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BFI London Film Festival 2026

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Supporting Role
Ana Urushadze, 2026, 140 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsWed 7 Oct · 17:30
Gone to Earth
Emeric Pressburger, 1950, 111 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankWed 7 Oct · 18:00
Elsinore
Simon Stone, 2026, 104 min, Digital
Royal Festival HallWed 7 Oct · 19:15Fri 9 Oct · 15:00BFI SouthbankFri 16 Oct · 12:30
Land of Hope and Gory
Digital
  • The Sorrows of Young Charlotte
    Shir Ariya, 2026, 13
  • Meatmylk
    Lucy Luscombe, 2026, 15
  • Fishbrain
    Max Vanderspuy, 2026, 22
  • All Yours
    Sophia Di Martino, 2025, 8
  • The Last Snow
    Rodolphe Bouquet-Populus, 2024, 19
  • Man Eating Pussy
    Emily Lawson, 2026, 12
Prince Charles CinemaWed 7 Oct · 20:30BFI SouthbankSun 18 Oct · 20:00
Lali
Sarmad Sultan Khoosat, 2026, 116 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsWed 7 Oct · 20:35
Making Marie Antoinette
Eleanor Coppola, 2026, 85 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankWed 7 Oct · 20:45Prince Charles CinemaThu 8 Oct · 18:15Curzon SohoSat 10 Oct · 17:45, 18:00
Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall
Paul Thomas Anderson, 2026, 71 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankThu 8 Oct · 15:00
The Man I BFI London Film Festival 2026
Ira Sachs, 2026, 95 min, Digital
Curzon SohoThu 8 Oct · 17:45BFI SouthbankFri 9 Oct · 12:00
Wicker
Robin Hardy, 2026, 105 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankThu 8 Oct · 17:45Wed 14 Oct · 15:00Vue West End CinemaSat 10 Oct · 12:00
Prince
Federico Borgia, 2026, 94 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsThu 8 Oct · 18:15
Masc
Bertil Nilsson, 2026, 83 min, Digital
Vue West End CinemaThu 8 Oct · 18:30Curzon SohoSun 11 Oct · 20:15, 20:30
The Last Day
Rachel Rose, 2026, 99 min, Digital
Curzon SohoThu 8 Oct · 20:15Institute of Contemporary ArtsFri 9 Oct · 18:00
Call Your Bluff
  • A Twist of Hate
    Maddy Shenai, 2025, 9
  • Date Night
    Tanya Reynolds, 2026, 16
  • Laundreams
    Amber Gadd, Evie Ward-Drummond, 2026, 15
  • Micro Bangs
    Iris Breward, 2026, 5
  • Sweet Bitter Sweet
    Nicolee Tsin, 2025, 9
  • The Devil Is In Me
    Tia Salisbury, 2026, 11
  • A Kind of Purity
    Theo Shivdasani, 2026, 15
  • How To Hide It
    Ramla Ali, Richard A. Moore, 2025, 13
Prince Charles CinemaThu 8 Oct · 20:30
The Calf Doll
Ankur Hooda, 2026, 91 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsThu 8 Oct · 20:40
FLORID
Billy Lumby, 2026, 84 min, Digital
Vue West End CinemaThu 8 Oct · 21:00Institute of Contemporary ArtsMon 12 Oct · 16:30
Musk
Alex Gibney, 2026, 225 min, Digital
Vue West End CinemaFri 9 Oct · 16:00Prince Charles CinemaSat 10 Oct · 14:05
Life / Drawing
2026, 96 min, DCP
  • Babyface
    Sacha Beeley, 2026, 6
  • Dance of the Spirits
    Andreea-Lorena Florea, 2026, 6
  • Eyeliner
    Aisha Boudjillouli, 2026, 8
  • Dummy
    Adrian Maganza, 2026, 7
  • Film Film
    Arturs Voblikovs, 2025, 12
  • I Was Kidnapped!
