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Find out moreStar Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2D) at BFI IMAX
Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure.
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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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Where to begin with Aleksandr Rou
Long overlooked in the West, Soviet director Aleksandr Rou’s dazzling, effects-driven fairytale films reveal a pioneering master of fantasy whose enchanting worlds deserve a central place in cinema history.
By Deborah Allison
Sight and Sound’s original verdict on 15 of Cannes’ biggest Palme d’Or winners
By Lindsay Anderson, John Gillett and others
BFI Player’s June 2026 line-up
BFI Player’s June 2026 line-upIn search of the locations from Bicycle Thieves
By Adam Scovell
11 discoveries from Cannes 2026
By John Bleasdale, Rory Doherty and others
A Man of His Time: Emmanuel Marre’s daring World War II drama explores the dark side of bureaucratic ambition
By Thomas Flew
All of a Sudden: Hamaguchi questions philosophies of care in a radically tender and enriching drama
By Nicolas Rapold
Events
Learn more about the BFI National Archive’s pioneering Moving Image Conservation Research Laboratory (MICRL), plus other recent technological innovations, with our latest Inside the Archive video.
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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.
ExploreScreen Culture 2033
Our Screen Culture 2033 strategy for the BFI and ten-year National Lottery funding strategy from 2023 to 2033.
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