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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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Sight and Sound: the June 2025 issue

On the cover: A world exclusive interview with Tom Cruise Inside: The latest edition of Black Film Bulletin, Wes Anderson on The Phoenician Scheme, the career of Mai Zetterling, the legacy of the Film Society, archive of the story of Japan's new wave

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The cast of Green Wing, including Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan and Michelle Gomez, visit BFI Southbank to talk about the sitcom's legacy.

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Screen Culture 2033

Our new ten-year strategy that sets out how we will transform access to our programmes, screen culture and jobs.

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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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