A Date with an Enfield

As the general election is held in the UK, it's polling day for the Clangers on a small blue planet far away.

As sublime as it is silly, this ambitious animated short mixes a vision of a dystopian, tower block Britain with anarchic vaudeville humour

Don’t tell the Spotty man but Superted has a new friend. A stop motion predecessor of the superhero teddy idea

What does it mean to be British? You might not have a much clearer idea after watching this animated portrait, but you will certainly be entertained

Warning! If you step into the Merry Music Shop then this singalong cartoon is an animated earworm in waiting!

Discover an animated portrait of Britain, brought to life frame by painstaking frame, with our free-to-view BFI Player archive collection - available as part of Animation 2018, a year-long celebration of animation

Step inside Sydney S. Bird's 1930s electrical components factory in Enfield, a hive of activity full of well-oiled machines.

An energetic day for these boys as they participate in running, sack races and boxing matches.

Glimpses of a delightfully quirky mobile puppeteers van entertaining children and the newly opened Enfield Civic Centre.

Gorgeous colour film of a school fair in Enfield with sports day and Dagenham Girl Pipers display

Colourful and lively home movie record of garden activities and school sports day in Enfield Town Park.

Difficult times for women's football, but it doesn't stop the battle of the lightbulb makers in North London.

Harry Coghlan of Northumbria University explains why FW Murnau's 1922 vampire story is an endlessly intriguing work of art.

Charlie Hammersley, a student from Northumbria University, explains how Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film holds up a mirror to society. 

The film-makers behind a haunting tale of love and community within a UK immigration detention centre visited the BFI Southbank to discuss their film.

Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio in Conversation at BFI Southbank, discussing the making of One Battle After Another.

Laura Mulvey in conversation, following her BFI Fellowship Award.

George Clooney visited BFI Southbank to look back on his life and career.