Toys Will Be Toys

Marking time on a face, a swift, bleak portrait of a man from cradle to grave.

A magical film in many ways, a fairy tale story using trick photography and with artful and imaginative stop motion animation.

A once common object in many households becomes transformed into a quirky dancing troupe in this simple homespun animation.

An iconic rural scene becomes a protest site for the bitter yet comic vision of prolific amateur animator Derek Phillips

Charge into this slick amateur cartoon from the Grasshopper Group which was three years in the making

Specially commended by ‘Amateur Cine World'. Nineteen fifties claymation by Douglas Butcher offering tongue-in-cheek advice for life.

One big happy family on the streets of South Shields for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee visit.

A new build for a homeless frog who reveals the story of his double life to a rescuer.

Getting there: enjoy a racy history of transport and travel by land, sea and air.

An uptempo look at man’s passionate obsession with time from first light to the dawn of the digital age.

Staying alive, from a single cell to a big bang. Blink and you’ll miss the end.

Travel into the belly of whale lore with Rudyard Kipling’s whimsical tale for little children.

Daniel Kokotajlo talks to Nia Childs about Starve Acre, his folk horror about a couple digging deep into grief in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

Sky Peals director Moin Hussain and lead actor Faraz Ayub talk to Tomisin Adepeju about their magic realist drama.

Documentary exploring the BFI National Archive’s role in rediscovering and remastering the early films of Michael Powell.

Bryony Dixon, curator of silent film at the BFI national archive, explores the origins of a series of comic travelogues, and Michael Powell's involvement in making them.

Discover why Dan George of Northumbria University believes everyone should experience Oldboy at least once.

Trixie Parkin-Christie of Northumbria University offers fresh insight into why Wings of Desire remains essential viewing.