The Wrap: August 2024
Take a look back at August with us, as we showcase even more UK film, TV, animation, documentaries and video games, ready and waiting to thrill and entertain you!
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Explore new releases and hidden gems in film, TV, animation and games. Find out here how to access them, wherever you are... This way for unforgettable.
UK Productions Are Set to Soar at This Year’s Emmy Awards
The Crown and Slow Horses lead the field, with high hopes for a host of UK talent at the Primetime Emmys in September.
TIFF 2024: UK films and co-productions
30 UK works feature across the selection including 16 world premieres.
The End
Santosh
Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story
On Falling
To a Land Unknown
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
The Return
Bird
The Penguin Lessons
William Tell
The Assessment
The Brutalist
Conclave
The Cut
Hard Truths
Harvest
The Salt Path
We Live in Time
Bring Them Down
You Can Read A Good Book – Or Watch One
Stuck for interesting reading this summer? Dip your toes in the water with some superb book-to-screen adaptations…
New releases
Kneecap
Hip hop trio Kneecap play themselves in this original and offbeat Irish-language comedy that fiercely defends native cultures.
Kaos
Jeff Goldblum plays Zeus in this captivating and darkly comedic modern day retelling of Greek mythology.
Yo Gabba GabbaLand!
Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz are the creators of this magical world, filled with limitless possibilities and potential.
ScreenUK x Den of Geek – SDCC
Den of Geek and ScreenUK took the biggest pop culture event of the year by storm with some of San Diego Comic-Con's hottest talent dropping by the studio. Check out the highlights featuring interviews with top UK talent, incredible...
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2024
UK animation enjoys success around the world and this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival presents 15 films from UK production companies, directors and universities in official competition.
Sex work and the city: Mikko Mäkelä on his intimate meta-narrative Sebastian
The story of a budding author turning to sex work to research his first novel, Sebastian poses many provocative questions about the creative process and queer life in London. Director Mikko Mäkelä joined the BFI for a conversation from...
ScreenUK Launches New Podcast Series
Teaming up with Den of Geek and Roddenberry Entertainment to present a special series of Does it Fly?, the podcast examines some of our favourite sci-fi classics from a sci-fact perspective. Can you change the laws of physics? We’re going...
Tactical Breach Wizards
Immerse yourself in this thrilling turn-based tactics game, where you lead a group of dissident wizards.
Sebastian
A struggling writer is caught between two lives in this intriguing drama about desire, shame and liberation.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Based on a young-adult best-selling book, Wednesday actor Emma Myers captivatingly leads this coming-of-age murder mystery series.
On Irish-language hip-hop drama Kneecap: “When people start having a pop at something they’ve not even seen, that’s just ignorance”
Director Rich Peppiatt joined the BFI from Sundance to discuss his new fictionalised drama about real-life hip-hop trio Kneecap.
On Location: Scotland
We asked Susanna White, the director behind the TV series, The Buccaneers, why she used such a varied mix of locations, and which were her favourites.
Behind the Scenes: The Lesson
We went behind the scenes and spoke to Richard E. Grant, and other cast and creatives about the film's setting and the themes featured in the impressive directorial debut from Alice Troughton. Watch our exclusive interview to find out what...
Close to You
Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page co-writes, co-produces and stars in this touching and authentic glimpse into a transgender man’s life.
CYGNI: All Guns Blazing
Immerse yourself in this exhilarating and unrelenting space shoot-em-up, elevating the genre to electrifying levels.
OceanXplorers
Explore the lives of the ocean’s many wildlife species and ecosystems in this captivating global crusade.
The Crow
Bill Skarsgård takes on the iconic role of The Crow in this modern reconceptualisation of the 1994 cult classic film.
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Lady Macbeth
Revisit Florence Pugh’s breakout performance as a restless chattel bride in this defiantly violent gothic drama.
Tuesday
Julia Louis-Dreyfus gives a profoundly moving performance as a grieving mother in this darkly comedic drama.
Culprits
An all-star British cast feature in this glossy and stylish television heist, led by UK actor Gemma Arterton.
Brassic
Fans of Shameless will enjoy this compelling caper co-written by and starring This Is England actor Joe Gilgun.
The Inbetweeners Movie
Fans of the beloved TV series will be charmed by this irreverent and endlessly entertaining Brits abroad film.
The Gentleman
British filmmaker Guy Ritchie adapts his film of the same name into a gripping eight-part series.
How To Build A Girl
Beanie Feldstein charmingly leads this rough-and-ready romp about the exploits of a working-class teenager from Wolverhampton.
Widows
Oscar-winner Steve McQueen directs an intense and intelligent heist thriller, set in Chicago’s criminal underworld.
The Gold
British actor Hugh Bonneville leads this compelling drama about one of Britain’s most scandalous robberies.
Grantchester
Downton Abbey meets Broadchurch in this spirited period-dramedy about a lovelorn, crime-solving vicar.
Time
Stephen Graham and Sean Bean are never-better in this poignant prison thriller from Jimmy McGovern.
Quiz
A thrillingly well-acted three-parter about the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? coughing scandal.