As the classic Ealing comedy turns 70, we went walking around King’s Cross to see whether Alec Guinness and his motley band of robbers would recognise it today.

The mid-90s saw home consoles, including Sony’s blockbuster PlayStation, pushing cabinet gaming close to extinction. Yet one arcade game was ready to call ‘Action!’ on a revival. Thirty years old this ...

From a seven-and-a-half hour masterpiece to one of the most beautiful colour films ever made: as a trio of István Szabó films arrive on Blu-ray, we present a 10-film primer on the glories of Hungarian ...

From 2019 to 2022 the BFI ran the Young Audiences Content Fund, supporting the creation of quality and distinctive content for audiences up to the age of 18 on public service broadcasters and ...

Reporting against our inclusion targets using self-identified diversity data from our employees and those receiving National Lottery funding from the BFI. We’re committed to being inclusive. In the ...

Zipping frenetically from one set piece to the next and incorporating a dizzying array of film types – from heist gone wrong to romantic melodrama to satirical comedy to chase thriller – the ...

Awarding National Lottery funding to development programmes for creatives. Based on evidence from consultations and evaluations, we have set three ‘challenges’ (detailed below) for applicants to ...

BFI-backed BDSM drama Pillion wins Best British Independent Film, A Want in Her is Best Feature Documentary, while Akinola Davies Jr wins Best Director.

Buy a BFI gift membership Treat your loved ones with priority access to BFI Southbank and festivals as well as a range of other film benefits year round. Every gift helps to support film culture in ...

The 4K restoration of Jean Vigo’s tale of two newlyweds arrives in UK cinemas this week. Revisiting the film, originally released in 1934, our critic was struck by its inventive blend of “spontaneous” ...

With Jay Kelly, the director of Frances Ha and Marriage Story turns his lens on the fragility of fame, following George Clooney as an ageing movie star reckoning with his past. In this conversation, ...

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