The British Film Institute (BFI ) has announced the results of its 2011 Statistical Yearbook, an authoritative snapshot of the film landscape in the UK over the last 12 months.

http://statisticalyearbook11.ry.com/

Headline statistics in the Yearbook include:

• 62% of the UK population said they went to the cinema at least once a year, up from 60% in 2009
• Women made up 12% (17% in 2009) of the screenwriters of UK films released in the UK in 2010 and 13% (17% in 2009) of the directors.
• In 2009/10, £21 million was spent on education, young people and lifelong learning by the national and regional screen agencies, up from £19 million in 2007/08.
• There were 4,252 students enrolled in higher education film studies courses in 2009/10, an increase of 273% on 2002/03.
• 392 moving image education providers were operating in the UK in 2011; nearly one quarter were production companies and one-fifth were venues.
• Online video rental of feature films accounted for 56% of all rental transactions of feature films in 2010.
• The total Video on Demand and near-Video on Demand (nVoD) film market was estimated to be worth £159 million in 2010, up 22% on 2009.

The full report, 2011 Statistical Yearbook, can be found at http://statisticalyearbook11.ry.com