    Dhananjay Barangule, 2026, 7
  • PLEASE
    Anna Mantzaris, 2026, 8
  • The Bird’s Placebo
    Rami Jarboui, 2025, 20
  • The Clouds of Odessa
    Luca Arcangeli, 2026, 13
Prince Charles CinemaFri 9 Oct · 18:15
A Girl Unknown
Zou Jing, 2026, 128 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsFri 9 Oct · 20:25
Rogue Trooper
Duncan Jones, 2026, 120 min, Digital
Vue West End CinemaFri 9 Oct · 20:30Prince Charles CinemaMon 12 Oct · 20:35Curzon SohoFri 16 Oct · 12:00
Ken Russell’s The Devils
Ken Russell, 1971, 114 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankFri 9 Oct · 20:40
The Fox
Dario Russo, 2026, 90 min, DCP
Prince Charles CinemaFri 9 Oct · 20:45Sun 11 Oct · 12:45
Inherit
Banjong Pisanthanakun, 2026, 129 min, Digital
Curzon SohoFri 9 Oct · 20:50Prince Charles CinemaSat 10 Oct · 11:10
I BFI London Film Festival 2026 Boosters
Boots Riley, 2026, 113 min, Digital
Royal Festival HallFri 9 Oct · 21:15BFI SouthbankThu 15 Oct · 18:10Vue West End CinemaSat 17 Oct · 20:45
Julián
Louise Bagnall, 2026, 85 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankSat 10 Oct · 10:50Wed 14 Oct · 14:00
A Mighty Adventure
Toe Yuen, 2026, 77 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankSat 10 Oct · 11:45
Lemonade
Kim Bartley, 2026, 112 min, Digital
Curzon SohoSat 10 Oct · 12:30Tue 13 Oct · 17:50BFI SouthbankWed 14 Oct · 13:00
To Hold a Mountain
Biljana Tutorov & Petar Glomazić, 2026, 105 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsSat 10 Oct · 12:30
Everest: The Other Side
David Charhon, 2026, 113 min, Digital
Vue West End CinemaSat 10 Oct · 12:45BFI SouthbankTue 13 Oct · 18:20
Ray Gunn
Brad Bird, 2026, 119 min, Digital
Royal Festival HallSat 10 Oct · 14:15BFI IMAXSat 17 Oct · 11:00
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
William Greaves & David Greaves, 2026, 100 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsSat 10 Oct · 15:00BFI SouthbankSun 11 Oct · 18:15
As the Years Roll By
  • Agnes
    Leah Vlemmiks, 2026, 11
  • Listen
    Taliesin Black-Brown, 2026, 15
  • Geronto
    Mark Pluck, 2026, 18
  • All Change
    Lena Molander, 2025, 3
  • In the Morning Sun
    Serville Poblete, 2026, 21
  • A Grief Encounter
    James Ashley McLaren, 2026, 12
  • Untitled Woman
    Camille Summers-Valli, 2026, 17
Vue West End CinemaSat 10 Oct · 15:20BFI SouthbankWed 14 Oct · 15:35
The Dreamed Adventure
Valeska Grisebach, 2026, 163 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsSat 10 Oct · 17:30
Nightborn
Hanna Bergholm, 2026, 92 min, DCP
Prince Charles CinemaSat 10 Oct · 18:40
The Liberation
Guy Nattiv, 2026, 126 min, Digital
Vue West End CinemaSat 10 Oct · 20:00Prince Charles CinemaSun 11 Oct · 17:45
Hot Spot
Agnieszka Smoczynska, 2026, 101 min, DCP
Prince Charles CinemaSat 10 Oct · 21:00
I Plant My Hand in the Garden
Hoda Taheri & Boris Hadžija, 2026, 83 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsSat 10 Oct · 21:00
Paper Tiger
James Gray, 2026, 114 min, Digital
Royal Festival HallSat 10 Oct · 21:00Sun 11 Oct · 10:45Prince Charles CinemaSat 17 Oct · 15:00
Date Night
Theo Shivdasani, 2026, 15 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankSun 11 Oct · 12:45
Chronovisor
Jack Auen and Kevin Walker, 2026, 99 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsSun 11 Oct · 12:50
Joy of Joys
Jonathan Glazer, 2026, 38 min, Digital
Vue West End CinemaSun 11 Oct · 13:45
Wildwood
Travis Knight, 2026, 132 min, Digital
