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BFI Japan: BFI Player launches mammoth six-month season
May 4, 2020 | Staff Reporter
BFI Player is launching a mammoth six-month season, starting this May, celebrating 100 years of Japanese cinema.
Simply called BFI Japan, the season will originally scheduled to run in venues across the UK, but with cinemas still closed amid the … Read More
BFI Player launches Female Desire on Screen season
April 24, 2020 | Staff Reporter
BFI Player is launching a new online season dedicated to Female Desire on Screen.
The season, which was originally going to run at BFI Southbank in April, is going digital, with BFI Player unveiling a new collection of films from … Read More
BFI Player partners with 6 cinemas for free trials
April 12, 2020 | Staff Reporter
BFI Player is partnering with 6 regional cinemas across the UK to offer free trials to its subscription service.
With the coronavirus pandemic still spreading across the globe, UK cinemas remain closed to the public, which leaves exhibitors struggling to … Read More
Women Make Film: BFI Player to release Mark Cousins documentary this May
April 11, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Mark Cousins’ new film is headed to BFI Player this May.
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema follows in the footsteps of Mark Cousins’ earlier opus, The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011). An epic 14-hour … Read More
Eating In: BFI Player serves up free foodie collection
April 10, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Struggling to find culinary inspiration for dinner in the depth of your food cupboard or fridge? Look no further than the BFI’s latest online collection, Eating In, available to explore now for free on BFI Player.
From fine dining … Read More
Haifaa Al Mansour’s The Perfect Candidate gets digital release this month
March 19, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Haifaa Al Mansour’s new film, The Perfect Candidate, will be released digitally this month after the closure of major cinema chains amid coronavirus concerns.
UK distributor Modern Films was set to release the movie in cinemas on 27th March, but … Read More
BFI Flare heads to BFI Player for home streaming
March 19, 2020 | Staff Reporter
While cinema lovers are at home over the coming weeks, BFI Flare London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival is migrating to BFI Player to become BFI Flare at Home.
The festival, which was cancelled at the last minute this week due to … Read More
BFI Player unveils top 10 Britain on Film videos
December 7, 2019 | Staff Reporter
BFI Player has unveiled its most popular videos from its Britain on Film archives.
Britain on Film is one of the largest and most complex archival projects ever undertaken by the BFI. Preserving and transferring documentaries, home movies, news footage, … Read More
Robert Paul: BFI Player celebrates 150th birthday of film pioneer
October 23, 2019 | Staff Reporter
BFI Player is celebrating the 150th birthday of film pioneer Robert Paul this month.
The multitalented contemporary of the Lumière brothers was born in London 150 years ago this month. He created the foundations for what we take for granted … Read More
BFI Player arrives on Apple TV
October 5, 2019 | Staff Reporter
BFI Player is officially coming to Apple TV.
The streaming service, which launched back in 2014, offers films to rent online as well as a subscription service, formerly known as BFI Player+, which includes a range of landmark classic and … Read More
