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January 2022

BFI press release: 1 to 15 March 2022 at BFI Southbank (26 January 2022)PDF766 KB
BFI press release: In the Eyes of a Silent Star: the Films of Asta Nielsen season (13 January 2022)PDF759 KB

December 2021

BFI press release: The 400 Blows new 4K restoration (21 December 2021)PDF403 KB
BFI press release: Jules et Jim returns to the big screen (21 December 2021)PDF454 KB
BFI press release: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: New UK-Australia co-production agreement boosts UK film and TV (20 December 2021)PDF85 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces highlights for audiences coming in 2022 (16 December 2021)PDF688 KB
BFI press release: BFI and DCMS invest £2.1m in UK companies in latest awards from UK Global Screen Fund (16 December 2021)PDF695 KB
BFI press release: February 2022 at BFI Southbank (14 December 2021)PDF759 KB
BFI press release: new Screen Business report shows UK tax reliefs power unprecedented boom in UK screen industries (13 December 2021)PDF752 KB
BFI press release: BFI celebrates the spirit of adventure and human endurance on film with BFI Southbank season and film releases (13 December 2021)PDF949 KB
BFI press release: New research shows 70% of international audiences view British film and TV as high-quality (8 December 2021)PDF86 KB
BFI press release: Sight and Sound Films of the Year 2021 revealed (3 December 2021)PDF805 KB
BFI press release: Press Reset: BFI renews urgent call for change for disabled talent in the screen industries (2 December 2021)PDF472 KB
BFI press release: New BFI restorations capture the Vibrancy of Japan on Film at the start of the twentieth century online and in venue (1 December 2021)PDF921 KB

November

BFI press release: Saint Etienne – I’ve Been Trying to Tell You (Blu-ray) (29 November 2021)PDF412 KB
BFI press release: Les Enfants Terribles (Blu-ray) (29 November 2021)PDF367 KB
BFI press release DCMS announces 925 cultural organisations awarded £107m from Culture Recovery Fund (19 November 2021)PDF571 KB
BFI press release DCMS announces 291 cultural organisations across London awarded £36.5m from Culture Recovery Fund (19 November 2021)PDF311 KB
BFI press release DCMS announces 126 cultural organisations across South East awarded £14.4m from Culture Recovery Fund (19 November 2021)PDF334 KB
BFI press release DCMS announces 116 cultural organisations across South West awarded £14.4m from Culture Recovery Fund (19 November 2021)PDF318 KB
BFI press release DCMS announces 106 cultural organisations across North West awarded £11.5m from Culture Recovery Fund (19 November 2021)PDF289 KB
BFI press release DCMS announces 75 cultural organisations across West Midlands awarded £6.3m from Culture Recovery Fund (19 November 2021)PDF236 KB
BFI press release DCMS announces 66 cultural organisations across Yorkshire awarded £9.2m from Culture Recovery Fund (19 November 2021)PDF278 KB
BFI press release DCMS announces 58 cultural organisations across East of England awarded £6.2m from Culture Recovery Fund (19 November 2021)PDF225 KB
BFI press release DCMS announces 52 cultural organisations across East Midlands awarded £5.6m from Culture Recovery Fund (19 November 2021)PDF397 KB
BFI press release DCMS announces 33 cultural organisations across North East awarded £2.7m from Culture Recovery Fund (19 November 2021)PDF274 KB
BFI press release: BFI Southbank begin 2022 with seasons dedicated to François Truffaut and David Bowie (15 November 2021)PDF809 KB
BFI press release: BFI announce programme details for Busting the Bias (12 November 2021)PDF797 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces Bowie: Starman and the Silver Screen at BFI Southbank, January 2022 (11 November 2021)PDF846 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces new Executive Director positions: Arike Oke joins as Executive Director of Knowledge and Collections; Jason Wood joins as Executive Director of Public Programmes and Audiences (11 November 2021)PDF591 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces its second Ultra High Definition Blu-ray release – John Hillcoat’s The Proposition, written by Nick Cave. Plus all January - March 2022 Blu-ray & DVD titles revealed (8 November 2021)PDF452 KB
BFI press release: Naked (Blu-ray) (2 November 2021)PDF364 KB
BFI press release: Bleak Moments (Blu-ray) (1 November 2021)PDF410 KB

