BFI – What's Worth Seeing…

Olivia Colman adds BFI Fellowship to a slew of awards

6th March 20197th March 2019Jason Korsner

After collecting an Oscar, a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for her leading role in The Favourite, Olivia Colman has rounded off Awards Season by being honoured with the BFI’s most prestigious accolade, its Fellowship, at a star-studded event in London. [click for more...]

Olivia Colman to become a BFI Fellow

7th February 20197th February 2019Jason Korsner

The Oscar-nominated star of The Favourite, Olivia Colman, will be made a fellow of the British Film Institute at a ceremony in London [click for more...]

Sequels, spin-offs and superhero dominate UK box office in 2018

31st January 20191st February 2019Jason Korsner

The official UK and Ireland box office figures for 2018 have provided producers with advice on how to get their money back, and [click for more...]

London Film Festival Awards are as topical as a news bulletin

20th October 201821st October 2018Jason Korsner

A film about the sex-trafficking of African women in Vienna has won the top prize at the London film festival. There were also [click for more...]

Half of LFF Competition Films Directed by Women

30th August 2018Jason Korsner

The BFI has announced the shortlist for this year’s Star of London award for Best Film at this year’s London Film Festival. Alice [click for more...]

London Film Festival to premiere Mike Leigh’s Peterloo drama – in Manchester

16th August 20184th November 2018Jason Korsner

The London Film Festival is to stage the UK premiere of Mike Leigh’s upcoming film about the Peterloo massacre – in Manchester. Mike [click for more...]

New BFI-backed proposals to boost independent UK films

18th July 201823rd July 2018Jason Korsner

The BFI’s Commission on UK Independent Film has announced a series of proposals to boost grassroots film-making. The Films Minister Margot James cites [click for more...]

Steve McQueen’s Widows to open London Film Festival 2018

12th July 201812th July 2018Jason Korsner

The director of the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen, is to open this year’s BFI London Film Festival with the international [click for more...]

Cannes 2018 – The Only Monday

14th May 201824th August 2018Jason Korsner

Today started with more talk of how to improve inclusion in the UK film industry with an all-woman panel discussion at the UK [click for more...]

Cannes 2018 – The Only Sunday

13th May 201813th May 2019Jason Korsner

My day started with a sobering experience; I found out what it was like to be part of a minority in the film [click for more...]

Cannes 2018 – The First Saturday

12th May 201813th May 2018Jason Korsner

As I took my place at this morning’s press conference for Jean-Luc Godard’s Image Book, in the hope that I’d end up with [click for more...]

BFI and BAFTA clamp down on bullying and harassment across TV and Film

14th February 20188th July 2018Jason Korsner

A group of about forty UK film and TV organisations, led by the BFI and BAFTA, have launched a new set of guidelines [click for more...]

BFI stats: Higher average ticket prices boost 2017 box office takings

31st January 201831st January 2018Jason Korsner

British and Irish cinemas took a record £1.38bn in ticket sales in 2017, according to the latest figures released by the BFI. Christopher [click for more...]

Harvey Weinstein stripped of BFI Fellowship amid harassment scandal

19th October 20178th July 2018Jason Korsner

The BFI has become the latest industry body to punish the disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein over the allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape that have been emerging over the past few weeks. [click for more...]

What’s Worth Seeing from the 2017 London Film Festival

16th October 201725th February 2018Maria Duarte

It’s been another busy twelve days for Maria Duarte, sifting through the best that the London Film Festival has to offer, with at [click for more...]

Harvey Weinstein’s shadow hangs over London Film Festival awards

14th October 201712th February 2018Jason Korsner

One of Britain’s most successful directing exports, Paul Greengrass, has been honoured with the British Film Institute’s highest accolade, the BFI Fellowship, at [click for more...]

Bourne director Paul Greengrass to be honoured with BFI Fellowship

29th August 201729th August 2017Jason Korsner

The BFI is to bestow its highest honour, its Fellowship, to the British film-maker Paul Greengrass. [click for more...]

Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards to close London Film Festival 2017

22nd August 201722nd August 2017Jason Korsner

The man behind In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths, Martin McDonagh, is to close this year’s London Film Festival with his third feature. Bereaved [click for more...]

BFI to look into securing the future of UK Independent Film

11th July 201712th July 2017Jason Korsner

The BFI has announced the setting up of a new Commission to consider the health of independent film in the UK. It says [click for more...]

Andy Serkis directorial debut Breathe to open London Film Festival

29th June 201729th June 2017Jason Korsner

The London Film Festival organsisers have announced that this year’s event will open with the directorial debut of actor Andy Serkis. Andrew Garfield [click for more...]