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Find out moreDune: Part Two at BFI IMAX
The only place in Europe to see a 70mm IMAX print screening of Denis Villeneuve’s conclusion to his epic sci-fi saga.
Find out moreBFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2024
Our springtime celebration of queer cinema is back! We can’t wait to welcome you to discover the best in contemporary LGBTQIA+ cinema from around the world – 13 to 24 March 2024.
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A new free-to-access digital archive exclusively available in UK public lending libraries. Discover thousands of digitised videos and television programmes from the 1960s to the 2010s, offering a glimpse into Britain’s past, its people and places.
Find out moreThe Greatest Films of All Time issue
Once a decade the magazine asks critics to select the best films ever made. Explore the results in a special edition.
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Onir on landmark Indian gay film Pine Cone: “Despite being the world’s largest filmmaking country, not even 1% of our films tackle queer themes”
Pine Cone is a love story set against three turning points for LGBTQIA+ rights in India. As the film screens at BFI Flare, we spoke to director Onir about quotas for queer content, the impact of changing laws, and his love of My Beautiful Laundrette.
By Arun A.K.
Beautiful Thing: finding the Thamesmead locations for the classic 90s gay romance
By Adam Scovell
The New Boy: realism is undercut by magic in Warwick Thornton’s Outback fable
By Jonathan Romney
Banel & Adama: Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s elemental love story has the air of a parable
By Annabel Bai Jackson
5 things to watch this weekend – 15 to 17 March
By Sam Wigley
Banel & Adama: Ramata-Toulaye Sy on her Senegalese love story turned cautionary tale
By Rachel Pronger
Drive-Away Dolls: a lesbian road trip comedy that feels authentic to the 1990s but stuck there, too
By Simran Hans
Events
BFI Fellow and internationally acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan discusses his hugely successful career.
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