Shakespeare 400: BFI brings the Bard’s films to VOD

With Saturday 23rd April marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the UK is going into overdrive celebrating the Bard, and the British Film Institute is no exception. This month, the BFI presents Shakespeare on Film, a UK-wide series of … Read More

BFI Player lines up festival favourites for 2015 LFF

The British Film Institute is lining up a selection of festival favourites to stream on VOD during the 2015 London Film Festival.

The event, which runs from Wednesday 7th to Sunday 18th October, sees the capital taken over by everything … Read More

Britain on Film: BFI launches national online video archive

The BFI has launched a new digital archive of Britain’s history on BFI Player.

Called Britain on Film, the project is part of an ongoing process to digitally document the hidden histories and forgotten stories of people and places from … Read More

3 exclusive iPlayer films join BBC sci-fi season

Three exclusive BBC iPlayer films will join the line-up of the Beeb’s new sci-fi season.

The season will begin with a new four-part series on BBC Two, Tomorrow’s Worlds: The Unearthly History Of Science Fiction, in which Dominic Sandbrook explores … Read More

BFI opens £5m fund to digitise British film heritage

The BFI has opened up a £5m fund to applicants as part of its move to digitise British film heritage.

Holders of important British film and television items will be able to apply for funding for digitisation of content originated … Read More

The BFI Yearbook stats tell us one thing about UK VOD

The UK video on-demand market has grown a whopping 400 per cent in the last decade, according to the latest BFI Yearbook.

The annual report on the British film industry – here, and always worth a read – reveals … Read More

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

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