Sight and Sound FAQs

Frequently asked questions for subscribers, journalists, advertisers, publishers, and archive readers.

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Subscribers

If you have a current subscription, you can check your settings and update your records here.

My issue hasn’t arrived.

Please contact sightandsound@abacusemedia.com or telephone 020 8955 7070. They’ll check the status of your subscription and arrange redelivery if necessary.

I’d like to update my delivery address.

Please contact sightandsound@abacusemedia.com or telephone 020 8955 7070. They’ll check the status of your subscription and update your details.

When will my Direct Debit payment be taken?

Your first payment should be taken around two weeks after you have placed your order, depending on how quickly your bank can arrange the Direct Debit. If payment still hasn’t been taken by this time, please contact sightandsound@abacusemedia.com or telephone 020 8955 7070.

Your subscription bureau has not responded to my query.

Please contact us by emailing sightandsound@bfi.org.uk or telephone 020 7957 8963 and we’ll attempt to resolve your problem.

Back issues and the magazine archive

I’d like to obtain a particular issue of Sight and Sound.

Please contact our subscriptions bureau at sightandsound@abacusemedia.com or telephone 020 8955 7070 and they will be able to tell you if the issue is still available for purchase.

Some recent back issues are also available from BFI Shop.

Publishers

I’d like to obtain the rights for a Sight and Sound article for use.

Please send all rights queries and reprint requests directly to the Editor-in-Chief, Mike Williams, by emailing mike.williams@bfi.org.uk.

Advertisers

I’d like to advertise in Sight and Sound.

Please contact the contact at Media Shed, our advertising agency; Tim Porter at timp@media-shed.co.uk or telephone 020 3137 2406.

Journalists

How do I write for Sight and Sound?

If you are interested in submitting some writing for consideration please send it to our Managing Editor, Isabel Stevens, at isabel.stevens@bfi.org.uk.

Can I send you some sample writing?

If you would like to submit some of your writing please send it to our reviews editor, Katie McCabe for consideration at katie.mccabe@bfi.org.uk. We cannot guarantee that all submissions will get a response.

I have an idea for an article.

Ideas for feature articles can be sent to our managing editor Isabel Stevens. Please email isabel.stevens@bfi.org.uk with your pitch. We cannot guarantee that all submissions will get a response.

I’d like some advice on a career in journalism.

You can email the editor of Sight and Sound directly at mike.williams@bfi.org.uk. We cannot guarantee that all enquiries will get a response.