In conversation
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Pedro Almodóvar in conversation
The Spanish director discusses his new film Julieta and his career highlights.
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Raoul Peck: “I make films for the content”
The writer-director reflects on his courageous filmmaking career, Hollywood cinema and identifying with heroes.
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Jia Zhangke & Walter Salles screentalk
The directors discuss Salles’ documentary Jia Zhangke: a Guy from Fenyang (2015) and their respective filmmaking approaches.
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Sir Alan Parker and Lord David Puttnam unplugged
The director and producer of Bugsy Malone on their early days as ad-men, their cinematic collaborations, and trading cartoon insults.
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John Waters: on stage with the ‘Pope of Trash’
The legendary film director discusses his 50-year film career and his ideas continue to inspire audiences today.
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Hou Hsiao-Hsien in conversation with Tony Rayns
The director discusses his long career, his many films and his distinctive style, as part of the BFI’s retrospective.
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Mani Ratnam in conversation with Peter Webber
The Indian filmmaker discusses his career and craft with director Peter Webber.
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Krzysztof Zanussi in conversation
The Polish director discusses his film Camouflage (1977) at the launch of the Martin Scorsese Presents Masterpieces of Polish Cinema programme.
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Armando Iannucci on Woody Allen, comedy and cinema
The creator of Alan Partridge and The Thick of It reveals how the veteran director has inspired him and what they talked about when they finally met.
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Jenny Barraclough in conversation
The award-winning documentarist joins filmmaker Roger Graef to discuss her career, civil rights and how the Queen amuses herself on Royal Tours.
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Gary Younge and Professor Gus John in conversation
The journalist and campaigner and academic reflect on 50 years of resistance against racial discrimination and economic deprivation.
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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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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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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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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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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.
Talks
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Sir David Attenborough on natural history TV
The world’s pre-eminent natural history broadcaster discusses the natural world on TV in the 1950s and 60s.
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The Long View: an introduction to Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s films
Film critic Tony Rayns introduces the remarkable work of the award-winning film director and discusses his place in Taiwan’s ‘New Cinema’ wave.
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Simon Callow on Orson Welles and the theatre
In an in-depth lecture, the actor and biographer explains how Welles’s early career in theatre influenced his cinematic acting and directing.
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London on film: Earl Cameron talk
The Bermuda-born actor, who has appeared in a range of British movies from Ealing productions to Bond and Doctor Who, discusses his career.
Trailers
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60th BFI London Film Festival trailer
Watch the trailer for the 60th BFI London Film Festival, taking place at 14 venues across the capital from 5-16 October 2016.
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Watch the trailer for Stanley Kubrick’s beautiful and beguiling adaptation of Thackeray’s novel about an 18th-century Irish adventurer.
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Watch the trailer for critic and filmmaker Mark Cousins’ moving city symphony – a compelling ode to his hometown.
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BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival 2016 trailer
Watch the trailer for the 30th Festival, celebrating the best new and classic LGBT films from around the world.
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Watch the trailer for Kent Jones’s documentary about a game-changing film interview.
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9th BFI Future Film Festival trailer
Watch the trailer and join us for the 9th edition of the BFI Future Film Festival, which runs from 17-21 February 2016.
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Watch the trailer for The Assassin, Taiwanese master Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s ravishing foray into martial arts.
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Watch the trailer for Le Mépris (1963), Jean-Luc Godard’s stylish study of a rocky marriage starring Brigitte Bardot and Michel Piccoli.
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Watch the trailer for David Lean’s epic romance starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie.
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Watch the trailer for Danny Boyle’s biopic of the Apple co-founder starring Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet.
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59th BFI London Film Festival trailer
Watch the trailer for the 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express®.
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Watch the trailer for the 4K restoration of In Cold Blood (1967), Richard Brooks’ adaptation of Truman Capote’s classic true-crime novel.
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The Confessions of Thomas Quick trailer
Watch the trailer for the gripping new documentary from award-winning director Brian Hill.
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Two films by Josephine Decker trailer
Watch the trailer for Josephine Decker’s two debut films.
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Magician: The Astonishing Life & Work of Orson Welles trailer
Watch the trailer for Magician: The Astonishing Life & Work of Orson Welles (2014)
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Blade Runner: The Final Cut trailer
Watch the new trailer for Ridley Scott’s sci-fi drama Blade Runner (1982).
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Watch the trailer for Carol Morley’s haunting film The Falling (2014).
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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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The Philadelphia Story trailer
Watch the trailer for George Cukor’s classic comedy The Philadelphia Story (1940).
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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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Watch the official new trailer for Kubrick’s masterpiece.
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Watch the trailer for Citizenfour
Watch the trailer for thrilling documentary Citizenfour (2014).
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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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Trailer for Monsters: Dark Continent
Follow the alien invasion to the infected zones of the Middle East in this pyrotechnic sequel to Gareth Edwards’ cult sci-fi hit, Monsters: Dark Continent (2014).
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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.
Essay shorts
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Hamlet on Film: To Be or Not to Be?
What makes Hamlet so infinitely quotable, and adaptable for film? In a new video essay, we explore the journey from play to cinema.
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“Could You Really Say Goodbye?”: Brief Encounter’s Carnforth Station
We visited Carnforth railway station to explore its history as a key location for David Lean’s classic British romance.
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Watch this video essay focusing on the director’s interest in how buildings and spaces change over time and how they change us.
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Watch a video essay exploring how 007’s relationships with women have changed as he’s developed into the vulnerable secret agent we now recognise.
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Lips, Love and Power: 120 Years of the Cinematic Kiss
An in-depth video essay exploring over a century of the screen kiss, delving into gender, race and sexuality.
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Snow business: making winter in movies
As Doctor Zhivago returns to cinemas, we navigate the unruly climate of snow on film.
Documentary
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Director David Sington on The Fear of 13
The director talks about his documentary based on the powerful story of convicted murderer Nick Yarris.
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Director Sean McAllister and subjects discuss A Syrian Love Story
Activists Amer Daoud and Raghda Hasan discuss their journey as refugees from Syria with director Sean McAllister.
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Sam Collins and Jarrod Kimber on Death of a Gentleman
The makers of a documentary exposing passion, greed and power in the world of cricket discuss their film at the London Indian Film Festival.
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Kim Longinotto on Dreamcatcher
The award-winning documentarist talks about her film, a portrait of a former prostitute turned humanitarian and girls’ mentor, Brenda Myers-Powell.
