How Members can watch a film or event at BFI Flare

This year’s BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival takes place online from Wednesday 17 to Sunday 28 March 2021.

Feature films can be watched in the UK using BFI Player, the BFI’s video-on-demand service. You need to buy a ticket to watch a feature film.

Watching festival films on BFI Player

Short films are free to watch in the UK and can be watched without a BFI Player account.

Events are free to watch on YouTube and other platforms anywhere in the world.

Closed captioning and audio description are available on English-language films. 

BSL and closed captioning is available on events. Full accessibility information.

Ticket booking opens:

• 25 February – BFI Patrons (9.30am) BFI Champions (11am)
• 26 February – BFI Members (11am)
• 2 March – 25 & Under and general public (11am)

Prices for films and passes are below.

Tickets are not unlimited, so buy yours early to avoid disappointment.

Save money with a festival pass if you want to watch more than 1 film.

Once you have bought your ticket or pass, you can watch your feature films at any point from Wednesday 17 to Sunday 28 March 2021. When you start watching a film you have 4 hours to finish viewing it.

You won’t need a ticket to watch a short film or watch an event.

Sign up for a free BFI Player account before the festival.

BFI Player subscription or rentals are separate from festival tickets. 

Single ticket prices:

• £5 BFI 25 & Under
• £8 BFI Patrons, Champions and Members
• £10 general public

You can buy a ticket for a feature film in the programme by selecting the buy now button on any film page.

Festival pass (10 tickets) prices:

• £70 BFI Patrons, Champions and Members
• £90 general public

Call the box office to buy a festival pass.

BFI box office 020 7928 3232.
Access line 020 7960 2102.

During the festival (17 to 28 March) lines are open 

• Monday to Thursday (11am to 7pm)
• Friday to Sunday (11am to 9pm)

Subject to availability on individual films. Please note, we’re unable to exchange individual tickets into passes, as per our non-transferable and non-refundable ticket policy.