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Tickets just £5 with a 25 & Under account. Book now! theb.fi/3Lyk5Z3
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Watch announce our partnership with and key industry organisations to eradicate bullying & harassment in the screen sector bit.ly/2G8hbc0
"Learn your lines, find your mark, look 'em in the eye and tell 'em the truth." - James Cagney, #bornonthisday
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"Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, as far as disability and inclusion was concerned, the industry was very much broken. And now we’re in the midst of Covid, the industry is pretty much broken for everyone. Welcome to our world!” -
#PressReset
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Brace yourselves... Timothée Chalamet has arrived. #LFF
Even Rupert Everett has a Harry Styles shaped hole for the #MyPoliceman premiere! ‘It’s great to be here but we are all very upset that Harry Styles isn’t here, obviously!’
“Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination.” - Jim Jarmusch #bornonthisday
. and friends celebrated his birthday at BFI Southbank with a special screening of new, access all areas doc !
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We’re excited to announce that is being welcomed into the BFI National Archive. A selection of films and series shot in the UK, including Good Omens and Clarkson’s Farm, will be digitally preserved for generations to come.
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The story of The Battle of Cable Street in 1936. When over 100,000 people stood against the British Union of Fascists #BritainOnFilm
It’s time to #PressReset, it’s time to change how industry engages with disabled talent behind and in front of the camera #BFIIndustry
A beautifully shot tour of the delights on offer in Edinburgh, 1934. Bustling streets, restful parks and some familiar tourist sights are all to be found #BritainOnFilm
Alan Rickman, beloved icon of stage and screen, has sadly passed away bit.ly/1Zx8xM5
You've been asking, and yes it's true! The King, starring and Robert Pattinson, will be at #LFF. It's our Gala
BFI Player+ has arrived: the film subscription service for lovers of film bit.ly/1P4CuMe
Amanda Nevill is delighted to welcome new Chair Josh Berger: “This is really exciting news.” bit.ly/1InsOfy
Today marks 's 4 year anniversary of releasing Blu-rays in the UK and to celebrate, they're giving BFI fans the chance to win 4 of their 2020 releases! To win, just like and RT this tweet. 📀
Premiering now on BFI YouTube 📺
#PeakyBlinders Q&A with creator and writer Steven Knight, Executive Producer , Director Anthony Byrne and actors and Sophie Rundle #BFIatHome theb.fi/3hfp8kv
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'An ultraviolent turning point in the history of cinema, music and culture' -
Watch the new trailer for 's A Clockwork Orange - back in cinemas this April.
We’re sad to hear of the loss of one of the giants of British film & TV, Sir Roger Moore: bit.ly/2rcXAUK
We’re sad to hear the news that celebrated French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo has passed away aged 88. He was the epitome of Gallic cool and a favourite actor of the French New Wave. theb.fi/2WVeTuC
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We are deeply saddened to hear that the great Richard Attenborough has passed away. RIP m.bbc.co.uk/news/entertain
We're saddened to learn that the great Albert Finney has died aged 82 theb.fi/2ROvN5M
An icon of the French New Wave who redefined star quality - we’ll miss you Jeanne Moreau: bit.ly/2ubVT73
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The story of The Battle of Cable Street in 1936. When over 100,000 people stood against the British Union of Fascists
#BritainOnFilm
“Children's souls are the inheritors of historical memory from previous generations” - Hayao Miyazaki #bornonthisday
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The legendary bard of Salford, John Cooper Clarke, reciting his classic poem 'I Wanna Be Yours' live on stage in 1984.
#WorldPoetryDay #BritainOnFilm
Can't wait for tonight's episode of #PeakyBlinders ?
Tune into BFI YouTube from 6pm as some of the cast and creatives discuss the sixth and final series of the iconic show.
Set a reminder #BFIatHome theb.fi/3hfp8kv
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"My process is thinking... thinking... and thinking. If you have a better way, please let me know." Hayao Miyazaki
#BornOnThisDay
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We played a game of ‘Who’s most likely to’ with the cast and creatives of #BBCGhosts when they popped by #BFISouthbank earlier this month...
👀 First look: Harry Macqueen’s #NationalLottery funded new feature Supernova, starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci, has just wrapped after a six week shoot bit.ly/2Pgu1Nu #BFIIndustry
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Congratulations D'Angelou Osei Kissiedu on winning Best Supporting Actor - he steals the show in BFI #NationalLottery funded ❤️
#BIFA2020
We're deeply saddened to learn that British filmmaker Alan Parker passed away this morning. Also a former Chairman of the BFI, his works as director include Midnight Express, The Commitments and Angela's Ashes bit.ly/30gpAao
We're saddened to hear that Sir Ian Holm, star of Lords of the Rings and Alien, has passed away theb.fi/3hKvJCw
. discusses collaborating with Luca Guadagnino. 'It’s good. I hope this is one of many, the first was like a wonderful dessert and this is like a flamethrower and then we will see what’s next'.
Meet prominent Thai director, Anucha Boonyawatana ().
As one of the few openly transgender directors in Asia, her aesthetically impeccable works, such as The Blue Hour & Malila: The Farewell Flower, offer a poetic and philosophical narrative of Thai queer culture.
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One of a kind. We’re deeply saddened to hear the news that legendary actor, Sir John Hurt, has passed away aged 77: bit.ly/2jHusxt
To celebrate 5 years of the Criterion Collection in the UK we have a bundle of 5 award winning films to give away – just like and retweet this tweet to enter! 📀
(Closes midnight Mon 25 April. UK only. T&C apply theb.fi/3tXPVGh)
This year's Headline Galas 🔥
Benedetta (dir Paul Verhoeven)
The French Dispatch (dir Wes Anderson)
King Richard (dir Reinaldo Marcus Green)
Last Night in Soho (dir Edgar Wright)
The Lost Daughter (dir Maggie Gyllenhaal)
Spencer (dir Pablo Larraín)
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"Cinema is limitless, and She isn’t going anywhere" - Tilda Swinton
#HereForCulture
Watch a young rehearsing Shakespeare’s Richard II at the Newcastle Theatre Royal in 1968.
Film courtesy of #BritainOnFilm #WorldTheatreDay
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Watch a young rehearsing Shakespeare’s Richard II at the Newcastle Theatre Royal in 1968.
Film courtesy of #BritainOnFilm #WorldTheatreDay
Remarkable rare footage of black WWI servicemen. Two soldiers smile whilst receiving charity badges, 1915 #BlackHistoryMonth #BritainOnFilm
★★★★★ "Feels even more timely 25 years on" .
Watch the new trailer for the restored La Haine. In cinemas across the UK, including #BFISouthbank, on 11 September 2020. Ltd Ed Blu-ray on 16 November. bit.ly/BFILaHaine
We've partnered with to give you the chance to win a bloodcurdling Halloween Blu-ray bundle - just like and retweet this tweet to be in with the chance of winning! 👻 ☠️
▶️ “Armando () affords you a lot of freedom, and that creates a really happy environment” - Gwendoline Christie #LFF
“A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction.” - Stanley Kubrick #bornonthisday