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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.
Experimenta
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Estate, a Reverie panel discussion
Filmmakers Andrea Luka Zimmerman, Richard Philpott, Steven Ball and Rastko Novakovic discuss their work on campaigning for everyday humanity.
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Ben Rivers and Shezad Dawood in conversation
The artist-filmmakers discuss their work, including their film The Two Eyes Are Not Brothers (2015).
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Ann Guedes and Steve Sprung on Cinema Action
Members of the filmmaking collective Cinema Action (1968-1970) discuss their work and how they captured key political and union actions.
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Video artist Zhang Peili in conversation
The Chinese artist filmmaker talks about his influential moving image work, which began as a prank.
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Visual Pleasure at 40: Laura Mulvey in discussion
Filmmakers and critics mark the 40th anniversary of Laura Mulvey’s landmark 1975 essay on film and feminist theory, ‘Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’.
Latest videos
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Michael C. Hall on The Man Who Fell to Earth and David Bowie
The star of David Bowie’s musical Lazarus joins the show’s producer Robert Fox to discuss The Man Who Fell to Earth, the film which inspired the show.
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60th BFI London Film Festival trailer
Watch the trailer for the 60th BFI London Film Festival, taking place at 14 venues across the capital from 5-16 October 2016.
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The Fall Q&A with Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan
The actors join writer-director Allan Cubitt to discuss the third series of their acclaimed psychological thriller, The Fall.
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60th BFI London Film Festival programme launch
Watch Festival filmmakers discuss their new films and choose their picks of the programme.
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Russell Howard on The Royal Tenenbaums
The comedian introduces Wes Anderson’s bittersweet comedy and explains why its characters remind him of his own family.
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Anthropoid Q&A with Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan and Sean Ellis
The actors join the writer-director to discuss their thriller about a plot to assassinate a key Nazi during the second world war.
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Poldark Q&A with Aidan Turner, Eleanor Tomlinson and Debbie Horsfield
The show’s stars and writer talk Cornish cliff-top shoots, flawed heroes, and love scenes.
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Pedro Almodóvar in conversation
The Spanish director discusses his new film Julieta and his career highlights.
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The Night Of Q&A with John Turturro and Riz Ahmed
Writer-director Steven Zaillian and executive producer Jane Tranter join the actors to discuss their HBO TV series about the US criminal justice system.
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Joanna Lumley introduces A Tale of Two Cities
The actor introduces A Tale of Two Cities and reflects upon its impact on her life and career.
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Swallows and Amazons Q&A with Philippa Lowthorpe and Andrea Gibb
The director and screenwriter discuss how they adapted Arthur Ransome’s classic adventure story and the challenges of filming in the Lake District.
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Pedro Almodóvar introduces Julieta
The Spanish auteur explains the themes and motivation behind his adaptation of three Alice Munro short stories.
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Julieta: behind the scenes with Pedro Almodóvar
See actor Emma Suárez and director Pedro Almodóvar shoot a key scene in their absorbing adaptation of three Alice Munro stories.
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Leslie Caron on La Règle du jeu
The actor and dancer discusses Jean Renoir’s classic of world cinema, her memories of the director, and auditioning for Gene Kelly.
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Actors John Hurt and Jane Lapotaire, producers Sir Jeremy Isaacs and Tony Garnett and composer Carl Davis discuss the acclaimed film and TV director.
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High-Rise: Bringing Ballard to the Big Screen
Cast members including Tom Hiddleston and Sienna Miller discuss the themes and making of Ben Wheatley’s adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s satiric novel.
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John Bishop introduces On the Waterfront
The comedian and actor introduces his Screen Epiphany film, On the Waterfront, and talks about his love of film and the immediacy of standup comedy.
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The Hard Stop Q&A with director George Amponsah
The panel talk about their motivations for making the film, and their hopes for changing perceptions about Mark Duggan and the Tottenham community.
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Finding Dory co-directors and producer Q&A
Pixar’s Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane and Lindsey Collins reveal the secrets behind their record-breaking sequel to Finding Nemo.
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Watch the trailer for Stanley Kubrick’s beautiful and beguiling adaptation of Thackeray’s novel about an 18th-century Irish adventurer.
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Louise Osmond on Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
The director discusses her documentary about the life and career of the veteran filmmaker and two-time Palme d’Or winner.
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Born to Boogie – The Motion Picture Q&A
Music producer Tony Visconti talks about Ringo Starr’s psychedelic concert film and working with T Rex.
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Walking into Film History: Alan Clarke’s Steadicam Shots
How the cinematography of a British film and TV maverick redefined walking on screen.
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Hamlet on Film: To Be or Not to Be?
What makes Hamlet so infinitely quotable, and adaptable for film? In a new video essay, we explore the journey from play to cinema.
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Director Catherine Corsini on Summertime
Director Catherine Corsini and producer Elisabeth Perez discuss their film about a lesbian relationship in 1970s France.
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The director-producer talks about his politically radical gay love story from India.
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Who’s Gonna Love Me Now UK premiere with the London Gay Men’s Chorus
The filmmakers behind a heartfelt exploration of one man’s journey towards self-acceptance talk about the making of their documentary.
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Oliver Ducastel and Jacques Martineau on Theo and Hugo
Directors Oliver Ducastel and Jacques Martineau talk about the making of their erotic gay drama.
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Director Fenton Bailey on Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
Fenton Bailey on his documentary about the legendary photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
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Watch the trailer for critic and filmmaker Mark Cousins’ moving city symphony – a compelling ode to his hometown.
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BFI Flare Opening Night Q&A: The Pass
The stars and director talk about the making of the gay footballer drama.
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David Rudkin in conversation with Michael Billington
The acclaimed writer of cult classic Penda’s Fen discusses his career as part of the dedicated BFI season, Landscape Burning: The TV Plays of David Rudkin.
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Adrian Chiles introduces Sergeant York
The broadcaster reveals why he loves Howard Hawks’ double Oscar-winner and discusses his only film appearance to date.
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BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival 2016 trailer
Watch the trailer for the 30th Festival, celebrating the best new and classic LGBT films from around the world.
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Hugh Grant awarded BFI Fellowship
The actor talks about his pride in receiving the highest honour the BFI can bestow at its annual Chairman’s Dinner, hosted by BFI Chair, Greg Dyke.
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“Could You Really Say Goodbye?”: Brief Encounter’s Carnforth Station
We visited Carnforth railway station to explore its history as a key location for David Lean’s classic British romance.
