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Poldark Q&A with Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson
The actors join writer Debbie Horsfield and director Ed Bazalgette to discuss their TV adaptation of Winston Graham’s novels.
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Arthur & George Q&A with Martin Clunes
Actors Arsher Ali, Hattie Morahan and Martin Clunes, and the creative team behind Arthur & George, discuss their TV adaptation of the Julian...
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Great love scenes in LGBT films
Jason Barker (BFI Flare), Alex Davidson (BFI) and Selina Robertson (Club Des Femmes & ICO) reflect upon their favourite love scenes from LGBT...
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Isis Thompson on making documentaries
The director gets to the heart of documentary filmmaking at the 8th BFI Future Film Festival.
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Rhianna Pratchett: why I write video games
At the 8th BFI Future Film Festival the writer of Tomb Raider, Overlord and Bioshock Infinite explains how she became involved with the medium.
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Destiny Ekaragha on filmmaking
Gone Too Far! director Destiny Ekaragha delivers her keynote speech at the 8th BFI Future Film Festival.
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The Death and Resurrection Show Q&A
Director Shaun Pettigrew and Killing Joke’s frontman Jaz Coleman discuss the making of their music documentary.
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Indian Summers cast and crew Q&A
Director Anand Tucker, writer Paul Rutman and actors Julie Walters, Henry Lloyd-Hughes and Amber Rose Revah discuss their Channel 4 TV drama series.
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Shaun the Sheep Movie director and producer Q&A
Find out how the popular Aardman Animations TV character made his way to the big screen with writer-director Mark Burton and producer Paul Kewley.
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Jenny Seagrove and Denis Lawson on Local Hero
At the LOCO London Comedy Film Festival the actors recall working with Burt Lancaster, David Puttnam and Bill Forsyth on their culture-clash comedy.
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Clio Barnard on the Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Fellowship
The director of The Selfish Giant discusses her Screenwriting Fellowship, awarded to writers of exceptional talent by the Wellcome Trust and BFI.
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Ben Hopkins and MyAnna Buring on Lost in Karastan
At the LOCO London Comedy Film Festival writer-director Ben Hopkins and actor MyAnna Buring discuss their satire about a washed-up filmmaker.
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BFI Presents Testament of Youth panel discussion
Actor Alicia Vikander, director James Kent and producer Rosie Alison discuss their adaptation of Vera Brittain’s book with Baroness Shirley Williams.
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Testament of Youth introduction and featurette
Edith Bowman and BFI Chief Executive Amanda Nevill introduce a special screening of James Kent’s adaptation of Vera Brittain’s First World War...
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Watch the trailer for Carol Morley’s haunting film The Falling (2014).
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Big Hero 6 Q&A with Don Hall and Roy Conli
The co-director and producer of Disney’s latest animated feature explain how they made their comedy-adventure featuring an inflatable robot.
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Fortitude Q&A with Sofie Gråbøl and Sam Miller
The actor and director join writer Simon Donald to discuss their Arctic-set TV thriller set in a small mining community.
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Pedro Almodóvar in conversation
The director discusses the recurring themes in his films including Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.
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The Philadelphia Story trailer
Watch the trailer for George Cukor’s classic comedy The Philadelphia Story (1940).
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Afrika Bambaataa on Afrofuturism
Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa joins DJ, musician and filmmaker Don Letts to discuss the origins, history and key artists of Afrofuturism.
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Author Hilary Mantel, director Peter Kosminsky, actor Claire Foy and composer Debbie Wiseman discuss how they adapted the award-winning novel for TV.
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Alex Garland: how we made Ex Machina
Discover how the writer-director created the philosophical sci-fi thriller and hear his thoughts on collaboration, TV drama and the Coen Brothers.
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The Woman in Black: Angel of Death Q&A
Director Tom Harper, producer Simon Oakes and actors Phoebe Fox and Jeremy Irvine discuss the making of their film and the horror genre.
