BFI Flare 2026 announces full line-up, from Heartstopper to Russell T Davies Life&Style BFI Flare 2026 runs from 189 – 29 March at BFI Southbank The UK’s dedicated LGBTQ film festival BFI Flare has announced its full line-up for 2026, the year in which the event celebrates its 40th birthday. BFI Flare features world premieres of the latest LGBTQ cinema, as well as talks, events and workshops for [...]
BfI Flare festival turns 40: everything we know as LGBTQ film event returns Life&Style London was one of the first cities in the world to host an LGBTQ film festival. The London Gay & Lesbian Film Festival first took place in 1986 at the National Film Theatre, which has since been renamed as the BFI Southbank. The event provided vital representation and helped legitimise queer storytelling as a genre. [...]
