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As Ryan Coogler’s Sinners - in which Michael B. Jordan does double duty in two lead roles – hits cinemas, we look back at the rich history of dual performances.
The glitzier details of Irish author Edna O’Brien’s life are given more space than her work in Sinéad O’Shea’s new documentary. But with anecdotes like these, how could you resist?
BFI’s collection of Victorian 68mm film – the “IMAX of their day” – afforded protected status as part of a collection of 300 titles that will be added to UNESCO’s register.
If we could award cool points to composers, Ludwig Göransson would have scored plenty. Leaving aside his extensive work producing Childish Gambino – Donald Glover’s rap alter ego – and credits on ...
Although, today, the racism of his Southern epic The Birth of a Nation (1915) has rightly made D.W. Griffith a controversial figure, there’s no denying the impact that his films had on his ...
Learn about film programming, marketing, distribution and how to put on a film festival.
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 ...
This guide gives you advice and recommendations on how to write a good application for the BFI National Lottery Creative Challenge Fund. We are seeking organisations to design and run creative project ...
The “mother of the Scottish film industry” played a key role in hits such as Gregory’s Girl, Taggart and Monarch of the Glen before dedicating herself to mentoring through Glasgow’s GMAC Film.