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David Walliams on The Boy in the Dress
The author and comedian discusses the BBC TV adaptation of his children’s novel, his approach to writing and the influence of Roald Dahl.
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The Theory of Everything panel discussion
Director James Marsh, writer Anthony McCarten and producer Lisa Bruce reflect on their film about the early life of Stephen Hawking.
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Steve Pemberton on Mapp and Lucia
The writer and actor is joined by director Diarmuid Lawrence and actor Miranda Richardson to discuss their new BBC TV series.
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Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood on 2001
The stars from 2001: A Space Odyssey talk about how they met with director Stanley Kubrick, the rotating set in the film and HAL 9000’s voice.
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Jan Chappell, Michael Keating, Stephen Greif and Sally Knyvette discuss BBC sci-fi television series Blake’s 7.
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2001: A Space Odyssey special panel discussion
Actors Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood take part in a special panel discussion to mark the rerelease of Stanley Kubrick’s iconic 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters Lecture: James Schamus
The screenwriter of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Ice Storm shares his insights on film writing and Hollywood.
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BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters Lecture: Steven Knight
The screenwriter and director reveals how he progressed from game shows and comedy to films including Dirty Pretty Things, Eastern Promises and...
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BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters Lecture: Emma Thompson
The Oscar-winning writer and actor discusses her adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, Nanny McPhee and her early years writing comedy.
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William Gibson on sci-fi cinema
In an in-depth discussion the author explores the origins of the term ‘cyberspace’, sci-fi films he admires and his experiences of screenwriting.
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John Cleese on At Last the 1948 Show
The writer and actor discusses the influential comedy sketch series, its influence on the work of Monty Python and the British satire boom in the...
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Billy Dee Williams on Star Wars’ Lando Calrissian
The actor discusses his role in the space adventure series that inspired generations of filmmakers and sci-fi fans.
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Watch the trailer for Louis Malle’s intensely moving, semi-autobiographical drama – one of the great films about the Second World War.
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Get Santa cast and crew featurette
Actors Jim Broadbent and Rafe Spall, director Christopher Smith and producer Liza Marshall discuss their BFI-backed Christmas comedy.
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Sally Hawkins – Movies That Made Me highlights
The actor joins Edith Bowman to discuss her favourite films, including Labyrinth (1986), Mulholland Dr. (2001) and Synecdoche, New York (2008).
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Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain on Salomé
The actors discuss their production of Oscar Wilde’s controversial play about a princess who lived in the time of Jesus.
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Jeff Wayne on his cinematic sci-fi influences
The composer of the musical version of H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds discusses the sci-fi cinema and TV that influenced his work.
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Watch a teaser for the BFI’s sci-fi film app, now available for free on tablets.
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Michel Gondry on his sci-fi inspiration
The director reveals his love of 2001: A Space Odyssey and explains how science fiction has influenced his work.
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Elijah Wood on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The actor discusses working with Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet on Michel Gondry’s innovative sci-fi romance.
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Alien evolution: 112 years on film in 73 seconds
Travel through more than a century of cinema history and see the greatest aliens on film, before voting for your favourite sci-fi character in our...
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Gary Numan on his sci-fi passion
Giving a rare insight into how film culture has helped shape the face of modern music, the musician gives a passionate advocacy of the sci-fi genre.
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Mike Hodges: the making of Flash Gordon
The director recalls anecdotes and funny stories about producer Dino De Laurentiis and actor Brian Blessed while discussing his cult sci-fi...
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Out of the Unknown panel discussion
Director John Gorrie, SFX sound engineer Brian Hodgson and author Mark Ward discuss the classic BBC sci-fi series Out of the Unknown.
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Set Fire to the Stars cast and crew featurette
Director Andy Goddard, producer Andrew Riach and actors Celyn Jones and Elijah Wood discuss the creation of their Dylan Thomas biopic.
