BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, celebrating its 40th Anniversary March 18-29, 2026, at BFI Southbank, revealed the full programme of 65 features and 62 shorts from 47 countries.
PILLION (2025)
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40th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival Unveils Lineup
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‘Sinners’ Wins 10 Honors, Best Film at Online Film & Television Association Awards
Sinners by Ryan Coogler (Warner Bros) Sinners was named Best Picture of 2025 by the Online Film & Television Association. In total, the film received a total of ten awards, plus one for Best Poster Design.
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‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Film at 46th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
Sean Penn and Teyana Taylor in One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another won four awards, including Film of the Year at the 46th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards.
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‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Sinners’ Lead BAFTA Film Awards Nominations
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another leads the nominations for the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards with 14, closely followed by Ryan Coogler’s Sinners with 13.
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‘Pillion’ Trailer – Alexander Skarsgård Dominates Harry Melling in A24’s Daring Queer Drama
A24 debuted the full official trailer for Pillion, a provocative queer romantic drama film, starring Harry Melling as Colin, a shy, directionless young man, and Alexander Skarsgård as Ray, an enigmatic leather-clad biker who unexpectedly becomes his partner in an intense BDSM relationship.
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DGA Awards Reveals Feature Film, Documentary Nominees
Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures), One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures), Frankenstein(Netflix), Hamnet (Focus Features), Marty Supreme (A24) Directors Guild of America unveiled the nominees for the DGA Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film and for the Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film for 2025.
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‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Hamnet’ Lead Nominations for London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
Paul Mescal stars as William Shakespeare, Jessie Buckley as Agnes and Bodhi Rae Breathnach as Susanna in director Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet. Focus Features.
Credit: Agata GrzybowskaPaul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another leads the nominations for the 46th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, with nine nominations followed by Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet with eight nominations.
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‘One Battle After Another’ Tops Sight and Sound Best Films of 2025
Regina Hall in One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another bested Ryan Coogler’s Sinners to take the top spot on Sight and Sound Best films of 2025 poll.
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Gothams Awards – ‘One Battle After Another’, ‘It Was Just an Accident’, ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Win Top Honors
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures), It Was Just an Accident (Neon), My Father’s Shadow (Mubi) Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another has won the top award for Best Feature at the 35th edition of The Gothams held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
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Pillion Wins Best British Film, Sentimental Value Wins Best International Film at British Independent Film Awards
Pillion (A24) Harry Lighton’s debut feature Pillion wins four awards, including Best British Independent Film at the 2025 British Independent Film Awards. The film stars Harry Melling as a timid gay man and Alexander Skarsgård as a biker gang leader, who initiates him into a submissive relationship.
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‘My Father’s Shadow’ Leads Nominations for British Independent Film Awards
My Father’s Shadow by Akinola Davies Jr. (Mubi) My Father’s Shadow leads the nominations for the 2025 British Independent Film Awards with 12, including Best British Independent Film, along with Best Director and Best Debut Director for Akinola Davies Jr.
