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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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Spooky season programme at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX includes Roger Corman centenary celebration
Six-week BFI Southbank season Movie Maverick: 100 Years of Roger Corman celebrates the centenary of the legendary filmmaker, with other autumnal events will include previews of Ghosts: The Possession of Button House and Dracula: Restored and Uncut.
Primetime: Robert Pattinson gives a devilish performance as a ‘paedophile-hunting’ TV presenter
By John Bleasdale
20 years of Children of Men: how the London locations look today
By Adam Scovell
UK filmmakers handed boost by new film agreement with Canada
UK filmmakers handed boost by new film agreement with CanadaWhere to begin with Claude Chabrol
By Adam Scovell
Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors: Lav Diaz explores the horrors inflicted upon the Philippine islands in a smart historical epic
By Travis Jeppesen
All about my mother: Annouchka de Andrade on Sarah Maldoror
By Annouchka de Andrade
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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