CJ De Barra
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BFI Player’s October 2026 line-up (opens the original)
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They called him The Red Priest, and he, Antonio Vivaldi, is the tempest who stirs the Venetian seas in Primavera. Charles Burnett’s lacerating drama The Glass Shield leads our new titles for Black History Month, and October ends with Halloween horrors from Dario Argento and David Cronenberg. If you haven’t signed up yet, head to player.bfi.org.uk and get a 14-day free trial. Damiano Michieletto’s enthralling Venetian drama inspired by the life of Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi. The first Black
Works-in-Progress Showcase projects announced for 2026 BFI London Film Festival (opens the original)
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The 70th edition of the BFI London Film Festival Works-in-Progress Showcase will present eight new feature films and documentaries from filmmakers based in the UK and Ireland at Picturehouse Central as part of the Industry Forum on Friday 9 October. The showcase features screenings of exclusive extracts from each project, with introductions by their filmmakers to an invited audience of international buyers, UK sales agents, distributors and festival programmers, reflecting the increasing interna
A tribute to Liz Muggeridge, fundraiser extraordinaire and longstanding colleague (opens the original)
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On Sunday 23 August 2026, our dear colleague and friend Liz Muggeridge died after a short illness. Liz leaves behind her husband Nigel and stepson Alex. The shock of losing Liz has been felt across the BFI and throughout the wide network of industry contacts she worked with over many years. I only got to know Liz really well when I took over from Francesca Vinti, Executive Director of Fundraising & Enterprise, at the end of 2025. Liz was incredibly generous with her time as I got up to speed wit
Inside the Archive #76: Queer collaborations, centenary celebrations and a Victorian education (opens the original)
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The BFI National Archive’s collection is a treasure trove of queer film gems, capturing a wide range of decades, characters, histories and stories. To unearth these gems, I have been taking part in a residency created by BACKLIT, a Nottingham-based studio, gallery and archive, and the BFI National Archive. The residency, entitled In the Margins of the Frame, has centred on exploring underrepresented stories in both organisations’ digital and physical collections. I founded the Notts Queer Histor
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