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Jessica Hausner on her film Amour fou
The director discusses her darkly poetic romantic drama, how art inspired her work and the influence of Maya Derren, Akira Kurosawa and Jacques Tati.
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Terry Gilliam on Brazil and his sci-fi favourites
The director discusses his Orwellian fantasy film, working with Robert De Niro and the joys of intelligent sci-fi.
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We Are the Giant panel discussion and Q&A
Director Greg Barker and activists discuss the making of the gripping documentary, which follows the lives of six individuals facing a brutal regime.
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Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD panel discussion
The team behind the documentary, artist Kevin O’Neill and 2000AD creator Pat Mills reflect upon the influential sci-fi comic.
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The actor and director discusses how he made his eco-parable Idaho Transfer (1973) and why he cast non-actors in several key roles.
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Michel Faber on The Final Programme
The author of Under the Skin introduces the inventive British sci-fi thriller and explains his love of alternative filmmaking.
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Ray Winstone on Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
The actor reflects on working with Martin Scorsese and his own London roots as he introduces a screening of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.
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Matthew McConaughey on Interstellar and sci-fi
The actor discusses his film Interstellar, sci-fi as a genre and Christopher Nolan’s skill for making incredible ideas seem plausible.
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Watch the official new trailer for Kubrick’s masterpiece.
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Brad Pitt and David Ayer introduce Fury
The star and director introduce their Second World War drama before its Closing Night Gala screening.
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Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf at Fury premiere
Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, Michael Pena and director David Ayer at the Closing Night Gala screening of WWII drama Fury.
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Brad Pitt and a host of stars speak at the Fury press Q&A
Director David Ayer, Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf and other members of the cast discuss their WWII action drama, before its Closing Night Gala screening.
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Adityavikram Sengupta on Labour of Love
The director talks about the joys of independent filmmaking and his debut feature, alongside executive producer Jonaki Bhattacharya.
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Brad Pitt and David Ayer on the making of Fury
The actor and director talk to Edith Bowman about learning to operate a tank and the inspiration behind their WWII drama about a war-weary tank unit.
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Awards night: BFI Fellowship for Stephen Frears
Andrey Zvyagintsev wins best film award for Leviathan and Stephen Frears receives a BFI Fellowship.
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Simon Pegg on Kill Me Three Times
The actor and the film’s producers Laurence Malkin, Share Stallings and Tania Chambers discuss how they made their Australia-set comedy thriller.
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Michael Winterbottom on The Face of an Angel
The director, along with his screenwriter and stars, answers questions on their psychological thriller inspired by the real-life case of Amanda Knox.
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The Oscar-nominated director, his crew and actor David Rawle discuss their animated tale of family and folklore set on the Irish coast.
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The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands (1927)
Head curator Robin Baker introduces the restored Archive Gala film, one of the finest of the British silent era.
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Director Abderrahmane Sissako in conversation
The acclaimed filmmaker looks back over his unique career and discusses his most recent film Timbuktu, nominated for the Palme d’Or in 2014.
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The director discusses his award-winning film about a widowed mother struggling to raise her troubled son.
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Director Bennett Miller in conversation
New York City native and Moneyball director Bennett Miller reflects on his beginnings as a film director and his career.
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A Little Chaos Q&A with director Alan Rickman
The actor and director discusses his film about a landscape gardener working at Versailles during Louis XIV’s reign, at its Love Gala screening.
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Michael Tully on Ping Pong Summer
The director and screenwriter explains how his own adolescence informed the making of the nostalgic comedy.
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Industry keynote with Jeffrey Katzenberg
The CEO and founder of DreamWorks Animation looks back over his career in Hollywood, and shares some moviemaking wisdom with Clare Stewart.
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Julius Avery and Timothy White on Son of a Gun
The director and producer delve into the making of their Australian heist thriller and discuss how they persuaded Ewan McGregor to appear in the...