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Former BFI Chairman discusses Bob Fosse’s Oscar-winning musical and the effect it had on him as a politics student in the 70s.
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Harmony Korine in conversation
The director, screenwriter and artist discusses becoming a filmmaker, his collaboration with Larry Clark, and working with non-professional actors.
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Dexter Fletcher introduces Nuts in May
The actor-director discusses the one-off TV comedy, working with its creator, Mike Leigh, and other films which have inspired him.
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Watch the trailer for Kent Jones’s documentary about a game-changing film interview.
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Rams Q&A with director Grímur Hákonarson
Icelandic filmmaker Grímur Hákonarson discusses the inspiration behind his debut fiction feature, Rams (2015).
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Novelist Orhan Pamuk on Innocence of Memories
The Nobel prize-winning author talks about his collaboration with director Grant Gee on the making of Innocence of Memories.
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Watch this video essay focusing on the director’s interest in how buildings and spaces change over time and how they change us.
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9th BFI Future Film Festival trailer
Watch the trailer and join us for the 9th edition of the BFI Future Film Festival, which runs from 17-21 February 2016.
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Christopher Morahan in Conversation
The veteran stage and TV director looks back at his lengthy and distinguished career, including working with Orson Welles and Judi Dench.
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Marc Wootton introduces Life is Sweet
The writer and actor introduces Life is Sweet, Mike Leigh’s 1990 drama about a family’s secrets, set in a small home in London’s suburbia.
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Anna Karina on Jean-Luc Godard
The actor talks about her first casting call with Jean-Luc Godard, learning French and her love for the director.
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Anna Karina introduces Singin’ in the Rain
The actor introduces Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly’s dazzling musical Singin’ in the Rain (1952).
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The actor discusses Jean-Luc Godard’s film about a young woman who drifts into prostitution, and her relationship with the director.
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Bande à part Q&A with Anna Karina
The actor reflects on making Jean-Luc Godard’s new wave classic, the film’s memorable dance scene, and working with Bob Monkhouse.
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Anna Karina introduces Le Mépris
The actor discusses Jean Luc-Godard’s stylish study of a rocky marriage and the casting of its star, Brigitte Bardot.
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Watch a video essay exploring how 007’s relationships with women have changed as he’s developed into the vulnerable secret agent we now recognise.
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The director talks about her much-loved romantic lesbian drama.
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Silas Howard on By Hook or by Crook
The writer-director discusses his classic gender-bending buddy movie.
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Watch the trailer for The Assassin, Taiwanese master Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s ravishing foray into martial arts.
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David Walliams on Billionaire Boy
The writer and actor discusses the BBC family comedy adapted from his book, Billionaire Boy (2016).
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Simon Pegg on When Harry Met Sally...
The actor and writer discusses the Nora Ephron-scripted battle of the sexes, other romcoms he admires, and his own approach to writing comedy.
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Estée Lalonde introduces The Fault in Our Stars
The blogger introduces Josh Boone’s melodrama about a teenage girl who falls in love with a boy she meets at a cancer support group.
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Blogger Estée Lalonde introduces The Notebook
Lifestyle blogger Estée Lalonde explains why she loves old-fashioned weepie The Notebook.
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Churchill’s Secret Q&A with Michael Gambon
The actor joins co-stars Lindsay Duncan and Romola Garai, and director Charles Sturridge to discuss their drama about the former Prime Minister.
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Frank Turner introduces Instrument
The folk-punk singer-songwriter discusses Jem Cohen’s film portrait of his friends, influential post-hardcore band Fugazi.
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Lips, Love and Power: 120 Years of the Cinematic Kiss
An in-depth video essay exploring over a century of the screen kiss, delving into gender, race and sexuality.
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Dickensian cast and crew panel discussion
Actors Stephen Rea, Omid Djalili, Tuppence Middleton, Caroline Quentin and Ned Dennehy join screenwriter Tony Jordan to discuss their TV drama series.
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Gordon Warnecke on My Beautiful Laundrette
The actor discusses Stephen Frears’ film about a mixed-race gay relationship in 80s south London, and his co-stars, including Daniel Day-Lewis.
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In an amusing and passionate discussion, the writer-director reflects on his whimsical Paris-set comedy, realism and much more.
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Hadley Freeman introduces Say Anything...
The author explains why she loves Cameron Crowe’s rites-of-passage comedy and discusses the merits of other 80s teen movies.
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Jenny Agutter on Beasts of the Southern Wild
The actor introduces Benh Zeitlin’s powerful Southern Gothic fantasy, a film partly inspired by Hurricane Katrina.
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Raoul Peck: “I make films for the content”
The writer-director reflects on his courageous filmmaking career, Hollywood cinema and identifying with heroes.
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Peter & Wendy cast and crew Q&A
Actors Stanley Tucci and Laura Fraser join the team behind the one-off TV drama to discuss how they reimagined J.M. Barrie’s children’s classic.
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Love is the Devil writer-director Q&A
John Maybury joins producer Chiara Menage to discuss their Francis Bacon biopic, which focuses on the artist’s relationship with a minor criminal.
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Watch the trailer for Le Mépris (1963), Jean-Luc Godard’s stylish study of a rocky marriage starring Brigitte Bardot and Michel Piccoli.
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Clare Grogan on Gregory’s Girl
The actor talks about why Bill Forsyth’s coming-of-age romantic comedy has such enduring appeal and reveals an unlikely fan of the film.
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Gregory’s Girl actor Q&A with John Gordon Sinclair
The actor joins co-stars Dee Hepburn and Clare Grogan to discuss their roles in Bill Forsyth’s coming-of-age romantic comedy and the film’s impact.
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Race and romance on TV panel discussion
Actors Art Malik and Adrian Lester join director Gurinder Chadha to investigate how TV has represented BAME relationships over the years.
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Doctor Zhivago Q&A with Sir Tom Courtenay
The actor joins his co-star Rita Tushingham to reminisce about the making of David Lean’s historical romance epic and its star, Omar Sharif.
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Stephen Frears on Dangerous Liaisons
The director joins screenwriter Christopher Hampton to discuss their historical drama starring John Malkovich, Glenn Close and Michelle Pfeiffer.
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Snow business: making winter in movies
As Doctor Zhivago returns to cinemas, we navigate the unruly climate of snow on film.
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Four Weddings and a Funeral Q&A with Mike Newell
The director discusses his wildly successful romantic comedy, working with Hugh Grant, and disputes over the film’s title.
