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Find out moreProject Hail Mary at BFI IMAX
Based on Andy Weir’s (The Martian) novel of the same name, Ryan Gosling stars in this year’s hottest sci-fi space adventure.
Find out moreBFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Our springtime celebration of queer cinema is back for its 40th anniversary edition – 18 to 29 March at BFI Southbank.
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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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How we brought the ‘Madfabulous’ life of Wales’s ‘dancing marquess’ to the screen
In his second feature as director, Welsh star Celyn Jones tells the story of the extraordinarily flamboyant lifestyle of the 5th Marquess of Anglesey. Following its world premiere at BFI Flare, we spoke to Jones about the very modern appeal of this outrageous biopic.
By Lillian Crawford
BFI unveils strategic plans for the expanded UK Global Screen Fund as budget increases from £7m to over £18m per year for 2026 to 2029
BFI unveils strategic plans for the expanded UK Global Screen Fund as budget increases from £7m to over £18m per year for 2026 to 2029George Orwell, film critic
By Jeffrey Meyers
Object of the week: The Academy Cinema’s bespoke posters for Seven Samurai and other arthouse classics
By Melanie Williams
Latest BFI Innovation Challenge funding seeks to address data gaps across the UK independent film industry
Latest BFI Innovation Challenge funding seeks to address data gaps across the UK independent film industrySplitsville: this brilliantly unromantic open marriage comedy pulls no punches
By Kate Stables
“People crave being in the dark together”: Bill Morrison looks back on Decasia and the shift to digital memory
By Georgia Korossi
Events
From its 1986 origins as Gays’ Own Pictures to its 40th edition, BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival is celebrated by the filmmakers and programmers who chart its evolution into a cornerstone of queer cinema and the people and events that define it.
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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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