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The Odyssey at BFI IMAX

Experience IMAX 70mm screenings of The Odyssey on the UK’s biggest screen, from 17 July 2026.

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BFI London Film Festival

Discover the world’s best new films, series and immersive storytelling, in London and around the UK – 7 to 18 October 2026.

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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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Features and reviews

From the Sight and Sound archive

On Bresson: Olivier Assayas, Paul Schrader, Aki Kaurismäki and more discuss the French director

Robert Bresson's films are so singular that they have inspired legions of fine directors. Here Olivier Assayas, Bruno Dumont, Paul Schrader, Eugène Green and Aki Kaurismäki pledge their allegiance, while Michael Brooke introduces his work. From our November 2007 issue.

By Michael Brooke

On Bresson: Olivier Assayas, Paul Schrader, Aki Kaurismäki and more discuss the French director
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Events

Mike Leigh discusses Bleak Moments at BFI Southbank, his powerful debut film about loneliness, routine and the search for connection.

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Watch archive collections

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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Screen 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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