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Scott Anthony, co-editor of The Projection of Britain hails GPO film makers as Pioneers in The Guardian. Read the article.

Read LUX’s interview with A.L. Rees, author of A History of Experimental Film and Video, 2nd edition

Meshes of the Afternoon reviewed by Filmwerk
Kieran McGarth reviews the latest addition to the BFI Film Classics series, praising author John David Rhodes’ writing style as ‘clear, lucid, and authoritative’. Read the review.

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100 Cult Films100 Cult Films

Xavier Mendik and Ernest Mathijs

An accessible and up to date guide to one hundred of World Cinema's most interesting and influential cult movies, covering a diverse range of genres and films from 1920 to present day. It includes entries on:

  • The Wizard of Oz
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Blade Runner
  • This is Spinal Tap
  • Withnail and I
  • Donnie Darko

Series Published by BFI Publishing and Palgrave Macmillan

BFI Film Classics

BFI Film Classics is a series of finely written, illustrated books which honour landmark films of world cinema. The series includes a wide range of approaches and critical styles, reflecting the diverse ways we appreciate, analyse and enjoy great films.

The next title to be published in the series is Cache.

Recent titles include Meshes of the Afternoon, The Servant, Victim, Grey Gardens, The Best Years of Our Lives, Far From Heaven and Shoah.

View a full list of titles in this series

Editorial Advisory Board:
Geoff Andrew, Edward Buscombe, William P. Germano, Laitha Gopalan, Lee Grieveson, Nick James, Laura Murphy, Alastair Phillips, Dana Polan, B. Ruby Rich and Amy Villarejo


BFI TV Classics

BFI TV Classics is a series of books celebrating key individual television programmes and series. Television scholars, critics and novelists provide critical readings underpinned with careful research, alongside a personal response to the programme and an argument for its 'classic' status.

The next title to publish in the series is Deadwood.

Previous titles include Cathy Come Home and Law and Order.

To view a full list of titles in this series please click here.

Editorial Advisory Board:
Stella Bruzzi, Glyn Davis, Mark Duguid, Jason Jacobs, Karen Lury, Toby Miller, Rachel Moseley and Phil Wickham


BFI Screen Guides

BFI Screen Guides present concise guides to a hundred key films in a particular genre or area in screen culture. Each volume comprises an editorial introduction to the subject, outlining its history and defining features, followed by individual entries on each title, including key credits information.

Recent titles include 100 Cult Films, 100 Film Musicals and 100 Silent Films.

View a full list of titles in this series


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BFIPalgrave Macmillan and the British Film Institute are pleased to announce a new publishing partnership. From January 2008 Palgrave Macmillan will publish, sell and distribute all BFI books.

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