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The Good Dinosaur Q&A with Peter Sohn
The director joins producer Denise Ream to discuss Pixar’s prehistoric coming-of-age story about young dinosaur Apatosaurus.
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Bouquet of Barbed Wire Q&A with Andrea Newman
The writer of the 1969 novel, in which desire and infidelity shake up a troubled middle-class family, discusses its adaptation for TV.
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Director David Sington on The Fear of 13
The director talks about his documentary based on the powerful story of convicted murderer Nick Yarris.
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Screenwriter Tess Morris on how to write a romcom
The writer of romantic comedy Man Up talks about screenwriting in the genre, and offers tips for aspiring romcom creators.
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Things of the Aimless Wanderer director Q&A
Director Kivu Ruhorahoza and producer Antonio Ribeiro discuss their film, which explores the relationship between African ‘locals’ and Westerners.
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Beyond the Lights Q&A with Gina Prince-Bythewood
The writer-director joins lead actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw to discuss the making of their film, a powerful portrait of a hugely popular R&B singer called Noni.
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Love & Basketball Q&A with Gina Prince-Bythewood
The director discusses her debut feature, which was inspired by When Harry Met Sally… (1989) and produced by Spike Lee.
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Love & Disability: Shifting Perceptions on TV
A panel of experts consider the changing way in which TV presents sex and disability while discussing the medium’s achievements and failures.
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Leslie Caron on The L-Shaped Room
The actor discusses her award-winning role in Bryan Forbes’ then-shocking film about a pregnant woman who ends up in a Notting Hill boarding house.
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The Feminist’s Guide to Love on Screen panel
Filmmakers and critics dissect love and romance on screen – from fairy tales to fatal attractions – as part of the BFI’s LOVE season.
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Dame Diana Rigg on The Avengers
The actor discusses her role as fictional spy Emma Peel in the popular 1960s TV series and performing alongside Patrick Macnee and Ian Hendry.
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Brooklyn Q&A with John Crowley
The director discusses the challenges of adapting Colm Tóibín’s award-winning bestseller about a young Irish woman who emigrates to New York.
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Jekyll and Hyde discussion with Charlie Higson
The writer joins the ITV series cast and crew to discuss the development of characters and the crossing of genres in the 1930s-set drama.
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Watch the trailer for David Lean’s epic romance starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie.
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Danny Boyle introduces Steve Jobs
The director joins screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and actors Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet to introduce their biopic of the Apple co-founder and CEO.
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Steve Jobs European premiere with Danny Boyle
The director of the Apple CEO biopic is joined on the red carpet by screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and actors Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet.
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BFI London Film Festival awards 2015
Director Pawel Pawlikowski presents the Best Film Award to Chevalier director Athina Rachel Tsangari, and actor Cate Blanchett receives a BFI Fellowship.
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Truth introduction with James Vanderbilt
The screenwriter introduces his directorial debut, an adaptation of Mary Mapes’s book about the CBS investigative show 60 Minutes, featuring actors Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford.
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Palme d’Or winner Dheepan actor Q&A
Antonythasan Jesuthasan and Kalieaswari Srinivasan discuss their roles in Jacques Audiard’s film about three Sri Lankan refugees who escape to Paris.
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Shooting Stars Archive Gala introduction
Robin Baker, Head of the BFI National Archive, introduces the 2015 Archive Gala screening of Anthony Asquith’s Shooting Stars (1928).
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Shooting Stars red carpet interviews
Robin Baker and curator Bryony Dixon discuss the significance of Anthony Asquith’s Shooting Stars, newly restored by the BFI National Archive.
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Anomalisa Q&A with Charlie Kaufman
The writer-director discusses the making of his first stop-motion feature with his co-director Duke Johnson and actor David Thewlis.
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Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives Q&A
The DJs-turned-filmmakers discuss their film and 90s radio show, that broadcast early demos from now-huge acts including Jay Z, Nas and Wu-Tang Clan.
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Patricio Guzmán talks about The Pearl Button
The master documentary-maker discusses his new film about the south of Chile and the indigenous people of Patagonia.
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Career interview with filmmaker Todd Haynes
The director of Carol (2015) and Far From Heaven (2002) talks about his remarkable body of work with Festival Director, Clare Stewart.
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Laurie Anderson in conversation with Brian Eno
The filmmaker joins the artist and musician to discuss ‘Habeas Corpus’, a work made in collaboration with a former Guantánamo Bay detainee.
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Interview with Academy Award winner Paolo Sorrentino
Director of Academy Award-winning The Great Beauty (2013), is interviewed by Adrian Wooton about his career to-date and his new film Youth.
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Carol introduction with Todd Haynes and Cate Blanchett
The actor joins her co-star Rooney Mara, director Todd Haynes and producer Elizabeth Karlsen to introduce their acclaimed 50s-set drama.
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Carol red carpet with Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara
The actors join director Todd Haynes to talk about this love story – a romance between two women adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s novel, The Price of Salt.
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George Amponsah on The Hard Stop
The director discusses his documentary which focuses on two friends of Mark Duggan, the Tottenham man whose death sparked the 2011 UK riots.
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Alistair Hope on Alien: Isolation
In an in-depth discussion, the renowned game designer gets to the heart of the award-winning game based on the Alien franchise.
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Brendan Cowell on Ruben Guthrie
The director discusses his film, Australia’s drinking culture and how he coaxed such a distinctive performance from lead actor Patrick Brammall.
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Nicholas Hytner introduces The Lady in the Van
The director presents his big-screen adaptation of Alan Bennett’s hugely popular play, before its Centrepiece Gala Festival screening.
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The Lady in the Van red carpet with Alan Bennett
Dame Maggie Smith joins the writer of this real-life story of community in Camden alongside director Nicholas Hyther, who talks about her incredible performance.
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The Lobster Q&A with Rachel Weisz and Colin Farrell
The stars are joined by writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos to talk about animals, romance and their roles in this dystopian love story.
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Rachel Weisz on Brief Encounter
The actor discusses her favourite films about love, including David Lean’s romantic masterpiece about a secret affair.
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Yorgos Lanthimos discusses The Shepherds of Calamity
The director of The Lobster discusses his favourite film about love, a classic Greek tale about an attempted arranged marriage.
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My Favourite LOVE Film: Colin Farrell on Withnail and I
The Lobster star Colin Farrell reveals his favourite love film, a story of compassion and companionship.
