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Find out more“Wuthering Heights” at BFI IMAX
Inspired by the greatest love story of all time, “be with me always - take any form - drive me mad!” comes to the largest screen in the UK, from 13 February.
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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40th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival full programme announced
Among the lineup are 31 world premieres including Madfabulous, Washed Up and Hunky Jesus, alongside the 4k restoration premiere of Pink Narcissus playing in cinemas across the UK.
Robert Duvall obituary: eminent actor from New Hollywood and beyond
By Tom Charity
“Wuthering Heights”: Emerald Fennell reimagines Brontë’s classic as a lurid teenage dream
By Catherine Wheatley
Frederick Wiseman obituary: towering figure of American documentary filmmaking
By Philip Concannon
Whistle: Gnarly kills abound in this knowingly derivative cursed-object horror
By Adam Nayman
BFI increases its support of UK documentary filmmaking, investing £7.2m of National Lottery funding over three years
BFI increases its support of UK documentary filmmaking, investing £7.2m of National Lottery funding over three yearsChoosing 100 essential Black films: an interview with Ashley Clark
By Alex Ramon
Events
Filmmakers Oliver Laxe and Luca Guadagnino discuss Laxe’s Oscar‑nominated film Sirât.
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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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