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby Q&A
James McAvoy, director Ned Benson and producer Cassandra Kulukundis discuss their romantic drama of love, loss and relationships.
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James McAvoy on The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
The star talks from the red carpet about this ambitious three-part film, alongside director Ned Benson and producer Cassandra Kulukundis.
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Girlhood Q&A with director Céline Sciamma
The director shares her experience of getting to know her young cast, for her film about black teenage girls coming of age in the Paris suburbs.
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Bennett Miller and the cast introduce Foxcatcher
The director and actors Sienna Miller, Steve Carell and Vanessa Redgrave introduce their unsettling exploration of the power of money and obsession.
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DreamWorks Animation event Q&A
Producer Bonnie Arnold, author Cressida Cowell and director Dean DeBlois discuss the How to Train Your Dragon movies and 20 years of animated...
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BAFTA Masterclass with DreamWorks’ Lincoln Wallen
The DreamWorks technology chief presents a masterclass on innovative animation alongside How to Train Your Dragon director Dean DeBlois.
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The writer-director reflects upon his debut feature about a boy from a Bedouin community and discusses working with non-actors from the Arabian...
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Simon Baker on making Night Bus
The director discusses his fascinating snapshot of modern London on the move, based on his own night bus experiences as a film student.
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Bennett Miller and Steve Carell on Foxcatcher
The director and star discuss their enthralling wrestling film before its Gala screening.
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Foxcatcher cast and crew on the red carpet
Director Bennett Miller joins actors Steve Carell and Sienna Miller to discuss their film on the red carpet before its Gala screening.
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Whiplash Q&A with Damien Chazelle and J.K. Simmons
The director, star, and co-star Miles Teller discuss fear, jazz and being “goofy and stupid”.
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Josephine Decker on Butter on the Latch
The director discusses her debut feature, a compelling drama about the unravelling of a female friendship set in the California woods.
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The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands feature
A host of experts discuss the silent classic, now fully restored by the BFI National Archive, and its specially commissioned new score.
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The cast and director of X+Y discuss their film
Director Morgan Matthews and his cast share some insights into this story of a teenage maths prodigy.
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J.K. Simmons on the red carpet for Whiplash
We join the stars and key creatives behind this exhilarating music-based drama ahead of the film’s gala screening.
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“It was all there on the page.” Actor J.K. Simmons reveals insights into Fletcher, his unorthodox music teacher in the music-based drama, Whiplash.
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James Kent introduces Testament of Youth
The director and Baroness Shirley Williams, the daughter of novelist Vera Brittain, introduce a new adaptation of Brittain’s First World War memoir.
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A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Q&A
Director Ana Lily Amirpour joins her cast and crew to share their enthusiasm for their “Iranian Vampire Western”.
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Edwyn Collins on The Possibilities Are Endless
“It’s terribly arty!” Musician Edwyn Collins appraises the visually striking documentary about his recovery from a devastating stroke.
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The Goob featurette with Guy Myhill
The director discusses the key themes of his Norfolk-set debut feature.
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Director Michaël Roskam and actor Noomi Rapace discuss their latest film, a Brooklyn-set crime drama featuring Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini.
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J.K. Simmons and Miles Teller on Whiplash
Actors Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons join director-screenwriter Damien Chazelle to discuss their film ahead of its Accenture Gala screening.
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The director and stars discuss their suspenseful drama set in the twilight of the American civil war.
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Jon Stewart and Maziar Bahari in discussion
“In the absence of reason, they weaponise idiocy.” The director and writer elaborate on the absurdities of torture and oppression.
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Testament of Youth stars hit the red carpet
Actors Kit Harrington and Dominic West attend the gala screening of their First World War drama based upon the memoirs of Vera Brittain.
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Jack O’Connell and Yann Demange on making ’71
The star of This is England and Skins joins the director to discuss how they crafted this thrilling chase film set in bomb-torn Belfast.
