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Seasons

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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Preview: Ernest Cole: Lost and Found + Q&A with Raoul Peck and Misan Harriman

A documentary portrait of a photographer who revealed the cruelties of South African Apartheid to the world, by the director of I Am Not Your Negro.

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Je tu il elle + extended intro by Melanie Iredale, Director of Reclaim The Frame

Akerman’s debut feature, with its 10-minute lesbian sex scene, revealed its maker to be a radical and uncompromising force in cinema.

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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 Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival

Our springtime celebration of queer cinema at BFI Southbank – 19 to 30 March 2025.

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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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