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The Odyssey at BFI IMAX

Experience IMAX 70mm screenings of The Odyssey on the UK’s biggest screen, from 17 July 2026.

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The Greatest Films of All Time issue

Once a decade the magazine asks critics to select the best films ever made. Explore the results in a special edition.

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Revealed: BFI UHD, Blu-ray and DVD releases for October to December 2026

Highlights include the previously announced, gloriously nutty Madness film from 1981, Pier Paolo Pasolini's most notorious work, a classic animation from John Halas and Joy Batchelor, and a new love letter to nature, filmed on Super 8.

Revealed: BFI UHD, Blu-ray and DVD releases for October to December 2026
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Events

The cast of Alan Parker’s beloved musical comedy reunite at BFI Southbank to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bugsy Malone, the much-loved gangster spoof that put an all-child cast in the middle of a custard-filled turf war.

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Watch archive collections

The BFI National Archive has one of the most important film and TV collections in the world. Choose from a selection of 11,000 titles that cover 120 years of British life, and the history and art of film.

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Screen Culture 2033

Our Screen Culture 2033 strategy for the BFI and ten-year National Lottery funding strategy from 2023 to 2033.

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