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Brooklyn introduction with director John Crowley
The director and actor Saoirse Ronan introduce their adaptation of Colm Tóibín’s novel about a young Irish woman who journeys to New York.
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Brooklyn red carpet with cast and crew
Saoirse Ronan, director John Crowley and screenwriter Nick Hornby talk about the romance in their adaptation of Colm Toibin’s best-selling novel.
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Public House Q&A with Sarah Turner
The artist and filmmaker answers questions about her documentary and the wider political issues of gentrification and community activism.
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Partisan Q&A with director Ariel Kleiman
The writer-director discusses his film about a man who trains child assassins, the inspiration behind the film, and the casting of Vincent Cassel.
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Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans Q&A
Writer-director Gabriel Clarke and producer-director John McKenna discuss their film about the actor’s obsession to make the ultimate racing film.
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The Witch Q&A with director Robert Eggers
The creator of this tense tale reflects on growing up in New England, ‘next gen’ horror movies and making a ‘puritan’s nightmare’ of a film.
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Black Mass introduction with Johnny Depp
The actor is joined by co-star Benedict Cumberbatch and director Scott Cooper to present their film based on Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger.
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Black Mass red carpet with Johnny Depp
The stellar cast of director Scott Cooper’s chilling crime drama talk about their roles and the story’s resonance.
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Bone Tomahawk director introduction and Q&A
S. Craig Zahler joins producers Dallas Sonnier and Jack Heller to introduce and answer questions about their horror-tinged western.
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The American Epic Sessions Q&A with Bettye Lavette
One of the film’s featured music legends, along with its director and producer, discuss their film about a pioneering piece of music engineering.
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Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg? cast and crew Q&A
The film’s directors and its young stars talk stunts, auditions and the fun they had making this British children’s movie set by the sea.
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Room introduction with Brie Larson
The actor joins director Lenny Abrahamson and screenwriter Emma Donoghue to discuss their film about a young boy and his mother being held captive.
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The Program Q&A with cast and crew
The cast of the controversial film about cyclist Lance Armstrong join director Stephen Frears and screenwriter John Hodge to discuss their project.
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The Program red carpet with Stephen Frears
The cast and crew behind the director’s biopic of cyclist Lance Armstrong talk about the creeping tale of lies hidden behind Armstrong’s star-struck persona.
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Screentalk with casting director Laura Rosenthal
The casting director looks back on her long career, from working with Woody Allen to her most recent collaborations with Todd Haynes.
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The Oscar-nominated actor talks about her prodigious career, from Atonement and The Lovely Bones to The Grand Budapest Hotel and Brooklyn.
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Guy Maddin screentalk with Clare Stewart
The director of My Winnipeg talks about his expansive and multi-faceted project inspired by the many lost films from cinema’s history.
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Jia Zhangke & Walter Salles screentalk
The directors discuss Salles’ documentary Jia Zhangke: a Guy from Fenyang (2015) and their respective filmmaking approaches.
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Beeba Boys introduced by actor Gulshan Grover
The Bollywood star talks about working with acclaimed director Deepa Mehta for her gangster film set in the heart of Vancouver.
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Live from New York! Q&A with director and producer
The director and producer on making their film about the much-loved American comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live.
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High-Rise director and cast Q&A
Director Ben Wheatley talks about adapting this sci-fi satire by J.G. Ballard, alongside Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller and Elizabeth Moss.
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High-Rise red carpet with cast and crew
Director Ben Wheatley and actors Sienna Miller and Tom Hiddleston talk about adapting this story of British urban dystopia before its Festival Gala screening.
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A Bigger Splash Q&A with Ralph Fiennes
The actor reflects on making this provocative film, alongside director Luca Guadagnino, following its Love Gala festival screening.
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A Bigger Splash red carpet with Ralph Fiennes
The star talks about this ‘mischievous’ remake of a French cult classic, alongside director Luca Guadagnino, on the Love Gala red carpet.
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The writer-director discusses his debut feature, which follows a hot summer’s day in the life of three young men in St Louis.
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Tangerine Q&A with director Sean Baker
The creative team behind the film talk to Festival director Clare Stewart about making this moving yet fast-paced drama.
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The director discusses the Slovak New Wave of the 1980s and how Prague was the key destination for photographers and artists in Czechoslovakia.
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Elstree 1976 director, producer and cast Q&A
Director Jon Spira and producer Hank Starrs join actors Derek Lyons and John Chapman to discuss their documentary about 10 Star Wars bit-part actors.
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Trumbo introduction with Bryan Cranston
Actors Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, John Goodman, Helen Mirren and Bryan Cranston introduce their biopic of blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.
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Trumbo red carpet with Bryan Cranston
Producer Shivani Rawat joins actors Bryan Cranston, Helen Mirren, John Goodman and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje to discuss their biopic of the screenwriter.
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Cary Fukunaga on Beasts of No Nation
The director discusses his adaptation of Uzodinma Iweala’s dark story about child soldiers who join guerrilla groups and the making of his film.
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21 Nights with Pattie director Q&A
Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu reveal the inspiration behind their outrageous sex comedy and explain their own connection to the film’s setting.
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Geena Davis at the Symposium on Gender and Media
The actor and founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media discusses the role of women in the film industry and gender inequality.
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Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang director Q&A
Jia Zhangke discusses the documentary about his life with its director, Walter Salles, and reflects on making films in China.
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Mountains May Depart Q&A with Jia Zhangke
The director joins actor Zhao Tao to discuss their humane drama about a group of friends in a changing world.
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Director Sarah Gavron introduces Suffragette
Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan join the team behind Suffragette, the story about the battle to win women the vote, at the Festival’s Opening Night Gala.
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Sarah Gavron joins actors including Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Ben Whishaw to discuss their film about British women’s fight for the vote.
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Sir Alan Parker and Lord David Puttnam unplugged
The director and producer of Bugsy Malone on their early days as ad-men, their cinematic collaborations, and trading cartoon insults.
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Collectors discuss their love for props and their experiences bidding on items at a film and TV memorabilia auction held at BFI IMAX.
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John Waters on Boom! and other love stories
The director discusses Joseph Losey’s drama starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and reveals his love for Douglas Sirk and Terence Davies.
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Following a brief introduction to the camp British sci-fi starring Joan Crawford, John Waters interviews Joe Cornelius, who plays Trog.
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John Waters discusses his favourite British films
The writer-director talks about the six British films he curated for his BFI season called Teabaggin’ in the Kitchen Sink.
