BFI Southbank
A four-screen cinema venue showing a huge selection of classic and contemporary films each year, with new and re-releases, film seasons, and director and actor retrospectives.
On now
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BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival
The best new and classic LGBTQ+ films from around the world.
21 - 31 March 2019
Screening today
Events and previews
Your chance to catch the latest releases, and hear from film and TV personalities.
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BFI & Radio Times Television Festival
Join us for the largest and most prestigious television festival in the UK.
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Preview: A Deal With The Universe + Q&A with director Jason Barker
This documentary from Jason Barker tells the inspiring tale of a very different kind of pregnancy.
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Preview: Mid90s
Actor Jonah Hill makes his directorial debut in a stylish and sweet coming-of-age tale.
Film and TV seasons
Carefully curated collections of film and TV by genre, theme, actor or director.
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Kubrick
A two-month exploration of the groundbreaking, boundary-pushing cinema of a directorial genius.
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BFI & Radio Times Television Festival
Join us for the largest and most prestigious television festival in the UK.
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Of Flesh and Blood: The Cinema of Hirokazu Kore-eda
We celebrate a master of contemporary Japanese cinema with a two-month season of diverse, beautiful and human stories.
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Born Digital: Raised by the Internet
As the internet turns 30, we programme a host of innovative films, inspired by and made with the web in mind.
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17th Kinoteka Polish Film Festival
Unmissable films from a new generation of award-winning, innovative Polish women filmmakers.
Film releases
The latest cinema releases and key classics – many newly restored.
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Ray & Liz
In this astonishingly personal film, Richard Billingham delves into his Black Country upbringing to recreate visceral memories and desperate living in Thatcher’s Britain.
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Shakespeare Wallah
A group of travelling players attempt to keep Shakespeare alive in the last days of British India.
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Heat and Dust
This high-spirited and romantic film, adapted from Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s novel, deals with colonial and ‘Indian’ India.
Until 21 March
25 and under
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Future Film
Events every month for 15-25 year olds who love film.
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£3 tickets
Introduction to £3 tickets.
Your visit
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Food and drink
A great place to lounge, eat and drink when you visit.
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BFI Shop
Film and TV-related books, DVDs and gifts at BFI Southbank and online.
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The BFI Reuben Library
We provide free access to a huge collection of books, journals and documents about the world of film and television.
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BFI Mediatheque
At BFI Southbank’s Mediatheque you can explore the riches of the BFI National Archive, for free.
25 & under
If you're aged 16 to 25, you can get £3 cinema tickets at BFI Southbank to any film, any time.
BFI Southbank Guide
To view in large format, please download or save to your device. Large print BFI Southbank Guides are also available at the Box Office - just ask a member of staff.
April 2019 Guide
April 2019 Guide calendar
March 2019 Guide
March 2019 Guide calendar