BFI Southbank

The used book sale in front of BFI Southbank

BFI Southbank (formerly known as the National Film Theatre) is a repertory cinema specialising in seasons of classic, independent and non-English language films and is operated by the British Film Institute. It is sited below the southern end of Waterloo Bridge, forming part of the cultural complex on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. Repertory cinema is a term for a cinema that specializes in showing classic or notable older films. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... The British Film Institute (BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and... This article is about the bridge in London For other uses, see Waterloo Bridge (disambiguation). ... The National Theatre is one of the collection of arts buildings that make up the South Bank Centre. ... The Thames (pronounced //) is a river flowing through southern England, and one of the major waterways in England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

The National Film Theatre was initially opened in a temporary building at the Festival of Britain in 1951 and moved to its present location in 1957, replacing the Thameside restaurant on the site. Subsequently, Southbank Centre expanded its buildings to meet the NFT from the south, while the Royal National Theatre now occupies the area to the north-east. The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition which opened in May 1951 in London. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Southbank Centre is a complex of arts buildings located in London, England on the South Bank of the River Thames between Hungerford Bridge and Waterloo Bridge. ... The Royal National Theatre from Waterloo Bridge The Royal National Theatre is a building complex and theatre company located on the South Bank in London, England immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge. ...

On 14th March, the National Film Theatre was relaunched as BFI Southbank. In addition to the three pre-existing auditoria, the complex now includes the Studio, a Mediatheque, gallery space, a Filmstore and a new bar in space formerly used for the Museum of the Moving Image. The Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI) was a museum of the history of moving picture technology and media, including cinema and its forerunners, opened in 1988 and sited below Waterloo Bridge and forming part of the cultural complex on the South Bank of the River Thames, London. ...

External links

• BFI Southbank Home Page
• "Under the Bridge of Films" (2007) Arts Hub UK - www.artshub.co.uk

Coordinates: 51.5072° N 0.1157° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...