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John Waters introduces Serial Mom
The writer-director introduces his comedy starring Kathleen Turner as a suburban housewife with an appetite for murder.
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John Waters: on stage with the ‘Pope of Trash’
The legendary film director discusses his 50-year film career and his ideas continue to inspire audiences today.
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Downton Abbey cast and crew panel discussion
Producer Chris Croucher and costume designer Anna Robbins join actors Laura Carmichael and Penelope Wilton to discuss the award-winning TV drama.
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Director Sean McAllister and subjects discuss A Syrian Love Story
Activists Amer Daoud and Raghda Hasan discuss their journey as refugees from Syria with director Sean McAllister.
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Hou Hsiao-Hsien in conversation with Tony Rayns
The director discusses his long career, his many films and his distinctive style, as part of the BFI’s retrospective.
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Screenwriter Tess Morris and broadcaster Dame Jenni Murray get to the heart of LOVE, the BFI’s blockbuster season of films and events.
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Bill: the story behind the early life of Shakespeare
The stars of Horrible Histories and Yonderland discuss Bill, their latest feature about Shakespeare’s ‘Lost Years’.
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Watch the trailer for Danny Boyle’s biopic of the Apple co-founder starring Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet.
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Legend Q&A with Brian Helgeland
The director discusses his biopic of Reggie and Ronnie Kray, the real-life 1960s London gangsters, who are both played by Tom Hardy.
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The Long View: an introduction to Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s films
Film critic Tony Rayns introduces the remarkable work of the award-winning film director and discusses his place in Taiwan’s ‘New Cinema’ wave.
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Owning Hollywood: iconic props under the hammer
Stephen Lane of The Prop Store explains how Star Wars led him to collecting and selling props, costumes and memorabilia from films and TV shows.
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Nicolas Winding Refn on The Act of Seeing
The director of Drive, Bronson and Only God Forgives discusses his book of rare exploitation film posters with co-author Alan Jones.
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Nicolas Winding Refn introduces Farewell Uncle Tom
The director of Drive, Bronson and Only God Forgives explains his passion for Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi’s controversial docu-drama.
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59th BFI London Film Festival trailer
Watch the trailer for the 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express®.
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59th BFI London Film Festival programme launch
Directors including John Crowley, Max Gogarty, William Fairman and Stephen Fingleton discuss films to look forward to in the Festival programme.
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Watch the trailer for award-winning documentary A Syrian Love Story (2015).
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Watch the trailer for the 4K restoration of In Cold Blood (1967), Richard Brooks’ adaptation of Truman Capote’s classic true-crime novel.
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Girl Talk Gone Wrong: Butter on the Latch panel
Director Josephine Decker joins a panel of experts to discuss her film about a female friendship that unravels at a Balkan music festival.
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Performance Q&A with Sandy Lieberson
The producer discusses cinematographer-turned-director Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell’s 1970 film, starring Mick Jagger and James Fox.
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The actor discusses the making of Michael Winterbottoms’s turn-of-the-millenium tale of three London sisters dealing with love and family life.
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Rian Johnson introduces Under the Skin
The director of Brick (2005) and Looper (2012) explains why he loves Jonathan Glazer’s elliptical sci-fi fantasy.
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Sir Alan Parker and Dexter Fletcher on Bugsy Malone
The writer-director and actor discuss the casting and production of their musical-gangster comedy which was memorably made with an all-child cast.
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James Floyd and Fady Elsayed on My Brother the Devil
The actors discuss filming Sally El Hosaini’s debut during the 2011 London riots and their roles as British-Arab brothers growing up in London.
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The Krays Q&A with Martin and Gary Kemp
Director Peter Medak, writer Philip Ridley and fellow cast member Kate Hardie join the actors to discuss their film about the London gangsters.
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Estate, a Reverie panel discussion
Filmmakers Andrea Luka Zimmerman, Richard Philpott, Steven Ball and Rastko Novakovic discuss their work on campaigning for everyday humanity.
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Andrew Haigh on his second feature 45 Years
The writer-director joins actors Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay in a conversation about the development of Haigh’s haunting second feature about modern love.
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Sparrows Can’t Sing Q&A with Barbara Windsor
The actor joins fellow cast member Murray Melvin to reminisce about Joan Littlewood’s vivid 1960s portrait of London’s East End.
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War Book Q&A with Tom Harper and Jack Thorne
The director and writer are joined by actor Shaun Evans to discuss their film about a group of civil servants who role-play nuclear attack scenarios.
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Sir David Attenborough on natural history TV
The world’s pre-eminent natural history broadcaster discusses the natural world on TV in the 1950s and 60s.
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Keith Baxter on Chimes at Midnight
The actor discusses his role as Prince Hal in director Orson Welles’s 1966 film adaptation of the Shakespearean plays.
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Sexuality on screen panel discussion
Josephine Decker joins fellow director Sophie Hyde and producer Catrin Cooper for a discussion about female pleasure and sexuality in film.
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Simon Callow on Orson Welles and the theatre
In an in-depth lecture, the actor and biographer explains how Welles’s early career in theatre influenced his cinematic acting and directing.
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The Singing Detective panel discussion
Actors Michael Gambon and Janet Suzman, producer Kenith Trodd, director Jon Amiel and writer Peter Bowker reflect upon Dennis Potter’s TV series.
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Sam Collins and Jarrod Kimber on Death of a Gentleman
The makers of a documentary exposing passion, greed and power in the world of cricket discuss their film at the London Indian Film Festival.
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Labour of Love director and producer Q&A
Aditya Vikram Sengupta and Jonaki Bhattacharya discuss their award-winning Kolkata-set tale about a couple who are separated by work.
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The writer-director discusses her debut feature inspired by the Bangladeshi author in exile, Taslima Nasreen.
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Mani Ratnam in conversation with Peter Webber
The Indian filmmaker discusses his career and craft with director Peter Webber.
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Gour Hari Dastaan: The Freedom File director Q&A
Ananth Narayan Mahadevan joins actor Konkona Sen Sharma to discuss their biopic about one of the last remaining Gandhian freedom fighters in India.
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Amy Poehler discusses Inside Out
Comedian Amy Poehler, writer-director Peter Docter and producer Jonas Rivera discuss the Pixar film about the emotions in a girl’s mind.
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London on film: Earl Cameron talk
The Bermuda-born actor, who has appeared in a range of British movies from Ealing productions to Bond and Doctor Who, discusses his career.
