Sydney Samuelson

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Sir Sydney Wylie Samuelson, CBE (b. 7 December 1925) was appointed in 1991 by the government of the UK as the first British Film Commissioner.

He is the son of cinema pioneer G. B. Samuelson. He has been an officer of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts for over 20 years, has been chairman of the Management board from 1976 and is a permanent trustee. In 1985 he received The Michael Balcon Award and in 1993, a Fellowship, the Academy’s highest honour. In 1995 he was awarded a Knighthood, for services to the British Film Commission.