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Dearest Q&A with Peter Ho-Sun Chan
The film’s director reflects on his film about a child abduction and the many victims of China’s one-child policy.
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Testament of Youth Centrepiece Gala press Q&A
The young stars of this ambitious adaptation of Vera Brittain’s elegiac novel discuss the film, alongside its director and producer.
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Bypass Q&A with director Duane Hopkins
Duane Hopkins (Better Things, 2008) discusses his social-realist thriller about life on a council estate and avoiding the clichés of ‘broken...
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Jon Stewart and Maziar Bahari introduce Rosewater
The director and The Daily Show host and journalist introduce a screening of their film, based on the story of Bahari’s imprisonment in Iran.
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Wild Q&A with Reese Witherspoon
The creative team of Wild on adapting Cheryl Strayed’s bestselling memoir about grief, loss and finding yourself.
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Reese Witherspoon discusses Wild on the red carpet
Wild’s star, producer Bruna Papandrea, writer Nick Hornby and source novelist Cheryl Strayed discuss the making of the film at its festival...
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Kung Fu Jungle world premiere Q&A with cast
Martial arts icon Donnie Yen (Ip Man), Michelle Bai and director Teddy Chan on their new Hong Kong based martial arts thriller at its world premiere.
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Madame Bovary Q&A with Mia Wasikowska
Mia Wasikowska and Sophie Barthes on reading Flaubert, dressing the enigmatic Emma Bovary and creating the film’s authentic 19th century look.
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Reese Witherspoon and Nick Hornby on Wild
The actor and screenwriter join producer Bruna Papandrea and Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild’s source novel, at the film’s press conference.
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Production design masterclass with Maria Djurkovic
The acclaimed production designer talks about her work on Billy Elliot (2000), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and The Imitation game (2014).
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Teddy Chan on his thriller Kung Fu Jungle
The director talks about growing up watching kung fu movies and making his martial arts thriller about a Hong Kong serial killer.
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Watch the trailer for thrilling documentary CITIZENFOUR
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Carol Morley and Maisie Williams on The Falling
The director and actor join fellow cast members Florence Pugh and Monica Dolan to discuss their film’s story, themes, production and score.
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Michaël R. Roskam and Noomi Rapace on The Drop
The director and star talk about this Brooklyn-set crime drama.
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François Ozon on The New Girlfriend
The director of Jeune & jolie (2013) and Dans la maison (2012) discusses his adaptation of the Ruth Rendell short story.
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Rosewater red carpet highlights with Jon Stewart
“Regimes are cracking down in a really oppressive way.” The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart on his directorial debut, the political thriller...
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Bypass featurette with Duane Hopkins
The director and screenwriter reflects upon his story of aimless youth, the dissolution of community and moral conflict.
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Angus Sampson on his film The Mule
The director talks about his debut film, a dark comedy of greed and deception.
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Xavier Picard: Moomins on the Riviera
‘For me the Moomins is a really special world, where I can be immersed and I can stay hours’: the director shares his love of Tove Jansson’s...
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Abderrahmane Sissako talks about his film Timbuktu
The director of Academy Award nominated Timbuktu talks about his personal connection to the true story of quite rebellion against religious...
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Madame Bovary red carpet highlights
The film’s creative team and cast members discuss their adaptation of Gustave Flaubert’s classic novel.
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Q&A for Peter Strickland’s The Duke of Burgundy
“I kind of steal from everything.” Director Peter Strickland discusses his intoxicating drama The Duke of Burgundy.
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Q&A for the Cannes award-winning biopic of British painter J.M.W. Turner, with director Mike Leigh, producer Georgina Lowe and star Timothy...
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Mr. Turner red carpet highlights
At its festival premiere, director Mike Leigh, Timothy Spall and producer Georgina Lowe discuss their life of the great Romantic painter J.M.W....