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The Confessions of Thomas Quick trailer
Watch the trailer for the gripping new documentary from award-winning director Brian Hill.
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Two films by Josephine Decker trailer
Watch the trailer for Josephine Decker’s two debut films.
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Historian Dr Ama Biney on Njinga, Queen of Angola
Watch the post-screening discussion for Sérgio Graciano’s historical epic about the enduring power of African warrior Queen Njinga.
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S.W.A.L.K. (aka Melody) panel discussion
Screenwriter Sir Alan Parker, director Waris Hussein and actors Sheila Steafel and Mark Lester discuss their film about a pre-teen couple.
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Ben Rivers and Shezad Dawood in conversation
The artist-filmmakers discuss their work, including their film The Two Eyes Are Not Brothers (2015).
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Actor Tim Reid on American race movies
Watch highlights from an African Odysseys study day, which focuses on the birth and legacy of the race movies in the US that started in 1915.
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The Birth of a Nation at 100 discussion
Highly regarded keynote speakers look at the damaging effects D.W. Griffith’s film had on the politics of race upon its release 100 years ago.
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Ann Guedes and Steve Sprung on Cinema Action
Members of the filmmaking collective Cinema Action (1968-1970) discuss their work and how they captured key political and union actions.
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Dennis Potter’s Son of Man panel discussion
Director Gareth Davies, producer Kenith Trodd and author Ian Greaves reflect upon the screenwriter’s alternative retelling of Jesus’s final days.
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The director explains how he made his Amy Winehouse documentary using new interviews alongside archive footage from the singer’s friends and family.
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The Long Good Friday panel discussion
Screenwriter Barrie Keeffe, cinematographer Phil Méheux and actor Paul Barber discuss the London crime thriller and remember its star, Bob Hoskins.
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Tender is the Night panel discussion
The team behind Dennis Potter’s TV adaptation of the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel reflect on how they created it.
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Nelly Ben Hayoun on Disaster Playground
Director Nelly Ben Hayoun and Dr. Franck Marchis (SETI Institute) discuss asteroid emergencies in Disaster Playground (2015).
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Marilyn Monroe panel discussion
Experts including Lucy Bolton, Jacqueline Rose, Bonnie Greer, and Jemma Desai investigate the appeal of one of cinema’s most enduring icons.
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The Salt of the Earth panel discussion
At a Refugee Week screening of Wim Wenders’ film celebrating photographer Sebastião Salgado, a panel of experts consider the impact of his work.
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Witold Sobociński and Piotr Sobociński Jnr Q&A
The veteran director of photography and his cinematographer grandson discuss the methods and evolution of their craft.
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What made Marilyn Monroe’s look so iconic?
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The Outcast creative team and cast Q&A
Writer Sadie Jones and director Iain Softley join actors Greg Wise, George MacKay and Jessica Barden to discuss the making of their TV mini-series.
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Humans cast and creative team panel discussion
Key creatives and actors from the new Channel 4 sci-fi series delve into the show’s development and theme of artificial intelligence.
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West Q&A with Christian Schwochow
The director reflects on the autobiographical elements of his film about a woman and her son escaping from East Germany during the cold war.
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Steven Berkoff on The Hidden Fortress
The actor and playwright reveals his passion for Akira Kurosawa’s classic of world cinema, which was also a key influence on Star Wars.
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The Death of “Superman Lives” Q&A with Jon Schnepp
Producer Holly Payne and executive producer Rob Pierce join the director to discuss their documentary about the proposed superhero film.
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The Visit Q&A with director Michael Madsen
Filmmaker Michael Madsen discusses big ideas raised in his documentary-style sci-fi drama with space expert Professor Chris Welch.
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Listening Q&A with Khalil Sullins
The writer and director, producer Pardis Sullins, actor Thomas Stroppel and composer Edward White discuss their thought-provoking sci-fi thriller.
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Dawn Q&A with Anders Elsrud Hultgreen
The director joins actors Torstein Bjørklund and Ingar Helge Gimle to discuss the making of their post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama.
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Drag queen Jinkx Monsoon on films that inspire her
The winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race season five talks about some of her favourite films and how they have influenced her drag.
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Future Film: Raw Shorts 2.0 – Carpe Diem
Three young film and TV professionals share their experiences, offering valuable insights on finding routes into the industry.
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Hair, Makeup and Prosthetics with Jan Sewell
At a BAFTA Masterclass event the award-winning makeup artist discusses her career and working with actors including Eddie Redmayne and Josh Brolin.
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Video artist Zhang Peili in conversation
The Chinese artist filmmaker talks about his influential moving image work, which began as a prank.
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Looking for Love Q&A with Menelik Shabazz
The director reflects on his documentary about relationships and love within communities.
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Visual Pleasure at 40: Laura Mulvey in discussion
Filmmakers and critics mark the 40th anniversary of Laura Mulvey’s landmark 1975 essay on film and feminist theory, ‘Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’.
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Industrial Soundtrack for the Urban Decay Q&A
Writer-director Amélie Ravalec and co-director Travis Collins discuss their music documentary with industrial music duo Carter Tutti.
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Lost Mountain Q&A with director Gu Tao
The filmmaker answers questions on his documentary about a hunter trying to keep ancient traditions alive in China’s Inner Mongolia region.
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Noël Coward panel discussion with Penelope Keith
Comedian Alistair McGowan joins the actor, fellow performers Keith Barron and Maria Aitken and director John Gorrie to reflect on the playwright’s work.
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Drag queen Bianca Del Rio: why I love Auntie Mame
The winner of season six of RuPaul’s Drag Race explains why she loves the 1958 comedy starring Rosalind Russell as the formidable title character.
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Katie Mitchell introduces Come and See
The multimedia director discusses Elem Klimov’s harrowing film, which depicts the devastation of Belarus by the Nazis.
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Magician: The Astonishing Life & Work of Orson Welles trailer
Watch the trailer for Magician: The Astonishing Life & Work of Orson Welles (2014)
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell panel discussion
Actors Marc Warren and Bertie Carvel join the creative team behind their fantasy TV drama series to discuss the making of the show.
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German Concentration Camps Factual Survey Q&A
A panel of experts answer questions about the postwar documentary painstakingly restored by the Imperial War Museum.
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The Falling Q&A with Carol Morley and Greta Scacchi
The director and actor discuss casting, researching and finding a ghostly location for their film at a preview screening at BFI Southbank.
