This year, festival audiences in London reached their highest ever level, with thousands more attending screenings UK-wide.

BFI backed films pick up 39 nominations including eight for Clio Barnard’s I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning and seven for Ashley Walters’ Animol.

From silent-era demons to modern folk-horror nightmares, witches have haunted cinema for well over a century. These 10 films chart the evolution of the screen witch, revealing how ideas about female ...

Sandra Wollner’s third feature, the enigmatic Un Certain Regard prize-winner will open in UK and Irish cinemas through BFI Distribution.

As Animol, his first feature as director, reaches audiences, Ashley Walters talks to us about bringing authenticity to prison drama, nurturing young talent and broadening the stories told about Black ...

Settle into November with a feast of cinema, from the splendour of silent classics to bold new voices and rare discoveries.

As Film Africa opens with the UK premiere of Cannes prizewinner Ben’Imana, we explore 10 films that reveal the richness, diversity and transnational currents of East African cinema, challenging ...

From overlooked office workers to fading movie stars, ageing in Billy Wilder’s films is about more than growing old. Across his career, he wittily chronicled characters confronting missed ...

For the 30th anniversary of Baz Luhrmann’s visceral epic Romeo + Juliet, we republish José Arroyo’s essay on how the film turned Shakespeare into cinema. From our March 1997 issue.

Laika animation studio’s film about a teen on an epic quest to save her baby brother is filled with astounding detail, but the magic lies in the craftsmanship rather than the story.

One hundred years after its Edinburgh cinema release, we tell the story behind Till the Bells Ring, a Scottish talking picture that included synchronised dialogue a full year before Hollywood’s own ...

Jean Cocteau’s much-loved gothic fairytale, a landmark feat of cinematic fantasy. Terence Fisher’s direction brings atmosphere and excitement to this Hammer refresh of the mummy myth. The breakthrough ...