The BFI today announced details of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH SPIELBERG, a bespoke BFI IMAX programme of Steven Spielberg classics to celebrate the release of the singular cinematic visionary’s return to science fiction with Disclosure Day (2026), coming to the UK’s largest screen at BFI IMAX in IMAX with Laser from 10 June.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH SPIELBERG, a limited engagement at BFI IMAX, will feature a tailored programme of five classic titles including Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. the Extra‑Terrestrial (1982) and Ready Player One (2018). To mark the BFI’s extended celebration of London Climate Action Week, a screening of Jaws (1975) on 31 May will be introduced by marine scientists Dr David Curnick, Head of the Ocean Predator Lab, and Joanna Barker, Aquatic Species and Policy Programme Manager at ZSL, following a separate screening of IMAX documentary Shark Kingdom 3D (Dave Duce, Matt Tomaszewski, 2025) with a Q&A.
Together they will discuss the impact that nature representation on screen can have for wildlife, fifty‑one years after Jaws. Elsewhere, a 3D screening of Jurassic Park (1993) on 28 June will be introduced by The Wildlife Trusts chief executive Craig Bennett, who will explore how this science‑fiction classic is far closer to fact for modern‑day conservationists. This will follow a separate screening of IMAX documentary Dinosaurs of Antarctica 3D (David Clark, 2020) and a Q&A with University College London’s Dr Cassius Morrison, former student of London’s Natural History Museum, who will discuss how the film inspired his career as a scientist and his subsequent research on the brains and diets of dinosaurs.
Steven Spielberg’s new event film Disclosure Day (2026)
Steven Spielberg’s wholly original new event film Disclosure Day (2026), his long‑awaited return to science fiction, opens at BFI IMAX in IMAX with Laser from 10 June. We have long considered the possibility that there may be intelligent life somewhere in the universe, but how would we react if we knew it to be true? There is arguably no filmmaker better suited than Spielberg to explore this question.
Based on a story by the director, with a screenplay by his regular collaborator David Koepp (whose credits include Jurassic Park and War of the Worlds), Disclosure Day will be unmissable on the UK’s largest screen at BFI IMAX.
Ticket information
Tickets for CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH SPIELBERG at BFI IMAX will go on sale to BFI Patrons on 5 May, to BFI Members on 6 May, and to the general public on 8 May. Details of ticket on‑sale dates for Disclosure Day at BFI IMAX will be announced soon.
Further details of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH SPIELBERG
Full programme details can be found on the BFI website: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH SPIELBERG at BFI IMAX .
Shark Kingdom 3D (Dave Duce, Matt Tomaszewski, 2025) + Q&A
IMAX with Laser 3D – Come face to face with these ancient and awe‑inspiring animals and learn how our future is intertwined with theirs. Marine scientists Dr David Curnick and Joanna Barker from ZSL will discuss their research on apex ocean predators and the fascinating sharks found in the waters off our own coastline.
SUN 31 MAY 11:00, BFI IMAX
Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975) + extended intro
IMAX with Laser – When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, a local sheriff, a marine biologist and a grizzled fisherman join forces to hunt the beast down. Introduced by marine scientists Dr David Curnick and Joanna Barker from ZSL, Jaws helped usher in the modern blockbuster and won three Academy Awards, including the second of five for John Williams’ iconic and unsettling score.
SUN 31 MAY 13:00, BFI IMAX
E.T. the Extra‑Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982)
IMAX with Laser (BFI IMAX), Digital 4K (BFI Southbank) – Often hailed as one of the greatest family films of all time, E.T. tells the story of an alien left on Earth who befriends a boy named Elliott. After bringing him home and introducing E.T. to his brother and sister, Elliott must race against time to help his friend return to his own planet before government agents close in.
SUN 07 JUN 11:00, BFI IMAX / THU 11 JUN 20:45, BFI SOUTHBANK NFT3 / SAT 13 JUN 12:15, BFI SOUTHBANK NFT3
Disclosure Day (Steven Spielberg, 2026)
IMAX with Laser – “If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people…” This wholly original event film, created and directed by Steven Spielberg, stars Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson and Colman Domingo.
FROM WED 10 JUN, BFI IMAX
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)
Digital 4K – One of Spielberg’s finest films, this is both a wondrous encounter with an alien species and a finely wrought family drama. In rural America, electrician Roy Neary is investigating a power outage when he witnesses an alien visitation, sparking an obsessive interest in UFOs and a life‑changing journey.
SUN 14 JUN 11:00, BFI IMAX
Ready Player One (Steven Spielberg, 2018)
IMAX with Laser – In the near future, eccentric games designer James Halliday offers escape from harsh reality via his virtual world, the OASIS. Leaving control of his empire to the winner of a complex, multi‑layered challenge, a group of young players band together to win the game while facing a mega‑corporation bent on ruling both real and virtual life; Spielberg’s adaptation of Ernest Cline’s bestseller is a thrill like no other.
SUN 21 JUN 20:00, BFI IMAX
Dinosaurs of Antarctica 3D (David Clark, 2020) + Q&A
IMAX with Laser 3D – In ancient times, dinosaurs and other creatures roamed freely across Antarctica’s lush landscape; today, the continent holds evidence of that world frozen beneath ice and snow. This screening includes a Q&A with University College London’s Dr Cassius Morrison, former student of the Natural History Museum, who will discuss how Jurassic Park inspired his career and his research on dinosaur brains and diets.
SUN 28 JUN 11:30, BFI IMAX
Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993) + extended intro
IMAX with Laser 3D – In Spielberg’s landmark blockbuster, two palaeontologists and a brilliant chaotician are among a select group invited to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs cloned from prehistoric DNA. The park’s billionaire mastermind insists the facility is safe, but a disgruntled employee and a stormy night prove him wrong, as state‑of‑the‑art effects and old‑school thrills combine to create one of 1990s Hollywood’s biggest and best blockbusters. In an extended intro, Chief Executive of the UK‑wide Wildlife Trusts movement Craig Bennett will explore how this science‑fiction classic is closer to fact for modern‑day conservationists.
SUN 28 JUN 13:00, BFI IMAX
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