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Four screens open seven days a week for the widest choice of great films.
Find out moreCaptain America: Brave New World at BFI IMAX
See this brave new adventure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe on the UK’s largest screen.
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BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Our springtime celebration of queer cinema at BFI Southbank – 19 to 30 March 2025.
Browse the programmeBFI 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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10 great films based on albums
As Ken Russell’s Tommy turns 50, we explore the world of hit albums that have expanded into their own movies, from A Hard Day’s Night to Purple Rain.
By Barry Levitt
The first great work of gig economy cinema: Laura Carreira on her powerful debut On Falling
By Rachel Pronger
Tornado: John Maclean brings exhilarating samurai action to Scotland
By Leigh Singer
Night Stage: Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon on their public-sex thriller
By Lou Thomas
Out 1: Jacques Rivette’s 13-hour labyrinth gets a rare UK screening
By Sam Wigley
BFI Flare interview series to include Andrew Ahn and James Schamus, Onir, Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Marco Berger
BFI Flare interview series to include Andrew Ahn and James Schamus, Onir, Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Marco BergerWhere to begin with Wojciech Has
By Michael Brooke
Events
Actor, writer, filmmaker and activist Mario Van Peebles visits BFI Southbank to talk about his career to date, including his contribution to the western genre.
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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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