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BFI Southbank is a world-renowned, 3 screen film-centre showing new and archive releases.  Mediatheque gives access to hundreds of film and TV titles from the BFI Archive and the gallery showcases leading artists. For film buffs there’s the BFI Filmstore, and don’t forget films for a fiver every Tuesday and the funky benugo bar & kitchen.
Address Belvedere Road London SE1
Telephone 0207 928 3232

Venues

What's On

[Image] Mediatheque
1 Jan 11 - 31 Dec 12
BFI Southbank
Explore BFI Southbank's film archive

A wealth of BFI archive film, documentary and tv footage is at your fingertips. FREE

[Image] Dickens on Screen
1 Jan - 31 Mar 12
BFI Southbank
Celebration of Charles Dickens at BFI Southbank

Dickens 2012 provides a unique opportunity to explore the life and work of the most-adapted novelist in film and television.

[Image] Raj Kapoor
1 - 29 Feb 12
BFI Southbank
A tribute to Raj Kapoor at BFI Southbank

BFI Southbank pays tribute to the mogul that forged the way for Bollywood

[Image] David Lynch: A Reputation Precedes...
1 - 29 Feb 12
BFI Southbank
Film pioneer at BFI Southbank

A full retrospective of one of the pioneers within contemporary American cinema.

[Image] BFI Future Film Festival
1 - 29 Feb 12
BFI Southbank
Future Film Festival at BFI Southbank

BFI Southbank showcase some of the best short films produced by talented young filmmakers, provide access to industry talent and expertise, and screen great feature films for all you film fans and filmmakers out there.

[Image] Confucius
4 - 8 Feb 12
BFI Southbank
Confucius at BFI Southbank

Set at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, when civil war and social upheaval were violently bringing an end to the feudal system of the Zhou Dynasty, Hu Mei's biopic dramatises the life and belief of the legendary Chinese sage and shows the often difficult conversion of idea into action.

[Image] Seniors' Free Matinee: Woman Basketball Player No. 5
6 Feb 12
BFI Southbank
The first sports movie in colour at BFI Southbank

The tragic past of a stoic and weathered coach inspires Shanghai’s female basketball team on towards greater heights.

[Image] A Simple Life
17 - 22 Feb 12
BFI Southbank
The challenge of growing old at BFI Southbank

Critically acclaimed Hong Kong 'New Wave' director Ann Hui tackles the challenge of growing old in a moving and contemplative film.

[Image] The 26th London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Preview
23 Feb 12
BFI Southbank
Highlights of the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival at BFI Southbank

Discover the highlights of the forthcoming 26th London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. FREE

[Image] Unseen China
25 Feb 12
BFI Southbank
Rarely seen films at BFI Southbank

Independent documentary is arguably the most powerful means for Chinese filmmakers to capture and articulate the dramatic and profound changes sweeping the vast nation.

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