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Q&A for John Boorman’s Queen and Country
The veteran director sheds light on this coming-of-age story, commencing in 1952, about army life in the run up to the Korean war.
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Peter Strickland and Nick Fenton discuss the filming of Björk’s closing performance of her Biophilia project at London’s Alexandra Palace in 2013.
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Jason Reitman introduces Men, Women & Children
The creative team behind Men, Women & Children introduce their film at the 58th BFI London Film Festival Virgin Atlantic Gala.
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Highlights from the Men, Women & Children gala
Jason Reitman, Kaitlyn Dever and Ansel Elgort at the premiere of this funny, poignant story of modern relationships.
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Press conference for Men, Women & Children
Director Jason Reitman talks about relationships, technology and adapting for the screen before the film’s Virgin Atlantic Gala screening.
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Highlights from The Imitation Game red carpet
Highlights from the red carpet for the star-studded Opening Night Gala film, The Imitation Game.
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Benedict Cumberbatch introduces The Imitation Game
The actor and the team behind the Alan Turing biopic discuss their film at the 58th BFI London Film Festival Opening Night Gala.
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The Imitation Game press conference
The talent behind The Imitation Game (2014) attend a press conference ahead of the Opening Night Gala.
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Sir Ben Kingsley and Jon Wright on Robot Overlords
Director Jon Wright, writer Mark Stay, producer Piers Tempest and actors including Sir Ben Kingsley discuss making their British sci-fi adventure.
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Trailer for The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands (1927)
One of the finest films of the British silent era, a dramatic reconstruction of two decisive naval battles from the First World War.
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Destiny Ekaragha and Bola Agbaje on Gone Too Far!
Director Destiny Ekaragha, writer Bola Agbaje, producer Christopher Granier-Deferre and actor O.C Ukeje discuss their film, Gone Too Far! (2013).
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Jack O’Connell, Jack Lowden and Yann Demange on ’71
Director Yann Demange and actors Jack O’Connell, Jack Lowden and Martin McCann discuss making their Belfast-set film about the Troubles.
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Steve Pemberton on The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
Actor and writer Steve Pemberton discusses The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, Peter Greenaway’s other films, and his own forthcoming work.
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Ken Burns on The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Director Ken Burns discusses the making of his documentary series The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014), the American civil war, and slavery.
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Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder trailer
Watch the trailer for our out-of-this-world blockbuster season, now at BFI Southbank and in venues across the UK.
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Asa Butterfield and Sally Hawkins on X+Y
Actors Asa Butterfield, Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan and Jo Yang, director Morgan Matthews and producer David Thompson discuss their film.
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Tom Green and Johnny Harris on Monsters: Dark Continent
Director Tom Green and actor Johnny Harris discuss their film Monsters: Dark Continent (2014) and how it retains the integrity of British filmmaking.
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Trailer for Monsters: Dark Continent (2014)
Follow the alien invasion to the infected zones of the Middle East in this pyrotechnic sequel to Gareth Edwards’ cult sci-fi hit, Monsters.
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Trailer for Night Will Fall (2014)
André Singer’s documentary features newsreel footage of the liberation of Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45.
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A talk with the makers of Night Will Fall
Historians discuss the reconstruction of German Concentration Camps Factual Survey, an abandoned project from 1945, with the production team of...
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Timothy Spall and Mike Leigh on Mr. Turner
The actor and director talk about their film about the last 25 years of the great British painter J.M.W. Turner’s life.
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Dominic West, Imelda Staunton and Bill Nighy on Pride
The actors talk about the events that inspired their gay activist comedy, their fellow cast members and the importance of telling the true story.
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Mike Hodges on sci-fantasy, sci-satire and sci-fact
The director reflects upon making The Terminal Man, Flash Gordon and Morons from Outer Space, and their subsequent emergence as cult films.
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Toby Jones discusses Marvellous
The actor, director Julian Farino and screenwriter Peter Bowker discuss their TV drama about popular Stoke figure Neil Baldwin.
