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Join us for the 65th BFI London Film Festival in London on the South Bank and in the West End - and around the UK at partner cinemas and on BFI Player.
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65th BFI London Film Festival submissions open
Submissions for the 65th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express, 6 to 17 October 2021, are now open.
Find out moreSubmissions open for LFF Expanded 2021
XR and immersive art submissions are open for the 65th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express.
Find out moreWatch LFF talks and events
From talks with Letitia Wright and Riz Ahmed, to discursive events and panels, catch up on all the talks and events you may have missed.
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LFF Expanded
Step into a new dimension of storytelling with LFF Expanded, our new strand of XR and Immersive art.
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News and highlights
Lovers Rock: Steve McQueen’s euphoric ode to Black joy
The second part of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series is Lovers Rock, a tale of budding romance at an ecstatic house party in 1980s London. Sensual and authentic, it was born from a place of fond familiarity, says Kofi Oteng, one of the critics on this year’s LFF Critics Mentorship Scheme.
By Kofi Oteng
Telling Black stories: Kemp Powers on the universality of Soul and One Night in Miami
By Kofi Oteng
One Night in Miami: Regina King invites us to an evening with 4 African-American legends
By Andrea Arhagba
Chicken director Alana Hicks: “The industry is shifting radically. People are being held accountable for their bias”
By Whelan Barzey
“The political will is still not there”: Ken Fero on his potent police brutality documentary Ultraviolence
By Flora Spencer Grant
Why Pixar’s Soul is a watershed moment for Black animation
By Whelan Barzey
64th BFI London Film Festival draws to a close after highest attendance on record
64th BFI London Film Festival draws to a close after highest attendance on recordMore from BFI London Film Festival
Virtual LFF Audience Awards
As a one-off for LFF 2020, all audiences are invited to be on the awards jury.
Find out morePress and Industry delegates
We welcome UK Press and Industry delegates to join us for the virtual edition of the BFI London Film Festival 2020 Industry programme.
Find out moreEducation
The festival welcomes children, students, teachers and 16-25 year olds interested in film careers to this year’s online programme.
Find out moreProgramme updates
Additions, changes and corrections to the BFI London Film Festival 2020 programme.
Sponsors and partners
With thanks to our generous sponsors, funders, partners, patrons, members and supporters for making it all possible.
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