BFI Flare
The UK’s largest queer film event, the BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, returns to South Bank.
Dates
This event has ended.
19 Mar - 30 Mar 2025
Location Info
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- BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, London, UK
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This long-running annual film festival is a celebration of queer filmmaking from around the world.
Screening the best in contemporary LGBTQIA+ cinema, the festival is complemented by a rich programme of archive title screenings and lively events hosted at the BFI Southbank including Q&As, panel discussions, workshops and parties.
This year's festival presents 34 World Premieres (across features and shorts) with 56 features, 1 series and 81 shorts from 41 countries.
Highlights of the 2025 film programme include; Andrew Ahm's joyful comedy of errors THE WEDDING BANQUET (a reimagining of Ang Lee's 1993 rom-com), Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon’s NIGHT STAGE, Divine Sung’s dreamy and beautifully shot coming-of-age drama SUMMER’S CAMERA and Kenyan filmmaker Njoroge Muthoni heartwarming documentary feature debut HOW TO LIVE exploring Nairobi’s vibrant ballroom scene.
BFI Flare will also screen four of the best queer films from the past 12 months; Luca Guadanigno’s QUEER, Jane Schoenbrun’s mesmerising sophomore feature I SAW THE TV GLOW, Lillah Halla’s arresting debut feature POWER ALLEY the BAFTA nominated WILL & HARPER.
View the full BFI Flare 2025 festival programme and book your tickets here.