasing the best in UK contemporary music - check the website for regularly updated audio streams and videos.

British Council Visual Arts
We have re-developed our Collection website so that it now covers all of the Visual Arts team's work. Find out about all of our touring exhibitions since the post-war period, see works from our Collection, and watch fantastic multimedia content about some of Britain's finest contemporary artists and works.

Venice Biennale image UK at the Venice Biennale
A full history of the British Pavilion in Venice, including information on many of the artists and architects whose work has been displayed there, from 1895 to the present day. The website also features videos of recent UK artists whose work has been shown at the Venice Biennale, including Steve McQueen, Mike Nelson and Tim Davies.

Top left: Image: Photo by Mat Wright

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