Best of Fest

Join us on Sunday 29 March at BFI Southbank for a second chance to catch a selection of BFI Flare 2026 films.

Tickets go on general sale Thursday 12 March. Priority booking opens Wednesday 11 March 11:00 for BFI Patrons and 12:00 for BFI Members.

Amantes

Actor Caroline Fournier’s fun romcom explores the complexities of lesbian dating in Paris.

Bearcave

In this gorgeously shot drama, a friendship between two girls soon reveals hidden depths.

Special Presentation

Big Girls Don’t Cry

Paloma Schneideman’s accomplished debut is an engrossing portrait of a teenage girl navigating her burgeoning desires in early 2000s New Zealand.

Can’t Go Over It

Two queer best friends are forced to confront the gradual dissolution of their friendship when they go on an annual hiking trip.

Drunken Noodles

Lucio Castro’s third feature blends magical realist elements in this intimate character study.

Immodest Acts

The sacred meets the profane in this collection of shorts that explore the intersections and, more often, the collisions of faith, identity, religion and queer desire.

Madfabulous

Celyn Jones’ quirky period drama is based on the life of Henry Cyril Paget, the dancing Marquess of Anglesey, who stuck his nose up at societal norms.

On the Sea

A moving tale of the powerful attraction between a local hand raker, who works on the mussel beds of North Wales, and an itinerant deckhand.

The Serpent’s Skin

Lesbian goths and vampiric trade abound in this punk, trans-led queer horror.

She Got Claws!

Trans Femmes fight back with curses, crime, cults and cunning monstrosity in this seductive selection of high-femme shorts. Dolls, its late-stage capitalism embrace your inner creature!