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Find out moreThe 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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20 years of Children of Men: how the London locations look today
Two decades after the premiere of Children of Men, we track down the exact spots where Alfonso Cuarón filmed his modern dystopian classic.
By Adam Scovell
UK filmmakers handed boost by new film agreement with Canada
UK filmmakers handed boost by new film agreement with CanadaWhere to begin with Claude Chabrol
By Adam Scovell
Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors: Lav Diaz explores the horrors inflicted upon the Philippine islands in a smart historical epic
By Travis Jeppesen
All about my mother: Annouchka de Andrade on Sarah Maldoror
By Annouchka de Andrade
The making of a super-producer: Jeremy Thomas interviewed in 2014
By Nick James
Dancing at the revolution: the cinema of Sarah Maldoror
By Rachel Pronger
Events
Mark Jenkin’s latest exploration of Cornish folklore blends mystery, politics and time travel. The filmmaker and cast of Rose of Nevada visit BFI Southbank to explore the story behind this uncanny maritime fable.
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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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