Sight and Sound, the British Film Institute's monthly magazine, has long served as a standard-bearer for serious film criticism. Its online platform extends that mandate beyond the print issue, publishing web-only essays that engage with current events, emerging trends, and the wider ecology of moving-image culture. The editorial remit is deliberately expansive: the magazine seeks writing that connects readers to a broader range of cinema, from new releases and major retrospectives to overlooked movements and filmmakers. This is not a venue for consumer reviews or industry reportage, but for criticism that treats film as an art form and a cultural force. The call is open on a rolling basis and carries no submission fee. Sight and Sound pays £120 per 1,000 words for both print and online essays, and commissions video essays at a standard rate of £500. Video essays are treated as a distinct and valued form of criticism, though the magazine notes that they represent a larger investment and are therefore usually reserved for top stories: new releases, outstanding filmmakers, important film movements, or major retrospectives. Writers and video critics are invited to pitch with promptness and insight, whether responding to the immediate cultural moment or offering a different take on established subjects. The curatorial vision is one of critical pluralism within a coherent editorial identity. The magazine is interested in perspectives that widen its readers' access to great cinema, not in writing that merely confirms existing consensus. Pitches should demonstrate an understanding of Sight and Sound's tradition—rigorous, literate, historically informed—while speaking to the present. The rolling deadline means there is no seasonal window to wait for, but it also means that timeliness and relevance are judged against the ongoing conversation rather than a fixed theme.