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Find out moreProject Hail Mary at BFI IMAX
Based on Andy Weir’s (The Martian) novel of the same name, Ryan Gosling stars in this year’s hottest sci-fi space adventure.
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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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Object of the week: The state-of-the art scanner transforming the art of film preservation
Creating digital files of up to 13.5k resolution from everything from 8mm to 70mm film, this scanner has become an essential piece of kit for making our precious film holdings more widely viewable.
BFI Player’s April 2026 line-up
BFI Player’s April 2026 line-upFuze: a gripping, unpredictable heist thriller that prizes momentum over depth
By Gayle Sequeira
Where to begin with Peter Weir
By Martyn Conterio
Pompei: Below the Clouds: documentary tribute to Naples is filled with sepulchral melancholy
By Nick James
10 great British films of 1976
By Alex Ramon
Inside the Archive #66: Reflections on the Graveyard Shift events and a new cataloguing framework
By Louise McAward-White, Annabelle Shaw and others
Events
From its 1986 origins as Gays’ Own Pictures to its 40th edition, BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival is celebrated by the filmmakers and programmers who chart its evolution into a cornerstone of queer cinema and the people and events that define it.
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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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