Short films provide a vital training ground for filmmakers, meaning funds and programmes supporting short-form cinema must strive to ensure their help has far-reaching impact.

Burke makes a rare screen appearance in Blitz as “lovely and horrible” gang-leader Beryl. She discusses being directed by McQueen, her disinterest in awards, and being drawn to nastiness.

The new tax reliefs will empower UK filmmakers to create more independent films and co-produce with other countries.

Déa Kulumbegashvili follows up her masterpiece Beginning (2020) with an unflinching story of a Georgian obstetrician whose career is threatened by her reputation as an abortionist.

The African Odysseys event series has been a valuable and vitally important part of the BFI programme for 17 years, and it remains so. There is some misleading information around the programme out ...

Can’t decide what to make time for at BFI London Film Festival 2024? Discover some of the most intriguing films on the programme, reviewed and recommended by Sight and Sound critics.