New British Cinema

New British Cinema
Crime and grime in 24 hours on the mean streets of Birmingham...
New British Cinema
Libertarian, outlaw, shaman, philosopher, romantic, preacher, genius...Bill Hicks was always something other than a comedian.
New British Cinema
J Blakeson's endlessly inventive debut feature is a committed, claustrophobic three-hander, featuring some of Britain's most credible and adaptable film acting talent.
New British Cinema
After a one-night-stand gone wrong, Southerner David finds himself stranded and broke in Liverpool.
New British Cinema
A markedly assured feature debut from Lindy Heymann, an intelligent and witty comment on modern celebrity culture.
New British Cinema
Brenda Blethyn is outstanding in Rachid Bouchareb's drama set in the aftermath of the London bomb attacks of 2005.
New British Cinema
Documentary illustrating the bravery of a white Zimbabwean family as they stand up to President Robert Mugabe over his aggressive land reform.
New British Cinema
Julien Temple's latest conceptual rock documentary puts the case for Dr Feelgood, as 'four estuarine John-the-Baptists to Johnny Rotten's anti-Christ'.
New British Cinema
An expertly constructed drama depicting the anxieties and fears of being a teenager, without denying the occasional delights of being young during a hazy British summer.
New British Cinema
A fresh and imaginative cross-cultural story about an enigmatic young woman's search for herself and a place to belong.
New British Cinema
Fear and loathing in Hebden Bridge...
New British Cinema
Chris Atkins' revelatory documentary exposes the shams and deceit involved in creating a pernicious celebrity culture.
New British Cinema
Visionary director Nicolas Winding Refn's brutal and highly metaphorical early medieval epic.

Festival News

30 Oct 2009

In Pictures | Day 16 of the Festival

We wave goodbye to the Festival at the Gala screening of Sam Taylor-Wood's Nowhere Boy.

30 Oct 2009

Sight & Sound Young Journalist Winners

We tally the entries and present the winners.

29 Oct 2009

Awards Ceremony

We announce the winner of the Best Film award, plus we welcome our new BFI Fellows.

29 Oct 2009

In Pictures | Day 15 of the Festival

Behind the scenes at the Awards Ceremony.