The BFI has announced the programme for 1-31 August 2026 at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX, beginning with Monica Vitti: Creative Force, a season in partnership with Cinecittà and the Cinema Department of the Ministry of Culture dedicated to Italian star and filmmaker Monica Vitti, including a number of 4K restorations by Cinecittà, CSC – … Read more
BFI IMAX, the UK’s largest screen, has sold 28,000 tickets for BFI Fellow Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (cin. Hoyte van Hoytema ASC FSF NSC) in 24 hours, breaking first day on sale records for the venue with a total gross of £750,000. This follows four opening weekend screenings that had previously sold out in under … Read more
The BFI has announced details of No Strings Attached: Puppets On Film, a new season coming to BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX this summer holiday that “celebrates the craft of puppeteers and the enduring power of practical performance in an increasingly digital age”. Highlights from 1-31 August will include rare screenings of The Empire Strikes … Read more
The BFI has announced its programme for July 2026 at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX from 1-31 July, beginning with the second part of Marilyn Monroe: Self Made Star, a “major two‑month season celebrating the centenary of the birth of cinema’s most enduring film star”. The second month of the Marilyn Monroe season, curated by … Read more
Straight 8 has announced that it will bring 25 new Super 8 short films from 11 countries to BFI IMAX on 23 May, with a Top 8 preview taking place at Cannes Film Festival on 16 May. This marks the third year of collaboration between BFI IMAX and Straight 8, “exhibiting the smallest film format … Read more
The BFI has announced its programme for BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX from 1-30 June, beginning with Marilyn Monroe: Self Made Star, a major two-month season celebrating the centenary of the birth of cinema’s “most enduring film star”. Curated by the BFI’s lead programmer Kimberley Sheehan, the season opens on 1 June to coincide with … Read more
The BFI has announced details of Close Encounters with Spielberg, a bespoke BFI IMAX programme of Steven Spielberg classics to “celebrate the release of the singular cinematic visionary’s return to science fiction with Disclosure Day, coming to the UK’s largest screen at BFI IMAX in IMAX with Laser from 10 June”. This limited engagement at … Read more
The BFI has announced full details of its forthcoming Guillermo del Toro season, taking place at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX throughout May in celebration of del Toro being awarded with the BFI’s highest honour, a BFI Fellowship. This includes eight in-person appearances by del Toro with three introductions, four Q&As at BFI Southbank and … Read more
The BFI has announced its programme highlights for April, including boxing, Peter Weir, and ‘Trash Cinema’ seasons. The programme for BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX from 30 March to 30 April begins with the previously announced ‘The Cinematic Life of Boxing’, a season of films that “capture the essence of a sport that has been … Read more
The BFI has announced The Samurai, a programme of classic films by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, playing at the UK’s largest screen at BFI IMAX to complement the British Museum’s exhibition on “the legendary warriors and the reality of their world – from the battlefields of medieval Japan to global 21st-century pop culture”. “Described by … Read more
The BFI has announced details of a bespoke BFI IMAX programme curated by Academy Award and BAFTA-winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman, Saltburn) that complements the release of her upcoming romantic drama Wuthering Heights, coming to BFI IMAX in IMAX with Laser from 13 February. This limited engagement at BFI IMAX features a tailored … Read more
The BFI has announced its programme for BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX in February and early March 2026, beginning with Andrzej Wajda: Portraits of History and Humanity, presented in partnership with the 24th KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival. Marking both the centenary of Wajda’s birth and 10 years since his passing, this season “celebrates a visionary … Read more
A new monthly strand at BFI IMAX, Christopher Nolan on Film, will allow audiences to “experience Christopher Nolan’s breathtaking work in glorious IMAX 70mm” ahead of the release of his latest film, The Odyssey, which opens on 17 July 2026. “Travel through time, space, history and memory on an exploration through the cinematic worlds of … Read more
The BFI has announced its upcoming cultural programme highlights for audiences across the UK, in cinemas at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX, and around the UK/Ireland through BFI Distribution, on BFI Player and on BFI Blu-ray. From highly anticipated premieres and new releases, archive restorations, curated seasons and film festivals on the big screen, to … Read more
The BFI announce further details of the programme for August at BFI IMAX, home of the UK’s largest screen. From the latest blockbuster releases to auteur cinema, family favourites, IMAX remasters, 70mm and the summer’s most anticipated horror, there is no better place to escape the British summer than BFI IMAX. New releases this month … Read more
The BFI announce the programme for BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX for September and early October 2025, beginning with RIDLEY SCOTT: BUILDING CINEMATIC WORLDS. BFI Fellow Ridley Scott has helped define the modern blockbuster with a prodigious, wide-ranging and technologically innovative body of feature work alongside a successful career in TV production and commercials across more than 60 years. His films range from grand … Read more
Last night, the second edition of the BFI Film on Film Festival came to a close at BFI Southbank, with a screening of the pilot episode of David Lynch’s masterful mystery series, TWIN PEAKS, screening on a 35mm print for the first time ever in the UK. This closing night presentation, which marked the 35th anniversary of the … Read more
The 68th BFI London Film Festival (9 – 20 October) has announced the line-up for LFF Expanded, the Festival’s programme of Immersive Art and Extended Reality works, running from 11 – 27 October 2024. The BFI London Film Festival celebrates the moving image in all its forms, from shorts and features to television, immersive … Read more
BFI IMAX, officially opened by King Charles III (then the Prince of Wales) on 11 June 1999, is set to mark its 25th anniversary as the UK’s largest screen with a summer programme that celebrates the venue’s ten highest-grossing films of all time, including two of the most successful releases in cinematic history – James Cameron’s Avatar (2009) and Avatar: The Way of the Water (2022) – plus, five of blockbuster auteur Christopher Nolan’s films, best seen on IMAX screens. … Read more
BFI IMAX celebrates Christmas with a packed programme of festive films for humans of all ages, kicking off on 1 December with the 20th anniversary re-release of Elf (Jon Favreau, 2003) which screens throughout the month in 4K IMAX with Laser projection. Meanwhile, families and adults who are young-at-heart can enjoy a trip inside Buddy … Read more