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Guillermo del Toro hails BFI fellowship as a ‘youth dream come true’

The Mexican filmmaker has been recognised with the highest honour bestowed by the BFI

Evening Standard

Director Guillermo del Toro recognised for ‘extraordinary’ contribution to film

A celebration of his work will also see his 1992 film debut Cronos re-released in cinemas next month.

Evening Standard

Disgusting, depraved, Divine: How did the trashiest films ever made end up at the BFI?

IN FOCUS: London’s esteemed film institution is this month screening a collection of amoral classics to warp and delight the minds of an unsuspecting populace. To celebrate, Patrick Sproull sits down with John Waters muse Mink Stole and drag superstar Peaches Christ to talk the most nebulous film genre of…

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‘The original triple threat’: two exhibitions celebrate Marilyn Monroe as creative pioneer

BFI and National Portrait Gallery to mark centenary of the film star’s birth with ‘the summer of Marilyn’

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Fighting on Film: Inside the BFI's inspiring new Boxing season

BFI Professor in Practice Dr. Clive Chijioke Nwonka and film-maker and former boxer Ryan Pickard talk about a new season exploring boxing on film which includes one very special documentary

Evening Standard

Multiple Maniacs: Mink Stole and Peaches Christ on BFI's new Trash cinema series

A new season at the BFI on the Southbank celebrates underground American cinema in all its lurid glory, as defined by John Waters. Here two of its guest stars putting on a special appearance guide is through this world of shock and awe.

Evening Standard

LGBTQIA+ lives on film: Top 8 highlights from the BFI Flare festival

Diana Cipriano, one of the programmers for the 40th Anniversary of BFI Flare, chooses her highlights of the UK largest LGBTQIA+ film festival

Evening Standard

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Boom time for anti-racist TV: how an £84 bottle of wine triggered an explosion in British broadcasting

In the 1980s, spearheaded by Channel 4, British TV stopped telling Black and Asian people how to assimilate and gave them a voice. A golden age of dissent, activism and culture ensued – but have we since gone backwards?

The Guardian - UK

UK and Ireland’s most popular films of 2025 revealed

A Minecraft Movie, Wicked: For Good and Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy were among the top films at the box office, the British Film Institute said.

Evening Standard

90s films that defined the decade: nine incredible cult classics

The 1990s gave rise to the blockbuster film as we know it. But in the shadow of these cinematic giants, a crop of cult hits made their way into film history

The Guardian - UK

Can’t stand subtitles? These 11 international masterpieces will change your mind

Subtitles are everywhere on social media, but on film some see them as an obstacle. In fact, they are an opportunity – containing the potential to unlock cinema’s universality

The Guardian - UK

Queer cinema: 10 landmark LGBTQ+ films to stream now

From Derek Jarman’s Sebastiane to Céline Sciamma’s instantly iconic Portrait of a Lady on Fire, here are 10 of the films that have defined the history of queer cinema

The Guardian - UK

Melania documentary debut box office takings in UK and Ireland revealed

The documentary of the president’s wife, titled Melania, focuses on the 20 days leading up to her husband’s return to the White House in January 2025.

Evening Standard

Tariq Ali claims BFI has frozen him out of multicultural TV season

Editor of groundbreaking Channel 4 show says he was shocked not to be invited to participate in new season

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Evening Standard

Working with David Lynch: 'He was a visionary ahead of his time'

As a new David Lynch season hits the BFI Southbank, his producer and collaborator Sabrina Sutherland reveals what it was like to work with the film icon

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Guillermo Del Toro To Receive BFI Fellowship for His Contributions to the Film Industry

Guillermo del Toro will receive the BFI Fellowship in 2026 for his cinematic impact. The award honors his visionary films like "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Hellboy."

Evening Standard

Guillermo del Toro to be given BFI Fellowship for ‘extraordinary contribution’

The Mexican director will be honoured at a dinner next year.

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Guillermo del Toro to receive the British Film Institute’s highest honour

‘This is the honour of a lifetime and a thrilling moment in a storyteller’s life,’ says the Mexican director

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Mediocre movies, millions in taxpayer cash: how scores of films from low-profile UK producer were funded mainly by public money

Creative industries are ‘crucial to the economy’ but film-making and tax have long had an uneasy relationship in Britain

Evening Standard

George MacKay addresses James Bond casting speculation as Denis Villeneuve’s 007 era looms

The British actor, 33, reflects on long-running 007 speculation, and shares his thoughts on director Denis Villeneuve taking over the franchise

Evening Standard

David Jonsson reveals how Tom Blyth helped him through ‘intense’ filming for prison thriller Wasteman

The Industry star opened up to The Standard about the gruelling 18-day shoot for Cal McMau’s debut film Wasteman

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Neurodiverse collective wins award for ‘creative audacity’ at London film festival

The BFI and Chanel film-maker awards were won by a docufiction film, a queer BDSM biker romance and a film about police corruption in India

Evening Standard

Daniel Craig joins Mila Kunis and Kerry Washington at Knives Out 3 premiere as London Film Festival 2025 opens

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery launched the 69th BFI London Film Festival, with stars including Andrew Scott and Daryl McCormack walking the red carpet

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Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

A breathtaking Yayoi Kusama retrospective in Switzerland, a deep dive into Nigerian modernism at London's Tate Modern, and the neon-dipped dystopia of 'Tron: Ares' hits big screens. Here are this week's cultural highlights.

Evening Standard

Daniel Day-Lewis, Bradley Cooper and more set for BFI London Film Festival 2025

The Evening Standard are partners on what looks like being one of the most exciting LFF’s ever

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