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Curated collections of film and TV by genre, theme, actor or director.

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Previews and events

Talent Q&As, special events and a chance to catch the latest film and TV before anyone else.

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News from Home + intro by Nicole Flattery, writer and Sight and Sound columnist

This desolate musing on the elusive nature of home exquisitely juxtaposes New York’s lonely, empty streets with letters from ‘a distant voice’, Akerman’s mother.

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Personal Best presented by Lost Reels

Chinatown screenwriter Robert Towne’s coming-of-age drama is a rarely screened treat.

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TV Preview: Get Millie Black + Q&A with Marlon James, Tamara Lawrance, Joe Dempsie and Simon Maxwell

After returning home to Jamaica, ex-Scotland Yard detective Millie Black works a missing persons case that threatens to blow up her world.

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New releases

The best new cinema for you to enjoy.

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Re-releases

A selection of key classics – many newly restored.

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Big screen classics

The timeless films we urge you to see.

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Families

Ideal screenings for ages 4 to 12.

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Regular programme

Explore our regular programme of world cinema, archive and experimental film.

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BFI Future Film Festival

The UK’s largest festival for emerging filmmakers – 20 February to 6 March

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