Events

100 Years Ago - 1909 on Film

An eclectic centenary selection.

African Caribbean Matinee: A Charmed Life

An inspiring exploration of the history of the Caribbean community in the UK.

Archive Cricket Evening

David Frith and Clyde Jeavons present a selection of historic archive cricket footage.

BUG 16: The Evolution of Music Video

Get set for a dazzling show of music videos as everyone's favourite audio-visual display returns.

Celina Murga and Martin Scorsese in Conversation

An evening in the company of Martin Scorsese and his protégée, Argentine filmmaker Celina Murga.

The Children of Green Knowe

Take a break from the Christmas shopping for this mystical, charmingly wintry tale.

The Constant Nymph

One of the biggest British films of 1928

Course: Citizen Kane and the Magnificent Welles: Part 1

Course: Citizen Kane and the Magnificent Welles: Part 2

Dark Fibre

BFI Southbank and AV label Ne1co's club event returns for a special festive edition.

Film Funday Dragons and Magic Workshop

Come along to our special Ingenious workshop and make up your own dragon story.

Filmstore Event: Eisenstein and the Audiovisual

Robert Robertson discusses Sergei Eisenstein's ideas about the audiovisual in cinema.

Free Seniors' Talk: Oy Britannia

A collection of documentary records and film favourites exploring Jewish representation on British screens.

Free Seniors' Talk: Welcome to the Dream Palace: British Cinema of the 1930s

The BFI National Archive's John Oliver provides an overview of British film production in the 1930s.

Future Film in partnership with TrueTube Presents: Visionaries - Youth in High Definition

Future Film Presents: Red Shoes Dance Workshop

To celebrate the re-release of the classic The Red Shoes we offer a day of dance and film.

Genre Collage: the new live set by People Like Us

A humorous, surrealist, informative work from audio-visual collage artist Vicki Bennett.

Ticket Ballot: TV Preview: Hamlet + Q&A

We welcome special guests for this exclusive preview screening of the RSC's production.

Josef von Sternberg: An Illustrated Introduction

John Baxter explores von Sternberg's work and many contradictions.

The King of Communism: The Pomp and Pageantry of Nicolae Ceausescu + Q&A with Ben Lewis

A surprising, funny and entertaining study of a destructive regime.

Let's Dance: The Red Shoes in Art and Film

Artist and curator David A Bailey highlights contributions to this enduring dance.

Loyalties + Citizen 63: Barry Langford

Highlighting a groundbreaking tale of anti-Semitism in British high society.

Michael Haneke in Conversation

The director will be discussing his Palme d'Or winning film The White Ribbon and his career to date.

Preview: Mother (Madeo) + Bong Joon-Ho in Conversation

A startlingly original account of maternal feelings in all their terrifying intensity, blackly comic and exquisitely shot.

Preview: The Limits of Control

Jim Jarmusch's latest brave, bizarre and very beautiful film.

RIBA Building Futures 'This House Believes We Have Lost Sight of the Future.'

A multi-disciplinary evening fusing film, architecture and debate to reveal our ambitions for tomorrow.

Sally Potter and Tilda Swinton in Conversation

We welcome two of the UK's most prominent and innovative artists to the BFI Southbank stage.

Seniors' Free Matinee: The Man Who Changed His Mind

Vintage sci-fi horror with Boris Karloff.

The Shooting People Masterclass - Sally Potter

Join Sally Potter for a 'how to' designed specifically for the emerging filmmaker.

SP-ARK: Opening Sally Potter's Archive

Spend an afternoon exploring the Orlando archive.

Future Film Presents: Strictly Success

To celebrate the re-release of the classic The Red Shoes we offer a day of dance and film.

Ticket Ballot: Screen Epiphany: Monsieur Hulot's Holiday + introduction by Sally Potter

This joyous Holiday is not one to be missed!

Ticket Ballot: TV Preview: Shameless + Panel Discussion: After Thatcher: The New Radical Drama

Episode one of the new series followed by a discussion by an eminent panel.

A Tribute to Oliver Postgate: Oliver Postgate: A Life in Small Films

The world premiere of a brand new documentary looking at the life of Oliver Postgate.

TV Preview: The Queen in 3D

A rarely seen 3D film of the Queen's coronation procession

UK Premiere: The End of Poverty?

Philippe Diaz's award-winning polemic, followed by a panel discussion.

Women and Silent Britain 2: Women Writing Film

A study day considering all aspects of writing for the British cinema industry of the silent era.