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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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BFI Player’s August 2026 line-up
A major Mark Jenkin retrospective, the welcome return of La notte and an eclectic selection of world cinema highlights make for an unforgettable August on BFI Player.
On the Beach: Hollywood’s star-powered World War III drama
By Chloe Walker
BFI National Lottery Creative Challenge Fund opens for further applications
BFI National Lottery Creative Challenge Fund opens for further applications10 great East German films
By Craig Ian Mann
“A small masterpiece of cinematic storytelling”: Chicken Run reviewed in 2000
By Kim Newman
Isabel Davis appointed as director of BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Funds
Isabel Davis appointed as director of BFI National Lottery Filmmaking FundsInside the Archive #74: Nitrate Screenings, a Preservation Seminar, and Asexual Screen Histories
By Sonia Genaitay, James Bell and others
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Oscar-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins and his long-time creative partner James Ellis Deakins discuss their collaboration at BFI Southbank, ahead of a screening of the Coen brothers’ Fargo.
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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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