15-18 February at BFI Southbank The UK’s most important film festival for young, emerging filmmakers is back with another jam-packed line up of events that span the breadth and depth of the film industry. The UK’s premiere fil...
In 2010 the BFI published their Most Wanted list, a tantalising countdown of 75 British films classified as ‘missing, believed lost’. Of all these forgotten gems (which ranged from silent Hitchcock to ’60s pop), nothing e...
The 60th BFI London Film Festival once again brings together some of the most exciting, buzzed about films of the year. It is rare for a film festival to be open to the public, and even rarer for a programme that is such a cher...
This August BFI Southbank will host Don Letts Presents: Punk On Film, a season of films curated by the film director, DJ and musician Don Letts. The season will bring together a broad range of documentary, archive footage and f...
At a special event held at BFI Southbank in London with comedian Gina Yashere and DJ Norman Jay MBE, the BFI recently unveiled Black Star, the UK’s biggest ever season of film and television dedicated to celebrating the range, ...
In François Truffaut’s film, Fahrenheit 451, there’s a scene that always sticks with me. The Firemen have just raided a house looking for books. They hit the Mother Load. A hidden room full of prohibited tomes. Just how did the...
This February, to mark the upcoming 88th Academy Awards, London’s BFI Southbank will host screenings of all the films in the running for the following awards: Short Film – Animated, Live Action Shorts, Documentary Shorts, Docum...
BFI Southbank today announces the launch of a brand new scheme for 16 to 25 year olds, offering incredible savings on tickets to screenings, events and Q&As at BFI Southbank. The 25 & Under scheme will allow young peopl...
It’s no secret that the world of directing has historically been a male dominated field. But at this year’s BFI London Film Festival female directors are making a splash. With ten films fronted by female directors being feature...