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Rye Lane, Scrapper lead BIFA 2023 nominations
November 4, 2023 | David Farnor
The British Independent Film Awards nominations have been revealed, and Rye Lane and Scrapper are leading the pack.
Rye Lane, Raine Allen-Miller’s London-set romantic comedy following a pair of semi-reluctant lovers on an impromptu tour of Peckham, has 16 nominations, … Read More
London Film Festival 2022: The online line-up and how it works
October 5, 2022 | David Farnor
It’s that time of year again: the London Film Festival is upon us. After two years of a hybrid approach, 2021 will once again see the BFI’s festival head both into cinemas and online.
The 66th edition of the festival … Read More
Jubilee on Film: BFI Player unveils royal collection
May 29, 2022 | David Farnor
The mark Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee, BFI Player has launched a new Jubilee on Film collection, shining a spotlight on national royal events dating back to the earliest days of film.
From Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee in 1897 via … Read More
BFI Future Film Festival 2022: The online line-up and how it works
January 27, 2022 | David Farnor
The BFI is bringing back its Future Film Festival for 2022 with a hybrid version that will unfold online as well as in person.
The UK’s largest festival for young, emerging filmmakers, it will run across four days in February, … Read More
Russian Film Festival heads to BFI Player
November 9, 2021 | David Farnor
The Russian Film Festival 2021 will be held for the first time in the UK on BFI Player.
The Russian Film Festival was launched in 2020 and has already been successfully held in 16 countries. Running from 12th November to … Read More
What’s coming soon to BFI Player in March 2021?
March 2, 2021 | David Farnor
BFI Player, the BFI’s streaming platform, is a gateway to global film, offering a collection of arthouse and world cinema to subscribers, alongside its pay-per-view rental releases and free archive titles and silent movie shorts.
This month it’s all … Read More
ICA’s Cinema 3 and BFI Player team up for Wong Kar-wai season
February 2, 2021 | David Farnor
The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) has launched its own streaming platform – Cinema 3 – and its opening the doors in style with a season dedicated to Wong Kar-wai in partnership with BFI Player.
Streaming on both Cinema 3 … Read More
BFI Future Film Festival 2021: The online line-up
January 23, 2021 | David Farnor
The 2021 BFI Future Film Festival will be taking place virtually this year, with a four-day event that will feature 45 short films.
Now in its 14th year, the festival is dedicated to showcasing work by young filmmakers aged 16 … Read More
MLK/FBI heads to BFI Player for virtual premiere
January 12, 2021 | David Farnor
New documentary MLK/FBI is heading to BFI Player today for its virtual premiere, before being released online across the UK this weekend.
MLK/FBI is the first film to uncover the extent of the FBI’s surveillance and harassment of Dr Martin … Read More
BFI Player to release Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Last and First Men
July 7, 2020 | David Farnor
BFI Player will release Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Last and First Men this July.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of the Oscar-nominated Icelandic composer, who tragically passed away in 2018.
Two billion years ahead of us, a future race … Read More