October

BFI press release: Out of the Blue (Blu-ray) (29 October 2021)PDF376 KB
BFI press release: 65th BFI London Film Festival draws to a close with Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth (25 October 2021)PDF538 KB
BFI press release: BFI African Odysseys celebrate Darcus Howe (22 October 2021)PDF782 KB
BFI press release: December at BFI Southbank – featuring BFI Japan, Jack Clayton, classic Christmas films, Busting the Bias, Dirk Bogarde at 100 and much more (22 October 2021)PDF852 KB
BFI press release: BFI research finds less than a quarter of 4- to 18-year-olds believe UK television represents them (14 October 2021)PDF359 KB
BFI press release: BFI Distribution acquires All My Friends Hate Me for the UK and Ireland (12 October 2021)PDF346 KB
BFI press release: Ingmar Bergman Volume 2 (Limited edition 5-disc Blu-ray box set) (6 October 2021)PDF381 KB
BFI press release: The Seventh Seal (4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) Blu-ray and standard Blu-ray dual format edition) (6 October 2021)PDF380 KB
BFI press release: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: UK Government supports UK film & TV on global stage (5 October 2021)PDF64 KB
BFI press release: BFI Japan comes to big screens UK-wide this autumn (5 October 2021)PDF751 KB
BFI press release: BFI NETWORK@LFF – 12 filmmakers revealed for intensive four day development programme at the BFI London Film Festival (5 October 2021)PDF796 KB
BFI press release: BFI Flipside presents Short Sharp Shocks Vol. 2 (Blu-ray) (4 October 2021)PDF432 KB
BFI press release: The 65th BFI London Film Festival announces projects and participants at second LFF Works-in-Progress showcase (4 October 2021)PDF755 KB
BFI press release: International filmmakers and stars confirmed to attend the 65th BFI London Film Festival (4 October 2021)PDF291 KB
BFI press release: 65th BFI London Film Festival announces 2021 competition juries (1 October 2021)PDF369 KB

September

BFI press release: The 65th BFI London Film Festival Announces Industry Programme (27 September 2021)PDF323 KB
BFI press release: LFF For Free – 65th BFI London Film Festival annnounce their free public events programme (29 September 2021)PDF273 KB
BFI press release: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Blu-ray) (28 September 2021)PDF388 KB
BFI press release: BFI celebrate Steve McQueen’s Small Axe with special weekend of events and screenings (23 September 2021) PDF769 KB
BFI press release: 65th BFI London Film Festival announces additional titles and first of 2021 Screen Talks (23 September 2021)PDF447 KB
BFI press release: BFI Film Academy celebrates 10 years of supporting the next generation of filmmakers (17 September 2021)PDF700 KB
BFI press release: BFI Distribution and Bohemia Media release Rebel Dykes documentary in UK & Ireland cinemas and digitally on 26 November 2021 (16 September 2021)PDF366 KB
BFI press release: Europa receives world premiere at 65th BFI London Film Festival (14 September 2021)PDF842 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces celebration of the work of François Truffaut launching in January 2022 (10 September 2021)PDF922 KB
BFI press release: BFI London Film Festival 2021 announces complete LFF Expanded Immersive Art & XR strand lineup (9 September 2021)PDF277 KB
BFI press release: Trio of recommissions lead latest Young Audiences Content Fund slate (9 September 2021)PDF441 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces the Blu-ray release on 6 December of Saint Etienne: I’ve Been Trying to Tell You featuring new music from Saint Etienne (9 September 2021)PDF362 KB
BFI press release: One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (Blu-ray) (9 September 2021)PDF413 KB
BFI press release: The Best of British Transport Films Volume 2 (2-disc Blu-ray) (9 September 2021)PDF390 KB
BFI press release: New additions to BFI Southbank programme: Denis Villeneuve in Conversation, Preview screening: Dune + pre-recorded Q&A with Denis Villeneuve (9 September 2021)PDF605 KB
BFI press release: The 65th BFI London Film Festival announces first full series programme with European Premiere of Succession Series 3 (7 September 2021)PDF288 KB
BFI press release: The 65th BFI London Film Festival announces full programme (7 September 2021)PDF864 KB
BFI press release: BFI press release: The 65th BFI London Film Festival announces films in Official Competition for 2021 LFF Awards (3 September 2021)PDF1 MB
BFI press release: Edgar Wright’s London After Dark (2 September 2021)PDF770 KB

