50+ titles coming to BFI Player as BFI launches new sci-fi season

Over 50 titles will be added to the BFI Player later this year as part of the BFI’s new sci-fi season.

Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder is a three-month programme that will run from 20th October to 31st December. … Read More

Nymphomaniac, Elephant Man, Seven Samurai and more added to BFI Player

What do Nymphomaniac, The Elephant Man and Seven Samurai have in common? Nothing kinky: all of them have been added to the BFI Player this month.

The BFI’s video on-demand service, which launched in October 2013, has established itself as … Read More

VOD film review: 8 Minutes Idle

Director: Mark Simon Hewis Cast: Tom Hughes, Montserrat Lombard, Ophelia Lovibond Certificate: 15 Watch 8 Minutes Idle online: TalkTalk TV / Curzon Home Cinema

When The Internship came out last year, The Onion ran a trailer for the movie, promoting … Read More

The Selfish Giant Interview: Clio Barnard

The Selfish Giant is out in UK cinemas and on video on-demand today. The first feature film from director Clio Barnard, who impressed in 2010 with the non-fiction film The Arbor, it’s a moving, thoughtful tale about what happens when … Read More

VOD film review: The Selfish Giant

Clio Barnard’s scrapheap coming-of-age drama is a tiny, towering study of friendship and class.Read More

VOD film review: The Epic of Everest

An astonishing record of an astonishing feat.Read More

Interview: BFI Digital Director Edward Humphrey on the BFI Player, short films and the changing world of on-demand

The BFI Player launches today at 9pm in the UK. Offering 1,000 titles to people around the country, it provides a paid platform for independent and British films to reach a wider audience – and also makes available for the … Read More

BFI Player: From launch to London Film Festival, what you need to know

Today, the BFI unveiled the BFI Player, a new video on-demand platform that will make the best of British film available to the whole country. From day and date releases for new movies to hundreds of previously unavailable old videos, … Read More

BFI Player: The London Film Festival goes on-demand

Update: The BFI has officially unveiled the BFI Player. Here’s what you need to know.

The London Film Festival is a big part of the UK film calendar, bringing the best of new world cinema to the UK. This year, … Read More