https://www.bfi.org.uk/articles Discover the latest from the BFI, the UK’s lead organisation for film, television and the moving image. b76cc092-364f-42fc-bf43-c255dfd297d3 https://www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/home-movie-planet-earth-ed-sayers-his-super-8-odyssey-super-nature The director of Super Nature discusses shooting wildlife on Super 8, finding hope amid climate crisis and why the grainy home-movie format is uniquely suited to capturing a world at risk of disappearing. Brogan Morris Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 5ef70539-57c7-47ba-b57d-42f17cc13c02 https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/bfi-distribution-acquires-cannes-winner-everytime-uk-irish-cinemas Written and directed by Sandra Wollner, the film won the Un Certain Regard Prize at Cannes 2026. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 520a8ced-30f5-4f95-9ce5-142b0f563183 https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-age-gap-friendship-films As Late Fame arrives in cinemas, we revisit 10 films that explore the intergenerational dynamics of age-gap friendships, from Harold and Maude to Cinema Paradiso. Emily Maskell Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 107e4057-77ea-44d6-95d9-982fd42170f2 https://www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-festival/news/full-programme-announced-70th-bfi-london-film-festival The festival will present 251 titles – comprising features, shorts, series and immersive works – from 88 countries, opening with Simon Stone’s Elsinore and closing with Jesse Eisenberg’s The Debut. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT d60bf337-d12b-4679-b128-d2d949e243a7 https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/contemporary-films-75 Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, Contemporary Films helped to pioneer the distribution of cinema from around the globe, bringing films by directors including Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman and Satyajit Ray to UK audiences for the first time. Henry K Miller Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 6f76a0ed-65c7-4019-96d6-7ef977cbbfbb https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/features/he-blockbuster-given-human-form-j-hoberman-arnold-schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger cemented his status as the reigning Hollywood superman with Terminator 2: Judgment Day, which returns to cinemas this week. In this essay from our September 1991 issue, J. Hoberman explored the reasons for his super-fame. J. Hoberman Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 8fcc70ad-70a0-4054-acd7-2a81cdf022bf https://www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-festival/news/screen-talks-programme-70th-bfi-london-film-festival The line-up features Andrew Scott, Ava DuVernay, Brad Bird, Cynthia Erivo, James Gray, Jesse Eisenberg, John Malkovich, Mahershala Ali, Naomi Ackie and Sofia Coppola, while, for the first time, the festival will also host a Screen Talk outside London, with Danny Boyle at HOME in Manchester. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 01b48c5b-4c28-45ae-a56a-4d22a1bfbffd https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/pictures-vivid-behind-scenes-shots-from-jazz-club-l-shaped-room These rarely seen colour photos – likely taken by director Bryan Forbes himself during the filming of the nightclub scene in his 1962 drama The L-shaped Room – offer a beautifully detailed glimpse of early 60s fashions and dancing among the beatnik crowd. Cathi Unsworth Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 857bc2bb-3156-4ec9-a1ee-5e1353bdbdc6 https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/super-nature-ed-sayers-super-8-documentary-beautiful-ode-natures-restorative-power Threading together striking Super 8 footage shot by contributors from 25 countries, Ed Sayers’ textured documentary explores our connection with nature through the alchemy of capturing it on celluloid. Ben Nicholson Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2bb628f8-ea62-41c7-821c-317c2b46b997 https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/late-fame-kent-joness-playful-drama-pokes-gentle-fun-new-york-literary-circles-old-new A self-styled society of young aesthetes leap at the chance to ‘rediscover’ retired poet Ed Saxberger (Willem Dafoe) in this poetic meditation on the transience of literary fame. Jessica Kiang Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 44555cf4-cc03-417a-80bf-1ea75ceb1bf3 https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/castration-movie-chapter-iiiii-junior-ghosts-premorphic-drift-louise-weard-has-created-new-trans-cinematic-language Vancouver couple Izzy and Trent’s relationship begins to fracture when Trent comes out as transgender and Izzy becomes increasingly transphobic in this hypnotically absorbing addition to Louise Weard’s ongoing DIY film series. Rachel Pronger Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT b9f17804-67f7-4de9-88c7-b375cc196a8d https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/i-want-your-sex-gregg-arakis-wild-art-world-satire-unspools-enjoyable-kinky-sex-detective-yarn Araki’s first film in ten years brings his spirit of transgression back to the screen with a wink-wink plot surrounding an artist’s assistant who gets caught up in S&M games with his boss. B. Ruby Rich Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 84887e93-7e07-49cf-857c-e95cfaac81e7 https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/nowhere-lay-my-eyes-hong-sang-soos-meditative-family-drama-familiar-all-right-ways An experimental filmmaker takes an eventful trip to Jeju Island with her family in this quiet addition to the Hong Sang-soo oeuvre that paints the inner lives of its characters into every subtle gesture. Josh Slater-Williams Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 5691a5b4-14dc-456f-8788-0c1be5fe0660 https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/uk-black-global-majority-producers-tiff-market Delegation of producers with projects in active development will travel to Toronto International Film Festival’s inaugural Market thanks to the BFI National Lottery International Connections Fund. