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, BBC Film and Film4 have collaborated to create the new Independent Film Sustainability Handbook, an industry first in the UK. It is described as a “practical and accessible toolkit to help guide the independent film production industry towards a more sustainable output, and to work towards reaching Net Zero”. The Handbook has been … Read more
BFI Southbank will mark 50 years of Undercroft Skate Space with its Push Play weekend programme on 19-21 June. “Widely considered as the birthplace of British skateboarding, before becoming a global destination for skaters, the Undercroft Skate Space is one of the oldest continuously used skateboarding locations in the UK, spanning five generations of skaters,” … Read more
The British Film Institute (BFI) has announced a major £14.64 million investment in film education and early skills development for young people across the UK
The BFI has announced £11.85m funding over three years to support skills development and training across the UK’s key production hubs. “With the UK continuing to attract significant levels of film and high-end TV production spend – reaching £6.8 billion in 2025 – building and maintaining skilled and representative local crew bases across the country … 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
The BFI has announced the programme for the second edition of We Crip Film Festival, returning to BFI Southbank on 18-19 July during Disability Pride Month for a “bold and celebratory weekend of disabled filmmaking, creativity and community”. Previously known as Busting the Bias, We Crip Film Festival 2026 presents a “vibrant weekend” of activity … Read more
The BFI has made 24 new awards through its UK Global Screen Fund, supporting international opportunities for the UK’s independent screen sector. Financed through the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the awards see a further £2,069,000 being allocated through the fund’s International Business Development strand, which has now made 134 awards totalling over £11 … Read more
The BFI has announced details of Station to Station: Kazuo Ishiguro’s Top Ten Train Films, a season at BFI Southbank from 1–31 July curated by the Nobel prize-winning and Academy Award-nominated writer Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day, Never Let Me Go) that features some of the finest films set aboard trains. Writing exclusively … Read more
The Great 8 showcase, which presents new UK feature films from some of the UK’s “most exciting first-time and early career filmmakers” to international distributors and festival programmers, has announced eight new projects for this year’s edition, taking place throughout this year’s Cannes Marché. Now in its ninth year, the 2026 Great 8 showcase is … Read more
Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has received the BFI’s highest honour, the BFI Fellowship, at the annual BFI Chair’s Dinner, hosted by BFI chair Jay Hunt at the Rosewood London. The BFI Fellowship was presented to del Toro by Academy Award-winning actor Cate Blanchett, herself a BFI Fellow since 2015, and star of del Toro’s … Read more
The BFI has announced its latest UK Global Screen Fund awards. Financed through the UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the awards allocate a further £962,000 to six new feature films through the fund’s International Co-Production strand. This latest round of awards, which support UK producers to co-produce with international partners and create … 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 published details of the first awards from the BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Fund for the 2026-2029 period. A total of over £9m will support the “exhibition and distribution of ambitious, audience-facing film and immersive projects of national scale” from April 2026. Out of the 23 awards, 17 are for long-term projects … Read more
The BFI has shared details for a special one-day programme takeover at BFI Southbank on Sunday 3 May led by young curators and speakers, exhibiting work by and about young people. Tying into Southbank Centre’s “epic, one-off pop culture spectacular You Are Here, an electrifying journey through 75 years of British music, dance, theatre, fashion … Read more
BFI Southbank has announced programme details for a major two-month season this summer celebrating the centenary of the birth of Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe: Self Made Star, curated by the BFI’s lead programmer Kim Sheehan, opens on 1 June, coinciding with Monroe’s 100th birthday, and runs throughout June and July, including a BFI Distribution rerelease … Read more
The BFI has announced a new Expanded Screen Fund, offering up to £150,000 for “immersive works of fiction” from experienced UK producers and creative leads. As part of the BFI’s commitment to “embrace the breadth of screen storytelling”, the new Fund is a “key element of a pathway of BFI National Lottery production funding and … Read more
The BFI has announced strategic plans for the expanded UK Global Screen Fund, following its budget increase from £7m to over £18m per year for 2026-29. Financed through the UK Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport, this enhanced investment into the UK Global Screen Fund was confirmed last June as part of the Screen … 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