August

BFI press release: 18 October to 30 November at BFI Southbank (27 August 2021)PDF748 KB
BFI press release: BFI and OU announce new partnership with a programme of short film courses (27 August 2021)PDF829 KB
BFI press release: World premiere of debbie tucker green’s second feature, ear for eye to get unique multi-platform launch as part of the 65th BFI London Film Festival (26 August 2021)PDF304 KB
BFI press release: European premiere of Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth to close the 65th BFI London Film Festival (23 August 2021)PDF211 KB
BFI press release: Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog announced as BFI London Film Festival 2021 American Express Gala (19 August 2021)PDF278 KB
BFI press release: BFI Japan comes to big screens UK-wide this autumn (18 August 2021)PDF741 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces major celebration of award-winning writer-director Mike Leigh this autumn (12 August 2021)PDF974 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces its first Ultra High Definition Blu-ray release – Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal, plus all October to November 2021 Blu-ray titles (5 August 2021)PDF481 KB
BFI press release: The Time is New: Selections from Contemporary Arab Cinema – BFI Southbank, 27 August to 5 October 2021 (5 August 2021)PDF826 KB
BFI press release: World premiere of Jeymes Samuel’s The Harder They Fall to open the 65th BFI London Film Festival (4 August 2021)PDF285 KB
BFI press release: The River 2-disc limited edition Blu-ray (4 August 2021)PDF385 KB
BFI press release: A Pryor Engagement – BFI Southbank, 1 September to 5 October 2021 (3 August 2021)PDF856 KB

July

BFI press release: After Love (Blu-ray/BFI Player) (30 July 2021)PDF355 KB
BFI press release: Sight and Sound magazine relaunches with new look and revamped editorial for special ‘Future of Film’ September issue (30 July 2021)PDF1 MB
BFI press release: Children’s Film Foundation Bumper Box Vol 3 – 3-DVD set (28 July 2021)PDF445 KB
BFI press release: Peaky Blinders, Midsomer Murders for television; feature films Mothering Sunday, Benediction and A Christmas Number One in £1.9 billion production recovery thanks to restart scheme (28 July 2021)PDF707 KB
BFI press release: 1 September – 5 October 2021 at BFI Southbank (23 July 2021)PDF771 KB
BFI press release: BFI Southbank mark 50th anniversary of National Film and Television School with NFTS at 50 season (20 July 2021)PDF883 KB
BFI press release: Great Noises That Fill the Air DVD release (20 July 2021)PDF419 KB
BFI press release: The Pawnbroker Blu-ray/DVD release (16 July 2021)PDF368 KB
BFI press release: An Unflinching Eye: The Films of Richard Woolley (DVD) (14 July 2021)PDF395 KB
BFI press release: BFI Distribution acquires Berlinale prizewinner La Mif for the UK and Ireland (8 July 2021)PDF370 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces two Blu-ray releases for September 2021: One of Our Aircraft is Missing and the Best of British Transport Films Volume 2 (8 July 2021)PDF468 KB
BFI press release: Young Audiences Content Fund renews call for submissions (6 July 2021)PDF157 KB
BFI press release: Babymother (Blu-ray) (5 July 2021)PDF418 KB
BFI press release: BFI celebrates Alan Whicker centenary (5 July 2021)PDF750 KB
BFI press release: BFI offers £500k distribution support for UK release of non-national independent films (2 July 2021)PDF520 KB
BFI press release: BFI and DCMS support UK sales companies at Cannes in first awards from UK Global Screen Fund (1 July 2021)PDF401 KB

June

BFI press release: BFI Short Form Animation Fund opens for applications (29 June 2021)PDF703 KB
BFI press release: BFI launches review to boost skills across UK (28 June 2021)PDF542 KB
BFI press release: Ingmar Bergman volume 1 (5-disc Blu-ray box set) (24 June 2021)PDF387 KB
BFI press release: BFI National Archive 4K remastering of Peter Wollen’s Friendship’s Death selected for Cannes Classics (24 June 2021)PDF405 KB
BFI press release: BFI Woman With a Movie Camera Summit powered by Jaguar, taking place online 17 to 18 July 2021 (23 June 2021)PDF768 KB
BFI press release: August 2021 at BFI Southbank, including seasons celebrating Bette Davis, Earl Cameron and Ennio Morricone (22 June 2021)PDF827 KB
BFI press release: BFI appoints Denitsa Yordanova as head of UK Global Screen Fund (22 June 2021)PDF279 KB
BFI press release: National collections come together to open up their archives to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Central Office of Information (COI) (22 June 2021)PDF920 KB
BFI press release: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Vick Hope and Jamie Laing among those announced to mentor young people making future TV (18 June 2021)PDF104 KB
BFI press release: The National Lottery Cinema Weekend – 200,000+ free cinema tickets available for film fans this weekend (16 June 2021)PDF783 KB
BFI press release: BFI National Archive partners with Iron Mountain to restore silent Sherlock Holmes film series 1921- 1923 (10 June 2021)PDF818 KB
BFI press release: BFI and British Council reveal GREAT8 showcase for Cannes 2021 (10 June 2021)PDF414 KB
BFI press release: BFI Distribution will release Egyptian director Ayten Amin’s Souad in UK & Ireland cinemas on 27 August 2021 (9 June 2021)PDF380 KB
BFI press release: BFI unveil second year of See Yourself on Screen challenge (09 June 2021)PDF214 KB
BFI press release: BFI London Film Festival announces dual London hubs for film programme at Southbank and in the West End (8 June 2021)PDF352 KB
BFI press release: BFI Doc Society Fund and Fwd-doc launch industry resources to support disabled creatives and audiences (08 June 2021)PDF665 KB
BFI press release: Now, Voyager opening at BFI Southbank and cinemas UK-wide from 6 August 2021 (3 June 2021)PDF435 KB
BFI press release: Ultraviolence (BFI Player subscription exclusive/BFI Southbank extended run) (3 June 2021)PDF447 KB

