BFI Flare
Reviews, recommendations and online listings for the BFI Flare Film Festival.
BFI Flare 2021: 10 films to stream
March 18, 2021 | David FarnorBFI Flare is back on our screens this week for its 35th year. Going online for the second year in a row, the 2021 festival is a bigger celebration of LGBTIQ+ cinema than last year’s event, which was remarkably re-arranged … Read More
The big stream: The rise of virtual film festivals
March 14, 2021 | David FarnorWith cinemas across the UK and Ireland looking to open once more in a couple of months, the film industry is readying for some kind of return to normality. But the entertainment landscape around the world has changed dramatically in … Read More
BFI Flare 2021: The online line-up and how it works
February 23, 2021 | David FarnorBFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival returns this March for an online edition.
Now in its 35th year, the festival will deliver virtual festival premieres of 26 feature films and 38 short films from 23 countries. Running from 17th to … Read More
BFI Flare returns as digital event this March
January 23, 2021 | David FarnorBFI Flare will return in virtual form this March, once again hosting a digital edition of the LGBTIQ+ festival.
The 12-day event will run from 17th to 28th March, presenting approximately 25 feature film screenings on BFI Player, with each … Read More
Pride and Protest: BFI hosts screening and Q&A
June 23, 2020 | David FarnorBFI is celebrity Pride weekend with a special screening of Pride and Protest along with a live online Q&A.
Opening with the anti-LGBTIQ+ lessons protests in Birmingham, Pride and Protest refuses to shy away from the many issues faced by … Read More
More Films for Freedom: BFI and British Council release LGBTQ+ shorts
June 10, 2020 | David FarnorThe BFI and British Council are teaming up to release More Films for Freedom, three short films exploring LGBTQ+ stories.
The three new shorts are commissioned by the British Council, BFI Flare Festival and BFI NETWORK. The cross-cultural collaborations between … Read More
BFI Flare heads to BFI Player for home streaming
March 19, 2020 | David FarnorWhile cinema lovers are at home over the coming weeks, BFI Flare London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival is migrating to BFI Player to become BFI Flare at Home.
The festival, which was cancelled at the last minute this week due to … Read More