15-26 March at BFI Southbank and on BFI Player
The wait is over! The 37th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival programme is finally here with 58 features and 90 shorts from 41 countries. For the first time ever, this year’s BFI Flare features a selection of four immersive projects from LGBTQIA+ artists, taking you beyond the cinema screen.
BFI Southbank will be buzzing with special events and DJ Nights, and a curated selection of free short films will be available to watch on BFI Player including Five Films for Freedom in partnership with the British Council.
Tickets go on sale on Fri 24 Feb (BFI Members book early), so now’s the time to start browsing the line-up on our website, by downloading the digital brochure or grabbing a copy from BFI Southbank. Don’t forget to check out our How to Fest guide to help you get started.
BFI Flare celebrates community, kindness and friendship - take a look at the Festival trailer to get a feel for this year’s programme.
Get your glitter on - see you this March!
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Opening Night Gala: The Stroll
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15 & 16 Mar
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Fresh from this year’s Sundance Film Festival, this stirring and deeply personal documentary is the definitive story of trans women of colour in New York’s Meatpacking District.
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Centrepiece Presentation: Who I Am Not
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21 & 22 Mar
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An intimate portrait of the lives of two intersex South Africans and the challenges they face navigating binary sex and gender systems.
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Closing Night Gala: Drifter
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Sat 25 Mar
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A scintillating portrait of a young man coming to terms with life, love, sex and relationships in contemporary Berlin.
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BFI Flare Expanded
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16-19 Mar |
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Visit our free immersive storytelling exhibition.
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Hearts
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Films about love, romance and friendship.
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Bodies
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Stories of sex, identity and transformation.
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Minds
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Reflections on art, politics and community.
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Best of Year
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Four of the best LGBTQIA+ films from the past year.
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Access at the Festival
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We offer a number of accessible screenings and events. Accessibility options may be added to screenings at a later stage, including after tickets have gone on sale.
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Events
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Join us for discussions, DJ Nights and much more. Highlights include We Have Always Been Here!, a panel led by film curator Tara Brown to discuss the intersections of queerness, disability and film, as well as Bisexual Visi-Bi-lity in Film & Television, a panel discussion on bisexual representation in film and television.
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BFI Flare 2023 on BFI Player
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We’re bringing you a curated selection of free short films to watch online 15-26 March.
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