BFI Future Film Festival 2021 – moving online, and free of charge for the first time
The 14th BFI Future Film Festival, 18-21 February 2021. Free Festival programme available online globally to aspiring filmmakers aged 16-25
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BFI Southbank’s David Bowie season postponed for later in 2021
BOWIE: STARMAN AND THE SILVER SCREEN, a month-long season celebrating actor and performer David Bowie,5 years since his death. Originally planned for January 2021, and now postponed to a slightly later date in 2021 (month to be confirmed soon)
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Christmas Crackers – plenty of festive surprises to enjoy.
Free BFI Player collection gifts a century of Christmases past including the first screen adaptation of A Christmas Carol, the earliest film of Santa Claus and joyful festivities from across the UK
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Riz Ahmed and Bassam Tariq curate new season of films at BFI Southbank
The BFI have announced the full programme for NEAR THE JUGULAR, a season of films curated by MOGUL MOWGLI writer/director Bassam Tariq and co-writer, producer, and star of MOGUL MOWGLI Riz Ahmed.
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Marking the 50th anniversary of PLAY FOR TODAY – at BFI Southbank, on BFI Blu-ray and online
15 October 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of anthology drama series PLAY FOR TODAY, which comprised broadcasts of more than 300 one-off television plays on the BBC between 1970 and 1984, combining some of the era’s finest writing, acting and directing talents
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BFI celebrates the work of iconic composer Ennio Morricone with new season of films at BFI Southbank
BFI Southbank today announce full details of our forthcoming season celebrating the work of the late ENNIO MORRICONE, one of the finest composers to ever work in the cinema.
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BFI Southbank announce reopening programme, and new health and safety measures
The BFI is pleased to announce the September programme for BFI Southbank, which reopens on 1 September with new health and safety measures in place to protect staff and audiences as they begin to return to cinemas for that much-missed big-screen experience.
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S.O.U.L Fest 2020 coming to BFI Player and other online platforms from 8 August
The second annual S.O.U.L (Screening Our Unseen Lives) Fest, a month-long series of film premieres, shorts presentations, Q+As and Panel discussions taking place throughout August on BFI Player and the BFI’s and SOUL’s YouTube channels.
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BFI London Film Festival announces new format for 2020 edition
The 2020 BFI London Film Festival will be the first ever edition of the Festival to be widely accessible across the UK, with 50 Virtual Festival Premieres to be enjoyed at home.
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BFI Player collection celebrates the British pub on film
Join us for a Virtual Pub Crawl of pubs and bars from across the UK, as seen on film.
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