Film Events in London

BFI Flare: LGBTQIA+ Film Festival

Celebrating the hearts, bodies and minds of London’s LGBTQIA+ community, BFI Flare returns for another scorching year of queer cinema. Expect new faces and old favourites on the big screen, …

London Short Film Festival

Celebrate the world of independent short filmmaking from both new and established British and international talent as LSFF returns for its 22nd year. The UK’s leading short film festival …

MCM Comic Con London – October

Late October isn’t just the time of year for dressing up for Halloween. It’s also time for the autumn edition of the bi-annual pop culture expo MCM Comic Con. (The spring event usually takes …

BFI London Film Festival

Hey film fans – it’s BFI London Film Festival time. With events including red carpet premieres, awards and immersive experiences across London and the UK – many of them free …

Summer By The River Festival

Summer By The River Festival 2024 will again be held across three locations – The Scoop, Hay’s Galleria and The Pier. The Scoop will host a vibrant mix of music, film, theatre and pop-up …

Summer Screens

Bring a blanket and picnic (or grab something from one of the local shops and restaurants) and settle down to watch a movie or your favourite sporting event at Summer Screens, Canary Wharf. This …

CIFF Editions 003

Don’t miss CIFF Editions 003, a short film screening night in Clapham featuring 5 of the highest quality short films plucked from the world of cinema, with the filmmakers in attendance to …

New Cross and Deptford Free Film Festival

The dates for the festival have been set, the programme is currently being finalised and details for the first films are appearing on the website – check it out for the full listing. …

TNB XPO 2024

TNB XPO 2024 is a four-day networking and knowledge event by The New Black Film Collective, with support from Warner Bros. Discovery, Sony Pictures, BFI and more. The annual event showcases …

Tribal Mark

Today sees the release of a new film from the multi-talented Joseph Adenuga – probably better known as Skepta – featuring new music from his upcoming album, Knife and Fork. From …

Love Actually Movie Night

If you’re a Christmas movie fan, this one’s for you. Grab your mates for this immersive showing of Christmas classic Love Actually on a big screen, with snow machines, sing-alongs, …

Hidden Figures

This film tells the incredible and inspiring untold true story about three brilliant African-American women at NASA — Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia …

Mami Wata premiere screening + Director Q&A

Our premiere screening on Sunday 19 November will be introduced by director C J “Fiery” Obasi, with a Q&A facilitated by BttF founder Irenosen Okojie. Set in the matriarchal ocean village …

Jenny Tough ‘Solo’ Film Tour presented by Montane – London

This evening at the Royal Geographical Society will include a film screening with never-before-seen footage, followed by a talk and Q&A with adventure traveller Jenny Tough and the …

The Luna Open Air Cinema

Watch films under the stars in beauiful locations all over London this summer. Luna Cinema screens blockbusters, classic movies and recent Oscar-winning films in parks, palaces and even lidos …

EXPLODING CINEMA: a night of independent short films

Exploding Cinema is a night of independent short films from animation to documentary and drama to CGI. Films from all over the world find their way into Exploding Cinema’s bag, and it is this …

The Big Docklands Street Party

Celebrate 20 years of the Museum of London Docklands with Drag Race royalty Vanity Milan leading the birthday celebrations. Hackney Showroom are hosting an evening of live music alongside street …

Fighting Spirit Film Festival

London’s premiere martial arts and action film festival returns to the Picturehouse Stratford this September 10th and 11th, showcasing some of the newest cutting-edge action films in …

Bond In Motion at the Film Museum

Fans of fast cars, and 007 can get their fix at the Film Museum which features more than 100 original vehicles and artefacts from all 24 James Bond films. The massive exhibition includes …

Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition

Cinephiles can get a bit closer to the work of the master filmmaker at the Design Museum this spring and summer. Take a closer look at Kubrick’s vast archive to see what went into creating films …

Free Film Screening…Chosen by You!

What could be better than a free film screening in the middle of summer? Getting to choose which movie is shown! As part of the annual Vauxhall One Summer Screen series this July, audience …

Black History Month: Black Britain On Film

A film event presented by Black History Studies and the Independent Cinema Office (ICO) showing a programme of archive films from 1901 to the early 80s, with rare and little-seen depictions of …

Pop Fields

Watch major sporting events for free in Brixton this summer at Pop Brixton, which claims to have the biggest screen in south London. Pop Fields is a new addition to the space and unlike most …