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BFI to celebrate Tom Cruise with a BFI Fellowship

The Fellowship recognises Cruise’s achievements as an extraordinary, versatile actor whose career has spanned everything from critically acclaimed dramas and romances to dark thrillers and high-octane action films.

BFI to celebrate Tom Cruise with a BFI Fellowship

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6 LGBTQIA+ creatives selected for 2025 BFI NETWORK and BAFTA Mentoring programme

6 LGBTQIA+ creatives selected for 2025 BFI NETWORK and BAFTA Mentoring programme

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Bowen Yang Screen Talk announced for the 39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival

Bowen Yang Screen Talk announced for the 39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival

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Sight and Sound: the April 2025 issue

Sight and Sound: the April 2025 issue

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BFI Flare interview series to include Andrew Ahn and James Schamus, Onir, Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Marco Berger

BFI Flare interview series to include Andrew Ahn and James Schamus, Onir, Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Marco Berger

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Winners announced for the BFI Future Film Festival awards 2025

Winners announced for the BFI Future Film Festival awards 2025

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Programme highlights announced for April 2025 at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX: New Taiwan Cinema, Wojciech Jerzy Has, Bong Joon Ho, and a season curated by Karina Longworth

Programme highlights announced for April 2025 at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX: New Taiwan Cinema, Wojciech Jerzy Has, Bong Joon Ho, and a season curated by Karina Longworth

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New BFI Places Fund supports emerging production centres across the UK

New BFI Places Fund supports emerging production centres across the UK

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39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival full programme announced

39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival full programme announced

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BAFTAs 2025: the winners in full

BAFTAs 2025: the winners in full

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Theatrical re-release date announced for the 50th anniversary of Richard Loncraine’s Slade in Flame

Theatrical re-release date announced for the 50th anniversary of Richard Loncraine’s Slade in Flame

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The Extraordinary Miss Flower, starring Emilíana Torrini, to be released by BFI Distribution in May

The Extraordinary Miss Flower, starring Emilíana Torrini, to be released by BFI Distribution in May

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New 4K UHDs and Blu-rays for April to June 2025: Kitano, Kurosawa, the “Citizen Kane of British pop movies” and more

New 4K UHDs and Blu-rays for April to June 2025: Kitano, Kurosawa, the “Citizen Kane of British pop movies” and more

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Official BFI statistics for 2024 reveal £5.6 billion film and high-end television production spend in the UK

Official BFI statistics for 2024 reveal £5.6 billion film and high-end television production spend in the UK

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BFI Future Film Festival 2025 nominations, jury and prizes announced

BFI Future Film Festival 2025 nominations, jury and prizes announced

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Dea Kulumbegashvili’s Venice prize-winning second feature April to be released by the BFI

Dea Kulumbegashvili’s Venice prize-winning second feature April to be released by the BFI

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Night Stage and Dreams in Nightmares announced as closing night and special presentation films at BFI Flare

Night Stage and Dreams in Nightmares announced as closing night and special presentation films at BFI Flare

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International premiere of The Wedding Banquet to open the 39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival

International premiere of The Wedding Banquet to open the 39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival

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Events programme announced for BFI Future Film Festival 2025

Events programme announced for BFI Future Film Festival 2025

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BFI and DCMS invest a further £2.15 million into the UK’s independent screen sector in latest awards from UK Global Screen Fund

BFI and DCMS invest a further £2.15 million into the UK’s independent screen sector in latest awards from UK Global Screen Fund

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BFI welcomes new government support for the screen sector

BFI welcomes new government support for the screen sector

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BFI supports cohort of Disabled filmmakers to attend IFFR Pro at International Film Festival Rotterdam

BFI supports cohort of Disabled filmmakers to attend IFFR Pro at International Film Festival Rotterdam

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BAFTAs 2025: the nominations in full

BAFTAs 2025: the nominations in full

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Film programme announced for BFI Future Film Festival 2025

Film programme announced for BFI Future Film Festival 2025

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Programme highlights announced for February and March 2025 at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX: Chantal Akerman, Edward Yang, African American westerns and more

Programme highlights announced for February and March 2025 at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX: Chantal Akerman, Edward Yang, African American westerns and more

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British Independent Film Awards 2024: the winners in full

British Independent Film Awards 2024: the winners in full

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Payal Kapadia on winning Sight and Sound’s best films of 2024 poll with All We Imagine as Light

By Payal Kapadia

Payal Kapadia on winning Sight and Sound’s best films of 2024 poll with All We Imagine as Light

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Sight and Sound: the Winter 2024-25 issue

Sight and Sound: the Winter 2024-25 issue

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BFI Distribution and Break Out Pictures partner to release Four Mothers in the UK and Ireland

BFI Distribution and Break Out Pictures partner to release Four Mothers in the UK and Ireland

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39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival to be presented from 19 to 30 March 2025

39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival to be presented from 19 to 30 March 2025