May

BFI press release: BFI announces Blu-ray/DVD releases for July – August 2021 (4 May 2021)PDF466 KB
BFI press release: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives: The cinema of Márta Mészáros (1 June 2021)PDF819 KB
BFI press release: Salaam Bombay! (Blu-ray) (25 May 2021)PDF377 KB
BFI press release: Piccadilly (Blu-ray) (21 May 2021)PDF386 KB
BFI press release: BFI Southbank announces programme for July 2021 (20 May 2021)PDF836 KB
BFI press release: Friendship’s Death – A film by Peter Wollen Tilda Swinton and Bill Paterson (Blu-ray/DVD dual format edition) (19 May 2021)PDF396 KB
BFI press release: BFI appoints Harriet Finney as Deputy CEO and boosts team with new senior appointments (17 May 2021)PDF626 KB
BFI press release: BFI publishes new audience research on Watching films in the UK: How often, how many and where? (14 May 2021)PDF495 KB
BFI press release: T A P E Collective presents: But Where Are You Really From? (14 May 2021)PDF883 KB
BFI press release: Nashville – new 4K restoration opening at BFI Southbank and selected cinemas UK-wide from 25 June 2021 (11 May 2021)PDF506 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces latest projects supported through Young Audiences Content Fund (10 May 2021)PDF446 KB
BFI press release: BFI Southbank season, Dream Palace, celebrates the joy of the big screen with movies handpicked by filmmakers (10 May 2021)PDF865 KB
BFI press release: BFI and IWC Schaffhausen announce the 2021 Filmmaker Bursary Award with a focus on representation and inclusion (7 May 2021)PDF538 KB

April 2021

BFI press release: BFI announce full details of major new season Robert Altman: American Outsider (30 April 2021)PDF836 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces a new four-volume Blu-ray collection of 32 Ingmar Bergman films for release in 2021/22 (29 April 2021)PDF363 KB
BFI press release: National Lottery Cinema Weekend offers 200,000 free tickets at cinemas across the UK (29 April 2021)PDF751 KB
BFI press release: BFI launches streaming service in the US with BFI Player Classics (28 April 2021)PDF400 KB
BFI press release: Play for Today 2 (blu-ray) (23 April 2021)PDF387 KB
BFI press release: BFI at Home presents – Back to the Future from Screen to Stage (22 April 2021)PDF764 KB
BFI press release: Jungle Fever (Blu-ray) (22 April 2021)PDF377 KB
BFI press release: DCMS and BFI Launch UK Global Screen Fund to boost global exports of UK content (23 April 2021)PDF117 KB
BFI press release: Radio On (Blu-ray) (21 April 2021)PDF412 KB
BFI press release: BFI appoints Mia Bays as director of BFI Film Fund (21 April 2021)PDF677 KB
BFI press release: Her Voice: Black Women from the Spotlight to the Screen – BFI Southbank, 17 May to 30 June (20 April 2021)PDF766 KB
BFI press release: Maeve (Blu-ray) (20 April 2021)PDF388 KB
BFI press release: BFI Southbank confirms 17 May reopening date and forthcoming programme (19 April 2021)PDF837 KB
BFI press release: 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival virtual edition closes with record UK-wide digital reach and audience attendance (6 April 2021)PDF404 KB
BFI press release: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: £400 million to help more than 2,700 arts, culture, heritage organisations and independent cinemas survive and thrive (2 April 2021)PDF284 KB
BFI press release: Culture Recovery Fund for Independent Cinemas in England – full list of cinema awards round 2 (2 April 2021)PDF381 KB

