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Find out moreThe 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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BFI London Film Festival
Discover the world’s best new films, series and immersive storytelling, in London and around the UK – 7 to 18 October 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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UK filmmakers handed boost by new film agreement with Canada
Signed at the Toronto International Film Festival, the agreement will enable more collaboration in film and TV on both sides of the Atlantic.
All about my mother: Annouchka de Andrade on Sarah Maldoror
By Annouchka de Andrade
The making of a super-producer: Jeremy Thomas interviewed in 2014
By Nick James
Dancing at the revolution: the cinema of Sarah Maldoror
By Rachel Pronger
NAZA: Essential documentary from the co-directors of No Other Land lays bare the machinery of killing in Gaza
By Nicolas Rapold
Wild Horse Nine: Martin McDonagh deploys his trademark irreverence in a funny-sad 1970s spy caper
By Jessica Kiang
Bad Apples: Saoirse Ronan is this black comedy’s secret weapon
By Kate Stables
Events
Mark Jenkin’s latest exploration of Cornish folklore blends mystery, politics and time travel. The filmmaker and cast of Rose of Nevada visit BFI Southbank to explore the story behind this uncanny maritime fable.
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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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Our Screen Culture 2033 strategy for the BFI and ten-year National Lottery funding strategy from 2023 to 2033.
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