Isabel Davis has been appointed director of the BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Funds, overseeing $26.8 million a year.

Isabel Davis has been appointed director of the BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Funds, overseeing $26.8 million a year.

Responsible for managing an annual fund of £20 million ($26.6m), the British Film Institute role has been described as the "riskiest job" in U.K. film.