Royal Festival HallSun 11 Oct · 13:45Prince Charles CinemaSat 17 Oct · 11:45
Imperium
Sergei Loznitsa, 2026, 176 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankSun 11 Oct · 14:35Institute of Contemporary ArtsTue 13 Oct · 14:40
Wild Horse Nine
Martin McDonagh, 2026, 118 min, DCP
Prince Charles CinemaSun 11 Oct · 15:00
9 Temples to Heaven
Sompot Chidgasornpongse, 2026, 141 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsSun 11 Oct · 15:15
Dependence
Grace Harper Brighouse, 2026, 94 min, Digital
Vue West End CinemaSun 11 Oct · 15:30BFI SouthbankMon 12 Oct · 20:20
Primetime
Lance Oppenheim, 2026, 107 min, Digital
BFI IMAXSun 11 Oct · 18:00
Queer Edward II
Theo Rollason, 2026, 97 min, Digital
Vue West End CinemaSun 11 Oct · 18:00Prince Charles CinemaTue 13 Oct · 20:45BFI SouthbankSun 18 Oct · 19:00
The Story of Documentary Film (The 1990s)
Mark Cousins, 2026, 120 min, Digital
Curzon SohoSun 11 Oct · 18:00Prince Charles CinemaThu 15 Oct · 12:10
At Night
Beatrice Gibson, 2026, 87 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsSun 11 Oct · 18:20
ANIMOL
Ashley Walters, 2025, 92 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankSun 11 Oct · 18:25Sun 18 Oct · 21:00Vue West End CinemaThu 15 Oct · 12:30
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
Josef Kubota Wladyka, 2026, 122 min, DCP
Prince Charles CinemaSun 11 Oct · 20:10
Concrete Turned to Sand
Jessica Johnson & Ryan Ermacora, 2026, 73 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsSun 11 Oct · 20:35BFI SouthbankTue 13 Oct · 14:15
Artificial
Luca Guadagnino, 2026, 140 min, Digital
Royal Festival HallSun 11 Oct · 21:00Fri 16 Oct · 11:30Vue West End CinemaThu 15 Oct · 14:50
Being Heumann
Siân Heder, 2026, 127 min, Digital
Royal Festival HallMon 12 Oct · 17:45Tue 13 Oct · 14:15Vue West End CinemaFri 16 Oct · 14:50
14th
Ava DuVernay, 2026, 107 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankMon 12 Oct · 18:00Fri 16 Oct · 13:25Vue West End CinemaSun 18 Oct · 20:30
Ken Russell’s The Devils: The Director’s Cut
Ken Russell, 1971, 114 min, DCP
Prince Charles CinemaMon 12 Oct · 18:00
VisionQuest
Jan Becker, 2025, 97 min, Digital
BFI IMAXMon 12 Oct · 18:00
French Girls
Hyun Lee, 2026, 83 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankMon 12 Oct · 18:10Curzon SohoTue 13 Oct · 20:45, 21:00
Misty Green
Chris Rock, 2026, 104 min, Digital
Vue West End CinemaMon 12 Oct · 18:30BFI SouthbankSun 18 Oct · 18:15
Tropical Fractals
Leonardo Pirondi, 2026, 72 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsMon 12 Oct · 18:40
Revolutionaries Never Die
Mohanad Yaqubi, 2026, 80 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsMon 12 Oct · 20:45
The Slightest Touch
Rachel Fleit, 2026, 103 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankMon 12 Oct · 20:45Vue West End CinemaThu 15 Oct · 16:00
Ink
Danny Boyle, 2026, 118 min, Digital
Royal Festival HallMon 12 Oct · 21:00Tue 13 Oct · 11:00BFI SouthbankSun 18 Oct · 10:20
Altered States
  • Mon Taxi
    Meriem Sakrouhi, 2026, 8
  • Bundle
    Carlo Milillo, 2026, 13
  • To the North
    Amer Nasser, 2026, 8
  • (Failing to Make) A Documentary About My Sudanese Family
    Sid Elbadawi, 2026, 15
  • Stolen Memories
    Anders Davidsen, 2026, 18
  • Forgotten Spaceman
    Elham Ehsas, 2026, 16
  • White Musk
    Fatima Wardy, 2026, 18
  • FarEye
    Hayden Mclean, 2026, 13
Vue West End CinemaTue 13 Oct · 17:50BFI SouthbankSat 17 Oct · 14:50
Behemoth!
