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What’s on at BFI Southbank

Four screens open seven days a week for the widest choice of great films.

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Tron: Ares at BFI IMAX

Jared Leto plays the antagonist in this sci-fi spectacular, which finds the gaming world breaching the boundaries of reality – see it on the largest screen in the UK.

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New and exclusive: I’m Still Here

Winner of Best International Feature Film at the 2025 Academy Awards.

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BFI Replay

A new free-to-access digital archive exclusively available in UK public lending libraries. Discover thousands of digitised videos and television programmes from the 1960s to the 2010s, offering a glimpse into Britain’s past, its people and places.

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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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Features and reviews

Where to begin

Where to begin with Theo Angelopoulos

Ninety years after his birth, and as a season of his films begins at the ICA, we suggest a beginner’s path through one of the heavyweights of European arthouse cinema: Greek master Theo Angelopoulos.

By Michael Brooke

Where to begin with Theo Angelopoulos
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Events

Director Ridley Scott visits BFI Southbank to talk about his long career in film-making including titles such as Gladiator, Alien, Blade Runner and The Martian.

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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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