Talks and Workshops

An expert panel discusses the lasting impact Star Wars had on filmmaking and film technology.

A BFI National Archive team presentation on the typical trials and tribulations involved in making a new 35mm print.

Learn all about 28mm, one of the first non-theatrical film gauges.

BFI Television Curator Elinor Groom explores the role that film has played in preserving television.

See up close how films were projected in most cinemas prior to the digital projection revolution.

Join the BFI National Archive team for a presentation on the history of the Archive on its 90th anniversary.

The BFI Southbank Programme team talk about their work for the Film on Film Festival and the year-round BFI Southbank programme.

Learn how to work with film from the BFI National Archive’s conservation specialists.

A panel of projectionists discuss how cinema projection has changed in a digital world.

Award-winning archivist and filmmaker Ross Lipman discusses his celebrated restorations.

See original items from the BFI National Archive’s Special Collections in this celebration of the material life of film.

A panel discussion on how film-on-film screenings can be made accessible to all audiences.

An overview of Film on Film 2025 by the Festival team.

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