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Sheridan Smith and Jeff Pope discuss Cilla
Actors Sheridan Smith, Aneurin Barnard and Ed Stoppard, writer Jeff Pope and director Paul Whittington discuss their Cilla Black biopic.
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Pride stars and producer in conversation
Producer David Livingstone and actors Ben Schnetzer, Faye Marsay and Andrew Scott discuss the making of their gay activist comedy.
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Finding Fela Q&A: assessing Fela Kuti’s legacy
A panel of those who knew musician Fela Kuti, including his daughter, grandson, and former manager debate his influence, importance and legacy.
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The 58th BFI London Film Festival programme launch
BFI Festival Director Clare Stewart and Chief Executive Amanda Nevill join filmmakers for the launch of this year’s BFI London Film Festival...
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Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder at the British Museum
Brian Blessed and director Mike Hodges join the audience for a weekend of sci-fi classics, including Flash Gordon and The Man Who Fell to Earth.
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Gemma Arterton introduces Made in Dagenham
The actor discusses her favourite scene in the film, the lengthy process of adapting it for a stage musical, and meeting the ladies who inspired it.
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Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and Steven Moffat on Doctor Who
The new Doctor and the show’s writer talk about how previous actors dealt with the role, and how director Ben Wheatley approached filming his...
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Jackie Chan on stunts, Hollywood and Bruce Lee
Jackie Chan joins Jonathan Ross to discuss his career, how he taught actor Adrien Brody to fight, and the challenges of working with Bruce Lee.
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Charlie Brooker and John Hannah on A Touch of Cloth
Writer Charlie Brooker, director Jim O’Hanlon, and actors Suranne Jones and John Hannah discuss their police procedural spoof A Touch of Cloth III.
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Xie Fei on actors, politics, and making Black Snow
Director Xie Fei talks about adaptation, and developing his actors while filming Black Snow (1989), made following the Tiananmen Square protests.
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Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson on The Rover
Writer-director David Michôd joins actors Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson to reveal how they made the film, a western set after an economic collapse.
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John Slattery and Christina Hendricks on God’s Pocket
Actor John Slattery joins fellow Mad Men star Christina Hendricks to discuss God’s Pocket (2014), his directorial debut.
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What Robert De Niro did for The Deer Hunter
Producer Michael Deeley explains how the actor’s approach to research, rehearsals and talent-spotting improved Michael Cimino’s Oscar-winning epic.
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BUG special: Basement Jaxx video secrets revealed
As part of a BUG: XL Recordings special, comedian Adam Buxton joins Basement Jaxx’s Felix Buxton to discuss the dance act’s key music videos.
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How Disney made Planes 2: Fire & Rescue
Director Bobs Gannaway and producer Ferrel Barron discuss how 900 people on two continents spent four years creating their animated film.
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Great ‘coming out’ scenes in LGBT films
Jason Barker (BFI Flare), Alex Davidson (BFI) and Selina Robertson (Club Des Femmes & ICO) discuss some of their favourite ‘coming out’ scenes...
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Adam MacDonald on SKY ONE and its audiences
Adam MacDonald, Director of SKY 1, talks about the channel’s audiences and identity following his closing plenary at the BFI Media Conference 2014.
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Jesse Armstrong on scriptwriting and Babylon
Peep Show writer and co-creator Jesse Armstrong discusses Channel 4’s Babylon, a drama about policing and the state of the nation.
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Pennies from Heaven and Dennis Potter remembered
Actors from the TV series, the director, the producer, and the composer discuss the show’s production, its music and its star, the late Bob...
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Farhan Akhtar at the London Indian Film Festival
The actor-director-producer discusses his big break, his screenwriter parents and the course of his career, at the London Indian Film Festival.
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Sherlock: The Empty Hearse Q&A
Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Mark Gatiss and the talent behind Sherlock discuss the making of The Empty Hearse.
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