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Ne Zha 2 at BFI IMAX

The biggest Chinese animated action saga ever comes to the largest screen in the UK.

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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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Interviews

Sex work and the city: Mikko Mäkelä on his intimate meta-narrative Sebastian

The story of a budding author turning to sex work to research his first novel, Sebastian poses many provocative questions about the creative process and queer life in London. We spoke to director Mikko Mäkelä.

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Bong Joon Ho joins us to talk about his incredible career to date and his new film, Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson.

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Screen Culture 2033

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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