Tony Gilroy, 2026, 127 min, Digital
Royal Festival HallTue 13 Oct · 18:00Wed 14 Oct · 11:00Vue West End CinemaFri 16 Oct · 15:20
The History Of Concrete
John Wilson, 2026, 101 min, DCP
Prince Charles CinemaTue 13 Oct · 18:15Thu 15 Oct · 20:45BFI SouthbankSat 17 Oct · 15:45
Compressed Distances
2026
  • Gestures to break an image
    Mayra Villavicencio Príncipe, 2026, 15
  • Going Home
    Kamal Aljafari, 2026, 21
  • Masao Adachi Takes a Passport Photo
    Kamal Aljafari, 2026, 27
  • sitrep
    Blair Barnes, 2026, 20
Institute of Contemporary ArtsTue 13 Oct · 18:20
Josephine
Beth de Araújo, 2026, 119 min, Digital
Curzon SohoTue 13 Oct · 20:30BFI SouthbankThu 15 Oct · 14:00Institute of Contemporary ArtsSat 17 Oct · 13:30
Frank and Percy
Sean Mathias, 2026, 109 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankTue 13 Oct · 20:35Vue West End CinemaSat 17 Oct · 15:00
Az Zeeb
Rafael Guendelman, 2026, 86 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsTue 13 Oct · 20:45
Prima Facie
Susanna White, 2026, 106 min, Digital
Royal Festival HallTue 13 Oct · 21:15Sat 17 Oct · 11:00Vue West End CinemaFri 16 Oct · 20:50
My Undesirable Friends: Part II — Exile
Julia Loktev, 2026, 355 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsWed 14 Oct · 12:00
The Blood Countess
Ulrike Ottinger, 2026, 119 min, DCP
Prince Charles CinemaWed 14 Oct · 18:10
Easter
Mokya Shin, 2026, 84 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsWed 14 Oct · 18:40
Mouse
Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken, 2026, 120 min, Digital
Vue West End CinemaWed 14 Oct · 20:30Prince Charles CinemaFri 16 Oct · 14:45
A Long Winter
Andrew Haigh, 2026, 117 min, Digital
Royal Festival HallWed 14 Oct · 20:45Thu 15 Oct · 12:15Curzon SohoSat 17 Oct · 14:30, 14:45
Rebellion
Ken Fero & Tariq Mehmood, 2026, 80 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsWed 14 Oct · 20:50BFI SouthbankThu 15 Oct · 13:50
Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff
Nanette Burstein, 2026, 90 min, Digital
Vue West End CinemaWed 14 Oct · 21:00BFI SouthbankFri 16 Oct · 21:00
It Get Worse
Mounia Akl, 2026, 69 min, DCP
Prince Charles CinemaWed 14 Oct · 21:00
The Unknown
Arthur Harari, 2026, 140 min, DCP
Prince Charles CinemaThu 15 Oct · 14:55
The Banning Curse
Mohsen Amiryousefi, 2026, 88 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsThu 15 Oct · 16:00
Act 3
Jonathan Wright, 2026, 83 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankThu 15 Oct · 17:00Institute of Contemporary ArtsSat 17 Oct · 20:40
Tender Loving Care
Mike Leigh, 2026, 107 min, Digital
Royal Festival HallThu 15 Oct · 18:00BFI SouthbankSat 17 Oct · 12:15Curzon SohoSun 18 Oct · 12:50, 13:05
The Face Of Horror
Anna Biller, 2026, 120 min, DCP
