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An online takeover exploring the artistry behind black British film, programmed by award-winning film exhibition company We Are Parable in collaboration with BFI.
Addressing systemic racism in our industry and tackling our own institutional challenges.
We’re delighted to announce that BFI Southbank will be
re-opening on Tuesday 1 September.
New guidance for film, high-end TV, VFX and post-production in the UK and for the cinema exhibition sector
Ben Roberts updates on the Screen Sector Task Force and recovery
Advice and support addressing the COVID-19 crisis
Ben Roberts outlines package to support UK industry
Watch: Ben Roberts talks to Screen about navigating the crisis
A lifelong friendship is tested by tragedy in this atmospheric and intense first feature from acclaimed British shorts director Fyzal Boulifa.
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The best of British, hundreds of classic movies hand-picked by the British Film Institute.
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Thrilling crime drama and directorial debut from Idris Elba.
The fascinating world of Grace Jones.
A harrowing blast of grungy exploitation by Ngozi Onwurah.
Amma Asante’s passionate drama of race, politics and love.
1,000s of films, preserved.
120 years of British life, many unseen for decades.
Hidden histories and forgotten stories of people and places from the UK’s key film and TV archives.
20 colour snapshots of vibrant Soho 60 years ago
Flesh and pleasure made its name, but in 1956 there was a lot more to a place that, in modern times, has all but vanished.
37 pictures showing what punk Britain was really like
From the late 70s, punk fashions and attitude spread agitation round the nation.
It Couldn’t Happen Here (dual format edition)
Jack Bond directs the Pet Shop Boys - newly restored to Blu-ray/DVD.
£14.99
The Good Die Young (dual format edition)
Lewis Gilbert’s gritty British noir on Blu-ray for the first time.
£14.99
The Guinea Pig (dual format edition)
A young Richard Attenborough stars in this 1948 classic.
£14.99
Takeshi Kitano Collection (3-disc Blu-ray set)
A Blu-ray collection of three films directed by Takeshi ‘Beat’ Kitano.
£34.99
Who We Are – Working with black scriptwriters
Wednesday 15 July 2020
Who We Are – Pandemic. Pause. Reset
Tuesday 14 July 2020
Monday 13 July 2020
Britain on Lockdown: The online videos shaping the crisis #7
Friday 10 July 2020
Five things to watch this weekend – 10-12 July
Friday 10 July 2020
The man is violent: Takeshi Kitano’s reinvention on screen
Friday 10 July 2020
Louis Mahoney (1938-2020): Trailblazing Doctor Who actor and fearless campaigner
Thursday 9 July 2020
Watch a cult classic #6: Open Your Eyes
Wednesday 8 July 2020
See thousands of free films from the BFI National Archive, catch a programme of contemporary and classic cinema on BFI Player, and read the latest from Sight & Sound.
We are very pleased to welcome you back to BFI Southbank from 1 September 2020.
Following government guidelines BFI IMAX is closed until further notice.
Both working class character study and low-key melodrama, Fyzal Boulifa’s debut is a taut study of the perils of losing one’s own course – with a breakout performance from Roxanne Scrimshaw, writes Hannah McGill.
Friday 3 July 2020
Adaptation as art and life: Lisa Owens on the dog days of lockdown
Wednesday 15 July 2020
Remembering Diane Tammes’s feats of camerawork for Riddles of the Sphinx
Wednesday 15 July 2020
Second Coming review: on motherhood and other miracles
Wednesday 15 July 2020
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