The BFI National Archive has one of the most important film and TV collections in the world. Choose from a selection of 11,000 titles that cover 120 years of British life, and the history and art of film.

Explore the Directors’ 100 Greatest Films of All Time poll Stream the Greatest Films of All Time on BFI Player See all voters who took part in The Greatest Films of All Time poll Order list 250 to 1 1 to 250 …

About the BFI We are a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK‘s lead organisation for film and the moving image.

Our library at BFI Southbank is available to everyone, free of charge. It contains a huge collection of books, journals and digitised material about the world of film, television and the moving image.

Stream award-winning cinema from the UK & around the world, hand-picked by the British Film Institute. Explore BFI Player’s curated indie film collection today.

BFI Flare is the UK’s largest queer film event, screening the best in contemporary LGBTQIA+ cinema from across the globe, in addition to a rich selection of events and archive titles – 19 to 30 March 2025.

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Inside the Archive #55: A film workshop in India and 1,500 film cans for the BFI National Archive

The BFI looks after one of the largest and most important collections of film and television in the world. Its teams of experts ensure that the collection is preserved and developed for future generations and …

Our venue shop at BFI Southbank remains open for business. BFI Blu-rays, 4K UHD s and DVD s are available to order from online retailers such as HMV and Amazon. BFI Membership gift packs and …