A new season organised by the BFI in partnership with Thelma Schoonmaker brings many classic Powell & Pressburger films – including new restorations – to the big screen once more.
The BFI's first annual Film on Film festival aims to celebrate and educate on the wonders of celluloid, from nitrate and 35mm to 3D.
By Matt Turner
A fine and necessary portmanteau of British documentaries all made by lesser-known women filmmakers.
The BFI’s vast archive of early cinema is available to watch online for free.
Short films such as Women in Industry and Playing with Fire are a fascinating time capsule of postwar Britain.