BFI - British Film Institute

The BFI is a charitable organisation by the Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film, television anf the moving image throughout the UK, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners. They promote education aboutabout film, television, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema and to establish. The care and develop collections reflecting the moving image history and hertiage of the UK.

The BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre both located on the Southbank of the River Thames in London is run by the BFI. IMAX is the largest cinema screen in the UK and shows the popular recent releases which includes 3D screenings and 12,000 watts of digital surround sound.

The BFI national library has information on film, television and, increasingly, new media.
This national collection includes books, periodicals, audio tapes, press cuttings, festival materials, special collections of unpublished materials, and much more. (For access to films and television programmes held by the BFI see BFI National Archive).