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 27fd48e0-c5df-41ba-97f5-2cbd9a58c163 https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-films-about-screenwriters When screenwriters write screenplays about screenwriters... As Pedro Almodóvar’s meta melodrama Bitter Christmas arrives in cinemas, we look at films that put script-writing in the spotlight, from Sunset Blvd to Adaptation. Brogan Morris Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 9c28fef4-a454-4882-ab30-9b4ef8db862a https://www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/gregg-araki-i-want-your-sex After more than a decade away from the big screen, Gregg Araki returns with I Want Your Sex, a provocative screwball comedy that doubles as a defence of messy desire. The New Queer Cinema pioneer reflects on sex positivity, generational attitudes to intimacy, and why personal heartbreak can feel like its own apocalypse. Blake Simons Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 692b3739-53e7-47ee-b0c4-e6ed330d2fa9 https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/bfi-players-september-2026-line Alongside exclusive new titles including Ish, the Oslo Stories Trilogy and Riefenstahl, we celebrate French cinema’s master of suspense with a collection of thrillers, mysteries and psychological dramas. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 859a768c-2260-4f7c-8e09-769b54e6ab0f https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/news/sight-sound-october-2026-issue On the cover: Jane Schoenbrun talks genre, desire, remaking reality and building Camp Miasma Inside: Nicolas Winding Refn and Dario Argento in conversation, at the movies with Salman Rushdie, David Ayer's The Heart of the Beast, the radical filmmaking of Sarah Maldoror, Lance Hammer on his new film Queen at Sea, Gregg Araki on I Want Your Sex, Georgia Oakley talks Sense and Sensibility, BFI London Film Festival preview and 24 years since its release, we revisit Ryan Gilbey’s appraisal of 24 Hour Party People Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 27c284ff-801e-4aec-9955-ad174be52e51 https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/rimbaud-patrick-wangs-wildly-unconventional-biopic-19th-century-poet Patrick Wang’s richly experimental film about the French poet Arthur Rimbaud stars just one actor telling his life story to a series of musical instruments. The result is extraordinary. Philip Concannon Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 329b6643-b913-43a2-8820-571af9542980 https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-films-about-making-horror-film From Super 8 to Berberian Sound Studio... As Jane Schoenbrun’s meta-slasher movie Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma arrives in cinemas, we turn a lens on the surprisingly rich history of dramas and horror films about the scary-movie business. Gayle Sequeira Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2c6ebefc-f30b-4f34-af15-94bbd109db17 https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/filipinana-bfi-distribution Rafael Manuel’s debut feature, which won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision at this year’s Sundance, will be in cinemas on 20 November. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT cebe93a8-a20f-449c-9cce-c08de627fa2d https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/we-wanted-film-have-vibrancy-be-larger-than-life-danny-boyle-trainspotting Thirty years after its release, Trainspotting is returning to cinemas. In our February 1996 issue, Geoffrey Macnab spoke to director Danny Boyle, screenwriter John Hodge and producer Andrew Macdonald about drugs, class and the state of British cinema. Geoffrey Macnab Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 21df38d1-be9d-4202-b9a7-d195787fcce7 https://www.bfi.org.uk/inside-the-archive/news/inside-archive-75-bristol-bologna-elsewhere-india-project This month, read a selection of on-the-ground reports from festivals in the UK and internationally and dive into an exciting BFI-supported transmedia project. Molly Petter Will Swinburne Miranda Gower-Qian Josephine Botting Oscar Woodiwiss Simon McCallum James Bell Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 40c138e1-cbe4-44f8-9a6f-876075bed7a7 https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/12-new-bfi-film-academy-hubs-launch-across-uk-with-support-from-uk-government-national-lottery-funding The new delivery model for 2026 to 2029 increases opportunities for underrepresented young people to access free year-round training, networking opportunities and career development closer to home. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT b60e40d1-234d-4cf1-a198-3c84695311c6 https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/sons-twisty-domestic-drama-that-never-quite-transcends-its-own-gimmickry An ageing father (Bill Nighy) makes a bizarre confession to his two eldest sons (Johnny Flynn and George MacKay) in Pablo Trapero’s handsomely made but ultimately tiresome drama. Adam Nayman Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 0e994f0c-c203-4ace-a2c5-9bb3de3863e9 https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/family-problems-sound-issues-8-best-films-frightfest-2026 Horror expert Anton Bitel has spent long days and nights watching films from this year’s packed FrightFest programme. These are his eight favourite discoveries. Anton Bitel Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT eadd80da-dba1-42d6-af41-68aea778cdc1 https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/search-dorset-locations-nuts-may The campsites, the castle, the cliffs... we follow in the footsteps of Keith and Candice Marie and track down the exact spots where Mike Leigh filmed his classic TV film Nuts in May. Adam Scovell Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT a484fac8-7405-4573-b2ea-c21126c4a22b https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/lists/shooting-outside-box-william-greaves-ten-films One of the most innovative yet still undersung of filmmakers, Harlem native Greaves sought to challenge limitations from race to film form. As a retrospective pays tribute, we retrace his career. Matthew Barrington Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 04e148f8-cf8c-45f5-a814-d096e0ae154b https://www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-festival/news/official-competition-films-70th-bfi-london-film-festival Ten films will compete for Best Film at the 2026 BFI London Film Festival Awards, with the winner to be chosen by the LFF Awards Jury and revealed on Sunday 18 October. Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT b7afae1f-5520-4a05-ad39-31384ed44858 https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/end-oak-street-gripping-dino-survival-film-feels-spielbergian-plays-against-expectations When their suburban neighbourhood is transported from 1982 to a prehistoric jungle, Denise (Anne Hathaway) and Greg (Ewan McGregor) must set aside their differences to protect their children from deadly dinosaurs in David Robert Mitchell’s tense and trope-breaking sci-fi romp. Kim Newman Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT