Programme changes

Last updated: 15 March 2023

HOUSE SWAP

MAYBE SOMEDAY
Sun 19 Mar 20:25 NFT2
Please note this screening will now take place in NFT2, (not NFT1 as originally scheduled). Seats will be unallocated.

UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS
Sun 19 Mar 20:30 NFT1
Please note this screening will now take place in NFT1, (not NFT2 as originally scheduled). Seats will be unallocated.

BEST OF FEST - ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS

We are pleased to announce the below additional screenings on Sunday 26th March.
Best of Fest priority booking for Patrons, Champions and Members open Thu 9 Mar at 11:30 and on general sale from Thu 9 Mar 12:30

LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING
Sun 26 Mar 12:45 NFT2
Please note this screenings will be presented with subtitles for the D/deaf and people experiencing hearing loss and an audio-description soundtrack for customers who are blind or partially-sighted. Headphones will be available on request.

BREAD & SALT
Sun 26 Mar 13:15 NFT1

AMERICAN PARENT
Sun 26 Mar 13:10 Studio

THE FABULOUS ONES
Sun 26 Mar 15:00 NFT2

MY NAME IS ANDREA
Sun 26 Mar 15:15 Studio

HOW TO TELL A SECRET
Sun 26 Mar 15:30 NFT1

PEAFOWL
Sun 26 Mar 17:10 NFT2

POLARIZED
Sun 26 Mar 17:45 NFT1

LOTUS SPORTS CLUB
Sun 26 Mar 17:30 Studio

EGGHEAD & TWINKIE
Sun 26 Mar 19:45 NFT2

KOKOMO CITY
Sun 26 Mar 19:30 Studio

LE BEAU MEC
Sun 26 Mar 20:10 NFT1

ADDITION TO BFI FLARE EXPANDED PROGRAMME

We are pleased to announce the below addition to the BFI Flare Expanded programme, our free, immersive storytelling exhibition from 16 to 19 March.

TREASURE IS THE JOURNEY
Created by Nia Fekri and GolCHER
With the Pride of Arabia (POA) Archive
Language: English, no subtitles
Created using archival material and testimonies from the POA community, "Treasure is the Journey" is a reflection on the co-formation of identities and communities as an ever-continuing process, a permanent incomplete. Considering certainty as a non-necessity for self expression, the collective encourages us to embrace a constant state of fluidity and flux as a mode of existence in its own right. POA is a feminist, queer, anti-capitalist community committed to a world-building practice and focused on unlearning embodied racism, capitalist value systems and colonial approaches to history. The group celebrates interdependence and centres LGBTQI+, SWANAs, migrants and POCs who are navigating their identities and finding community in politics of care, resource sharing and knowledge production. Special Presentation by Pride of Arabia (POA)

ADDITIONAL EVENTS

FILM ACADEMY DAY: HOW TO WRITE LGBTQIA+ STORIES
Sun 19 Mar 14:00 BFI Reuben Library
Stuck on that second draft? Grappling with a genre trope? Writing can be a lonely business - but it doesn't have to be. We're bringing together some of the most exciting new and established LGBTQIA+ screenwriters for a discussion on all things screenwriting. So bring that half-finished draft, that idea you've been wrestling with, or that missing story beat that you just can't find - and get ready to fill your boots with writing inspiration and practical story solutions! Run time 60mins.

FILM ACADEMY DAY: NETWORKING DRINKS
Sun 19 Mar 15:00 BFI The Blue Room
Run time 60mins.

FILM ACADEMY SCENE INTERVIEW WITH ABEL RUBINSTEIN (LIFE IN LOVE: CINTHIA & ROBYN)
Thu 23 Mar 16:00 Instagram
Run time 30mins.

SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTH KOREA
Sat 18 Mar 16:00 The Blue Room
Hosted by Yi Wang, Festival and Programme Director Queer East
Since the South Korean LGBT rights movement emerged in the 1990s, film portrayals of queer characters and non-heterosexual relationships have steadily increased and this year's BFI Flare includes four features (XX+XY, Life Unrehearsed, The Dream Songs and PEAFOWL) and a short (Butch Up!) from South Korea. In this event we shine a spotlight on South Korean filmmakers attending the Festival who will discuss their films, the history of LGBTQIA+ cinema in South Korea, and their experiences of making queer films in the East Asian country. This is a free event. Admission is on a first come, first served basis.

PECCADILLO SOFA CLUB
Fri 17 Mar 12.30 The Blue Room
Chris New (Weekend) will host a live Peccadillo Sofa Club direct from BFI Flare talking with programmers and filmmakers about their work and the festival. Join us for a fascinating hour of intrigue and imagination! Formed during the first lockdown, and now supported by the BFI, the Peccadillo Sofa Club is an online chat show that talks about everything in queer film - from every angle with an amazing assortment of guests that has included Udo Kier, Linda Evans, T'Nia Miller, Henry Golding, Hong Khaou, Fenton Bailey, Jacquie Lawrence, Juliet Stevenson, Alex Lawther, Desiree Akhavan, Teen Club, The Irish Prize, IntoFilm and many more. This is a free event. Admission is on a first come, first served basis.

EVENT UPDATE

BIG GAY FILM QUIZ
Mon 20 Mar 19:30 BFI SOUTHBANK BLUE ROOM
Please note this event will take place in the BFI Southbank Blue Room, not the BFI Bar.

ACCESS INFORMATION

SHORTS PROGRAMME: ONE NIGHT ONLY
Sun 19 Mar 12:15 NFT1
Please note a film in this programme (After The After Party) contains flashing images.

1946: THE MISTRANSLATION THAT SHIFTED CULTURE
Sat 18 Mar 15:40 NFT1
Please note that this screening only will be presented with subtitles for the D/deaf and people experiencing hearing loss.

GOLDEN DELICIOUS
Tue 21 Mar 17:50 NFT1
Wed 22 Mar 14:45 NFT1
Please note that both screenings will be presented with subtitles for the D/deaf and people experiencing hearing loss and an audio-description soundtrack for customers who are blind or partially-sighted. Headphones will be available on request.

UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS
Sun 19 Mar 20:30 NFT2
Mon 20 14:45 NFT3
Please note that both screenings will be presented with subtitles for the D/deaf and people experiencing hearing loss.

IT'S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL
Fri 24 Mar 20:30 NFT1
Please note that this screening only will be presented with subtitles for the D/deaf and people experiencing hearing loss.

BIG BOYS
Sat 18 Mar 18:00 NFT1
Sun 19 Mar 18:15 Studio
Please note that both screenings will be presented with subtitles for the D/deaf and people experiencing hearing loss and an audio-description soundtrack for customers who are blind or partially-sighted. Headphones will be available on request.

LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING
Wed 22 Mar 20:50 NFT3
Thu 23 Mar 15:00 NFT3
Sun 26 Mar 12:45 NFT2
Please note that both screenings will be presented with subtitles for the D/deaf and people experiencing hearing loss and an audio-description soundtrack for customers who are blind or partially-sighted. Headphones will be available on request.

JEWELLE: A JUST VISION
Thu 16 Mar 18:15 NFT2
Sat 18 Mar 13:30 Studio
Please note that both screenings will be presented with subtitles for the D/deaf and people experiencing hearing loss.

JESS PLUS NONE
Wed 22 Mar 20:55 NFT1
Sat 25 Mar 21:00 NFT2
Please note that both screenings will be presented with subtitles for the D/deaf and people experiencing hearing loss.