March 2021

BFI press release: ECB partners with BFI to offer bespoke filmmaking course for cricket clubs (26 March 2021)PDF523 KB
BFI press release: BFI launches film clubs to support young aspiring filmmakers from disadvantaged backgrounds (25 March 2021)PDF643 KB
BFI press release: County Lines (Blu-ray/DVD) (23 March 2021)PDF393 KB
BFI press release: 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival announces talks with Russell Tovey, David France and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor (17 March 2021)PDF400 KB
BFI press release: Screen industries unite to reinvigorate action against bullying, harassment and racism (17 March 2021)PDF715 KB
BFI press release: BFI Distribution launches the trailer and announces 4 June theatrical release date for After Love (16 March 2021)PDF885 KB
BFI press release: 65th BFI London Film Festival announces 6-17 October as 2021 dates – feature and short film submissions now open (11 March 2021)PDF204 KB
BFI press release: BFI presents: Judas and the Black Messiah (9 March 2021)PDF726 KB
BFI press release: Natalie Dormer, Ruth Wilson, Lydia West and Susan Wokoma introduce their Woman With a Movie Camera favourites in new series on BFI Player (4 March 2021)PDF359 KB
BFI press release: Five Films For Freedom returns to remind audiences Love Is Still A Human Right (3 March 2021)PDF728 KB
BFI press release: 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival virtual edition closes with record UK-wide digital reach and audience attendance (6 April 2021)PDF404 KB

February 2021

BFI press release: 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival 2021 full programme announced (23 February 2021)PDF931 KB
BFI press release: BFI Future Film Festival announces Awards Winners for 14th edition (21 February 2021)PDF734 KB
BFI press release: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: More than £18 million awarded in final grants from first round of Culture Recovery Fund (19 February 2021)PDF306 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces world premieres of Rebel Dykes and Firebird at 35th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival (17 February 2021)PDF753 KB
BFI press release: BFI Distribution announces 7th May UK and Irish theatrical release date for After Love (16 February 2021)PDF904 KB
BFI press release: Mädchen in Uniform (Blu-ray/DVD dual format edition) (12 February 2021)PDF388 KB
BFI press release: Romeo is Bleeding (Blu-ray) (12 February 2021)PDF386 KB
BFI press release: BFI announces international premiere of Jump, Darling at 35th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival (12 February 2021)PDF282 KB
BFI press release: Mogul Mowgli (Blu-ray) (8 February 2021)PDF403 KB
BFI press release: Bassam Tariq and Riz Ahmed’s Mogul Mowgli will become a BFI Player Subscription Exclusive on 5 February 2021 (4 February 2021)PDF371 KB
BFI press release: Chartered Institute of Marketing and BFI partnership recognises filmmaking as key skill for modern marketers (4 February 2021)PDF313 KB
BFI press release: BFI official 2020 statistics reveal £2.84 billion film and high-end television production spend in the UK after months of suspended production (4 February 2021)PDF792 KB

January 2021

BFI press release: BFI announces Blu-ray/DVD releases for April to June 2021 (29 January 2021)PDF486 KB
BFI press release: BFI Future Film Festival 2021 announces details of free events programme (29 January 2021)PDF286 KB
BFI press release: BFI and Radio Times Television Festival present an online discussion with the cast and crew of Netflix’s Bridgerton (27 January 2021)PDF409 KB
BFI press release: BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival announces dates and format for 2021 edition (25 January 2021)PDF213 KB
BFI press release: BFI Future Film Festival announces 2021 Film Programme, Awards Jury and Award Nominees (22 January 2021)PDF917 KB
BFI press release: BFI Distribution reveals teaser and poster for After Love, starring Joanna Scanlan, ahead of theatrical opening on 7 May (19 January 2021)PDF388 KB
BFI press release: BFI Future Film Festival announces 2021 dates (15 January 2021)PDF556 KB
BFI press release: Explore the beguiling World of Wong Kar Wai on BFI Player and the Institute of Contemporary Arts’ Cinema 3 throughout February 2021 (14 January 2021)PDF779 KB
BFI press release: BFI Cultural Programme highlights available online during January 2021 (13 January 2021)PDF624 KB
BFI press release: The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902) compilation now on BFI Player (6 January 2021)PDF776 KB