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Krzysztof Zanussi in conversation
The Polish director discusses his film Camouflage (1977) at the launch of the Martin Scorsese Presents Masterpieces of Polish Cinema programme.
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Kristin Scott Thomas on All About Eve
The actor joins director Stephen Daldry to discuss the classic drama, her dislike of improvisation and the success of Four Weddings and a Funeral.
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Armando Iannucci on Woody Allen, comedy and cinema
The creator of Alan Partridge and The Thick of It reveals how the veteran director has inspired him and what they talked about when they finally met.
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Jenny Barraclough in conversation
The award-winning documentarist joins filmmaker Roger Graef to discuss her career, civil rights and how the Queen amuses herself on Royal Tours.
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Legends of Ska: Cool and Copasetic panel discussion
Director Brad Klein joins musicians Rico Rodriguez and Derrick Harriott to discuss his documentary about two memorable ska concerts.
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Gary Younge and Professor Gus John in conversation
The journalist and campaigner and academic reflect on 50 years of resistance against racial discrimination and economic deprivation.
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Thunderbirds Are Go panel discussion
The cast and crew from the eagerly awaited Thunderbirds reboot reveal how they updated the classic TV series while staying true to the original show.
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BFI Flare 2015: highlights from the Festival
BFI Flare programmers look back at some of their favourite moments from the 2015 BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival.
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Dustin Lance Black on My Own Private Idaho
The Oscar-winning screenwriter of Milk explains why My Own Private Idaho is one of his favourite LGBT films.
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Malcolm Ingram on gay sports documentary Out to Win
The director-producer talks about his film charting the history of homosexuality in competitive sports.
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show intro and party
Following an introduction to the cult classic at BFI IMAX, superfans reveal why they love the film.
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The writer-director discusses his film about a retired dancer interviewed about his secret past.
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The director talks about her coming-of-age film about a shy girl confronting prejudice in a rural Dutch town.
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Chris Birch and Mike Jackson on Pride
The pair discuss the people who inspired Matthew Warchus’s film about gay activists who stand up for striking miners in 1984.
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Lesbians & Gays Support the Miners activists on Pride
The real-life characters immortalised in the acclaimed comedy-drama talk about their representation in the film.
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Mark Christopher on disco drama 54: The Director’s Cut
The writer-director discusses the newly restored director’s cut of the story of the world’s greatest nightclub.
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Erica Tremblay on Roller Derby doc In the Turn
The writer-director talks about her documentary about a trans girl who finds herself through Roller Derby.
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Sandra Bagaria on The Amina Profile
The woman who had a long-distance relationship with the so-called “Gay Girl in Damascus” discusses the documentary about the case.
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Production designer Sunny Dolat on Stories of Our Lives
The production and wardrobe designer of The NEST Collective discusses their award-winning film about LGBT lives in Kenya.
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David Thorpe on Do I Sound Gay?
The director-producer talks about his witty documentary charting the evolution of the ‘gay voice’.
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Carter Smith on Jamie Marks Is Dead
The writer-director talks about his chilling ghost story exploring adolescent awakening and sexual identity.
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Writer-director Frédéric Tcheng reflects on his work during the production of his documentary Dior and I (2014).
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Rebecca Root on Breakfast on Pluto
Actor Rebecca Root reveals why she loves Neil Jordan’s comedy-drama about a trans woman searching for her mother.
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Director Dan Sickles on Mala Mala
The director of the documentary about the lives of trans people in Puerto Rico discusses his film.
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Portrait of a Serial Monogamist Q&A
The writer-directors of the comedy charting the dos – and don’ts – of lesbian relationships discuss their film.
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The director, producer and stars discuss their in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at London’s finest drag performers.
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Patrik-Ian Polk & Rikki Beadle-Blair on Blackbird
The director and screenwriter discuss their coming-of-age story about a gay kid in a conservative Mississippi town.
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Desiree Akhavan on Appropriate Behaviour
The actor-writer-director discusses the making of her comedy about a bisexual Iranian-American woman struggling to negotiate her troubled love life.
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The star of Jeffrey Schwarz’s documentary talks about his life, his career and being a gay actor in 1950s Hollywood.
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Tab Hunter on the documentary about his life
The former matinee idol talks about Tab Hunter Confidential, Jeffrey Schwarz’s documentary about his life.
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Ester Martin Bergsmark on Something Must Break
The writer-director talks about their coming-of-age tale about a young trans teen living in Stockholm.
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Mel Brooks on receiving the BFI Fellowship in 2015
Comedian-director reveals how he once quit Blazing Saddles (1974), and what he plans to do with the BFI’s highest honour.
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Director Justin Kelly on I Am Michael
At the opening of BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival, the writer-director discusses his film about a gay activist who denounced his homosexuality.
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BFI Flare opening night gala intro
The programmers of the 2015 BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival run through some of the highlights of the festival.
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Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith on Inside No. 9
Producer Adam Tandy joins the writer-actors to discuss the second season of their acclaimed anthology comedy series.
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The star and director of Appropriate Behaviour discusses her favourite LGBT film.
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Kim Longinotto on Dreamcatcher
The award-winning documentarist talks about her film, a portrait of a former prostitute turned humanitarian and girls’ mentor, Brenda Myers-Powell.
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Blade Runner: The Final Cut trailer
Watch the new trailer for Ridley Scott’s sci-fi drama Blade Runner (1982).
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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 Barnes novel.
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Lord David Puttnam introduces Pinocchio
The producer talks about his early cinema memories at a screening of Pinocchio (1940) in partnership with American Express®.
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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 films.
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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 memoir.
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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 Locke.
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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 1960s.
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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 poll.
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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 adventure.
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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 film.
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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 innovation.
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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 desert.
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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 Britain’.
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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 premiere.
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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 Citizenfour
Watch the trailer for thrilling documentary Citizenfour (2014).
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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 Rosewater.
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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 characters.
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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 extremism.
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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 Spall.
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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. Turner.
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John Boorman on 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
Follow the alien invasion to the infected zones of the Middle East in this pyrotechnic sequel to Gareth Edwards’ cult sci-fi hit, Monsters: Dark Continent (2014).
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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 Night Will Fall (2014) – a documentary about the film.
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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 programme.
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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 episode.
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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 on film.
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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 Hoskins.
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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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Watch your favourite films online with the official BFI Player.
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5-16 October 2016. The world’s best new films in cinemas across London.
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BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival
The best new and classic LGBT films from around the world.
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