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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.
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British Film Institute. We are a cultural charity, a National Lottery funding distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image.
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, distribution, and education.
BFI Southbank. Four screens open seven days a week for the widest choice of great films. Eat, shop and study in a safe, scenic riverside landmark.
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Originally opened in 1957 as the UK’s National Film Theatre, this is our main public venue. It hosts four cinema screens, the BFI Reuben Library, our mediatheque, exhibition spaces, bars and restaurants.