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The Greatest Films of All Time issue
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“Films very rarely do this”: the Nirvanna the Band duo on fair use, 80s blockbusters and guerrilla filmmaking
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol are the comedian-filmmakers behind hit web series and TV show Nirvanna the Band. In their anarchic new big-screen mockumentary, they go back to the future in a film filled with tricks, antics and references to a certain 1980s time-travel film. Can they get away with it?
By James Mottram
Our statement on the Government’s consultation into the National Lottery’s Good Causes funding
Our statement on the Government’s consultation into the National Lottery’s Good Causes fundingThe back room from Dead of Night: the production design for a dusty hiding place
By Melanie Williams
BFI Player’s July 2026 line-up
BFI Player’s July 2026 line-upSupergirl: Milly Alcock carries this movie on her cape
By Kim Newman
BFI Flare: through the years
BFI Flare: through the yearsMel Brooks: 5 essential films
By Mike Sutton
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The creators of Free Nelson Mandela bring the story of Mandela’s extraordinary release to BFI Southbank.
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Our Screen Culture 2033 strategy for the BFI and ten-year National Lottery funding strategy from 2023 to 2033.
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