BFI Member

Join a community of film lovers

Enjoy our cheapest membership, paper-free, for only £44 a year. Simply pick up a guide from BFI venues, or read it online.

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As a BFI Member, you’ll get

priority booking for BFI festivals, BFI Southbank and special events
two free tickets for standard BFI Southbank screenings
Member Row, an exclusive area of seats at BFI IMAX reserved for the first 24 hours of general sale
up to £2.50 off BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX tickets for you and up to four guests
no booking fees
access to exclusive Member events
10% off food and drink
15% off at the BFI shop, BFI Player rentals, and Sight & Sound annual subscriptions
discounted annual subscription offer for BFI Player subscription

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Become a Member today

Membership lasts for 12 months and will be renewed automatically every year if you pay by Direct Debit.

Pay by card

You'll pay £60 for a year. This will not renew after 12 months so you'll need to pay it again next year to continue membership.

Pay £60 for a year

Set up a Direct Debit

Set up a Direct Debit and get all the membership benefits, plus printed programmes sent to your address.

Pay £54 for membership

Set up a paper-free Direct Debit

Enjoy all membership benefits except the printed programmes. You can still get these in our venues, and see them online.

Pay £44 for membership

Common questions about membership

Do you offer priority booking at BFI IMAX?

We’re not currently able to offer Members’ priority booking on new first-run releases. Members have access to Member Row on first-run releases, as well as priority booking on standard BFI programming. To be the first to hear about new films screening there, sign up to the BFI IMAX mailing list.

What’s the difference between paper-free and standard membership?

With the paper-free membership, the only difference is you won’t get printed programmes sent to you. You’ll still be able to read them online, or pick them up from our venues. Plus, it’s great for the environment!

How does a BFI membership support the BFI?

Not only will you enjoy a range of great benefits, but every membership supports the BFI’s work as a charity. It’s invaluable to us in helping to support creativity and the next generation of our industry, offer the widest range of screen culture, protecting our film and television heritage, and using our knowledge to educate and deepen public appreciation and understanding of film, TV and the moving image.