Sandulela Asanda’s romance drama Black Burns Fast will close the 40th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, with Paloma Schneideman’s Big Girls Don’t Cry as a Special Presentation on 26th March.
BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival
BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival is the UK’s longest running LGBT film event. It began in 1986 as Gay’s Own Pictures. By its 3rd edition it was tagged the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and since then has grown to become the largest LGBT film event in the UK, and its most anticipated. The Festival changed its name to BFI Flare in 2014 to reflect the increasing diversity of its films, filmmakers and audience.
BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival started in 1986 and takes place in London, U.K.
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Sandulela Asanda’s ‘Black Burns Fast’ to Close BFI Flare, with ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ as a Special Presentation
Black Burns Fast by by Sandulela Asanda (Esihle Ndleleni)
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Jennifer Kroot’s ‘Hunky Jesus’ to Open 40th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Hunky Jesus by Jennifer Kroot (courtesy of Tigerlily Pictures) Hunky Jesus, Jennifer Kroot’s documentary on the San Francisco Easter Sunday tradition, will make its World Premiere as the Opening Night film of the 40th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival.
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A Trans Performer Must Rediscover Their Voice in J Stevens’ ‘Really Happy Someday’ Film at BFI Flare | Watch Clip
Really Happy Someday by J Stevens (Spindle Films) J Stevens’ Really Happy Someday will make its UK Premiere as an Official Selection of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival on March 22nd, 2025.
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39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Queer, ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ and more
Drew Starkey, Daniel Craig in Queer (Yannis Drakoulidis. Courtesy of A24.) The 39th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival taking place March 19 – 30, 2025, unveiled its full program. BFI Flare is divided into three thematic program strands: Hearts, Bodies and Minds and presents 34 World Premieres (across features and shorts) with 56 features, 1 series and 81 shorts from 41 countries.
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‘Dreams in Nightmares’ and ‘Night Stage’ Headline BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Night Stage (Courtesy of M-Appeal) The 39th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival (19th – 30th March) has set Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon’s erotic thriller Night Stage as its Closing Night Gala on 29th March and Shatara Michelle Ford’s road trip movie Dreams in Nightmares as a Special Presentation on 23rd March.
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Andrew Ahn’s ‘The Wedding Banquet’ Starrin Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone to Open BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, Han Gi-Chan and Bowen Yang in The Wedding Banquet (Luka Cyprian, Bleecker Street) Following the world premiere at Sundance Film Festival, Andrew Ahn’s dramedy The Wedding Banquet makes its International Premiere as the Opening Night Gala film of the 39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival taking place March 19th – 30th, 2025.
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38th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival Unveils Lineup
The Summer With Carmen (courtesy BFI Flare) The 38th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival set for 13 – 24 March at BFI Southbank and on BFI Player revealed its full program divided into three thematic program strands: Hearts, Bodies and Minds.
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Amrou Al-Kadhi’s ‘Layla’ to Open and Luke Willis’ ‘Lady Like’ will Close BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Layla by Rob Baker Ashton (Courtesy Independent Entertainment) Fresh from its world premiere at Sundance, Amrou Al-Kadhi’s debut feature film Layla will make its European Premiere as the opening film of the 38th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival taking place March 13th – 24th, 2024.
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BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2023 Reveals Lineup
XX + XY directed by Soh-Yoon Lee The 37th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival revealed its full program of 58 features and 90 shorts from 41 countries, divided into three thematic strands: Hearts, Bodies and Minds.
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THE STROLL to Open and DRIFTER to Close BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
The Stroll by Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker’s Sundance award-winning documentary The Stroll will open and its Hannes Hirsch’s debut feature Drifter will close the 37th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival taking place March 15th – 26th, 2023. In addition, Tünde Skovrán’s intimate documentary Who I Am Not will have its UK Premiere as the Centrepiece Presentation Screening.
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BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2022 Announces Lineup
Besties directed by Marion Desseigne Ravel The 36th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival set to take place in person, with a selection of films available online, unveiled its full program.
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GIRL PICTURE to Open and TRAMPS! to Close 2022 BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Eleonoora Kauhanen, Aamu Milonoff and Linnea Leino in Girl Picture by Alli Haapasalo | photo by Ilkka Saastamoinen. Girl Picture, Alli Haapasalo’s spirited coming-of-age drama will open the 36th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival set to run March 16th – 27, 2022. The festival will close with Tramps!, directed by documentary filmmaker Kevin Hegge, whose previous film She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column screened at BFI Flare in 2013.