competition winners get to meet Ray Harryhausen We asked for your stop motion animations in exchange for the chance to meet Ray Harryhausen, and we chose 2 winners.

Vanessa Smith created a skeletal dragon for her animation, and Jamie Gibbs told us a story of a domestic robot using lego.

Watch the video's here

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RAY HARRYHAUSEN OPENS THE NEW EXHIBITION - MYTHS & LEGENDS - With a few friends On June 29th, Ray Harryhausen came to the museum to open the new exhibition, Myths & Legends. Featuring his original creatures and demonstrating his life's work, it was a special day for Ray as it was also his 90th birthday.

On hand to celebrate with him were a few famous faces as well.

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science fiction season at the bfi
what does it really mean to be human? Starting in July, The BFI is hosting a two-month season that surveys the future human condition, with a substantial survey of science fiction in film and TV.

Repeatedly, the films, ranging from Siegel’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers to Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, ask what it really means to be human.

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Counted - A DOCUMENTARY PLAY ABOUT british democracy The General Election 2010 and the nation can vote - but what does it mean to be counted? 

In a country where people are more likely to vote for X - Factor than for the next Prime Minister, a documentary-play comes right to Westminster's doorstep, shedding light on why - in a world at war over democracy and in economic meltdown - so many people don't vote. 

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Cameraman - the life and work of jack cardiff
now showing at the bfi southbank Cameraman illuminates a unique figure in British and international cinema: a man whose life and career are inextricably interwoven with the medium's history. Twice an Oscar-winner, Cardiff helped elevate cinematography to an art form and dazzled with his groundbreaking vision and technical wizardry.

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