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Find out moreWicked: For Good at BFI IMAX
You would be a fool not to see the most anticipated magical blockbuster of the year on the UK’s largest screen.
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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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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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Zodiac Killer Project: experimental documentary expertly dissects the clichés of true crime
Originally intended as an adaptation of a book about the Zodiac Killer before being denied the rights, Charlie Shackleton’s impressive documentary instead explores the true crime film that never was.
By Ben Nicholson
Calling the shots: Secretary reviewed in 2003
By Philip Kemp
Mark Jenkin’s Rose of Nevada to be released by BFI Distribution
Mark Jenkin’s Rose of Nevada to be released by BFI DistributionFrederick Wiseman: 10 essential films
By Michael Ewins
Inside the Archive #52: BFI Replay in Leicester libraries and a copyright conference
By Francesca Worricker and Annabelle Shaw
Around the world in melodrama: 9 countries, 45 essential films
By Camilla Baier, John Berra and others
Ryan Coogler’s advice to young filmmakers: “Find people that are kind of your level, who could use your help”
By Aminah Alhamdu
Events
The director, stars and crew of A House of Dynamite, a thriller set in the 20 minutes after the launch of a nuclear missile, visit BFI Southbank to talk about the film.
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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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