Lars von Trier has never been shy of sensational subject matter or media notoriety. Paul O’Callaghan offers an introduction to the provocations of one of world cinema’s most divisive directors.
Clio Barnard and Mark Cousins are among the filmmakers and industry professionals celebrating British film at the UK Film Centre in Cannes.
As digital technology takes over, so our affection for analogue grows. Like Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man, Joseph Ernst’s short film Londoners delights in the textures of archaic camera technology to document street life in the modern capital.
The 1920s roar again in the new film of The Great Gatsby, but Baz Luhrmann’s extravaganza is not the first film to revel in the decadence of the Jazz Age. Here are 10 of the best.
Kevin Spacey and Stephen Fry are among the thousands of tweeters captivated by beautiful colour footage of London in 1926, restored by the BFI.
Exciting debut features and the new film from Clio Barnard give British cinema a healthy presence at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
As the film industry prepares to descend on the Cannes Film Festival, the BFI Film Fund team took part in a Twitter Q&A to answer your questions, give advice and share their plans.
