Guillermo del Toro X The Connor Brothers Launch A Limited Edition Artwork To Support The BFI
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Carl Roberts 
BFI Fellow Guillermo del Toro and The Connor Brothers launch Frankenstein and Pinocchio photographic artworks to support the BFI National Archive.
Visionary, Academy-Award-winning film director Guillermo del Toro is launching four exclusive artwork editions in collaboration with The Connor Brothers, donating all profits to support the essential work of the BFI National Archive. Each limited-edition artwork features del Toro’s signature and draws inspiration from photographs taken from his Academy Award-winning films: Frankenstein, released on Netflix last year, and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, which debuted on Netflix in 2022.
THE BFI NATIONAL ARCHIVE
The BFI National Archive cares for one of the largest and most important collections of film, television, and moving image in the world. Expert teams actively preserve and develop the UK’s national collection for future generations. As a result, they ensure it remains accessible to today’s audiences. Recently, the British Film Institute awarded Guillermo del Toro with a BFI Fellowship, its highest accolade. He received it in recognition of the Academy Award-winning director’s extraordinary contribution to film, television, and video games. Additionally, the fellowship acknowledges the distinctive artistry that defines his work across both animation and live action.
The limited-edition prints will be available to purchase on the Sunday Is Boring website. This platform was created by British artists The Connor Brothers, Cathryn Wright, and Tiffany Newton. It launched last year with an artwork release by Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO
Guillermo del Toro said,
“Film is sustained by images that have the power to enthral and spark creativity. The BFI restores, preserves and presents film as an art form, as important as any other work of art. As a cultural institution the BFI means so much to me, it has encouraged me throughout my career and continues to inspire me. I am delighted to work with The Connor Brothers on this set of limited-edition prints, released in honour of my BFI Fellowship, to raise funds and help support the BFI’s essential work for film culture, not just for Britain, but for the world.”
ARIKE OKE
Arike Oke, BFI Executive Director of Knowledge, Learning & Collections, said,
“It is such an honor that Guillermo del Toro, The Connor Brothers and Sunday Is Boring have come together to create these limited-edition prints in support of the work of the BFI National Archive. We are proud to be custodians of the UK’s national collection of film, TV and moving image, which is one of the most culturally significant, and most complete film archives in the world. Guillermo del Toro visited our Conservation Centre recently to see firsthand the deep expertise and world class care the archive teams give to the national collection. The proceeds of these prints will be vital to supporting our mission, and our ambition for the BFI National Archive to become the most open moving image collection in the world.”
TIFFANY NEWTON
Tiffany Newton at Sunday Is Boring said,
“Sunday Is Boring aims to make art more accessible and collaborates with creatives outside the conventional art world, whether they are rock stars, athletes or entertainers. It is an honour to be able to collaborate with Guillermo del Toro to support the essential work of the BFI National Archive.”
All four artworks, each in an edition of 50 and hand signed by Guillermo del Toro, will go on sale for £295 + VAT on 15 July at 17:00 BST on www.sundayisboring.com
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