He made two towering classics of modern cinema and became the vital chronicler of urban malaise in contemporary Taiwan. But where to start with Taiwan New Cinema giant Edward Yang?

Children’s experience and tense family drama have been at the heart of many of the greatest Iranian films. Ahead of the release of the Oscar-nominated thriller The Seed of the Sacred Fig, we recommend ...

Two 1990s romances turn 30, Mike Leigh’s return to modern life, and a nailbiting Kurosawa thriller. What are you watching this weekend?

Inspired by a treasure trove of archive healthcare films in the BFI National Archive, three filmmaking teams were tasked with making new short films tackling modern stories of the National Health ...

The Young Vic’s artistic director tells us about her debut feature – the story of two teenage friends who run away from Britain on a journey to Syria – which has just been unveiled at Sundance.

Kazik Radwanski’s wry Canadian romance follows Mara, a disillusioned creative writing professor, as she reconnects with a man from her past who’s now a successful author.

Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives a fearless performance in Mike Leigh’s empathetic portrait of the outrageously hostile Pansy, whose hardened façade masks a real fragility.

From director Andrew Ahn comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating the disasters and delights of family expectations, queerness, and cultural identity. Angela and her partner ...