Prince Charles CinemaThu 15 Oct · 18:00Sat 17 Oct · 20:30
The Chorus that Carries
2026
  • O River, We Forced You to Chew Up Their Crops
    Izdihar Afyouni, Gelare Khoshgozaran, 2026, 11
  • You dreamt you saw yourself but couldn’t see your face
    Mahshid Mahboubifar, 2026, 16
  • Endless Sunlight
    Wallace Minchong Li, 2026, 17
  • The Centre Cannot Hold
    Onyeka Igwe, 2026, 15
Institute of Contemporary ArtsThu 15 Oct · 18:15
Black Church Bay
Rhys Marc Jones, 2026, 107 min, Digital
Vue West End CinemaThu 15 Oct · 18:30Sat 17 Oct · 12:45
Guided Tour
Alba Jaramillo, 2026, 15 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsThu 15 Oct · 20:30
Klara and the Sun
Taika Waititi, 2026, 116 min, Digital
Royal Festival HallThu 15 Oct · 20:45Fri 16 Oct · 14:45Vue West End CinemaSat 17 Oct · 15:20
Too Many Beasts
Sarah Arnold, 2026, 95 min, DCP
Prince Charles CinemaFri 16 Oct · 12:25
Babyface
Dhananjay Barangule, 2026, 13 min, Digital
Vue West End CinemaFri 16 Oct · 12:30
Dao
Alain Gomis, 2026, 185 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsFri 16 Oct · 14:50
Godzilla Minus Zero
Takashi Yamazaki, 2026, 135 min, DCP
Prince Charles CinemaFri 16 Oct · 17:30
I See Myself
  • The Animals
    Calvin Demba, 2026, 18
  • Hindsight
    Remi R.M. Moses, 2026, 11
  • Free Eliza (notes on an anatomical imperfection)
    Alexandra Matheou, 2026, 20
  • In Dreaming
    Kristina Pringle, 2026, 7
  • Paper Plane
    Saoirse Ronan
  • Last Minute
    Sam Brain, 2026, 5
  • Treasure Island
    Miryam Charles, 2026, 18
  • Bermuda Riots are Different
    Alyson Thompson, Matt Mead, 2026, 6
  • Aman
    Rahul Roye, 2026, 16
Vue West End CinemaFri 16 Oct · 18:15BFI SouthbankSat 17 Oct · 20:30
Let Them Be Seen
Nolitha Refilwe Mkulisi, 2026, 75 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsFri 16 Oct · 18:40
Sweet Milk Lake
Harvey Zielinski, 2026, 94 min, Digital
Curzon SohoFri 16 Oct · 20:15BFI SouthbankSat 17 Oct · 18:10
The Idiot(S)
Małgorzata Szumowska|Michał Englert, 2026, 118 min, DCP
Prince Charles CinemaFri 16 Oct · 20:30
Hanabi
Ana Vaz, 2026, 105 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsFri 16 Oct · 20:40
I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning
Clio Barnard, 2026, 110 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankFri 16 Oct · 20:40Sun 18 Oct · 11:30Curzon SohoSun 18 Oct · 12:00
Surprise Film
Royal Festival HallFri 16 Oct · 21:15
Aller & Retour
Digital
  • The Sorrows of Young Charlotte
    Shir Ariya, 2026, 13
  • Meatmylk
    Lucy Luscombe, 2026, 15
  • Fishbrain
    Max Vanderspuy, 2026, 22
  • All Yours
    Sophia Di Martino, 2025, 8
  • The Last Snow
    Rodolphe Bouquet-Populus, 2025, 19
  • Man Eating Pussy
    Emily Lawson, 2026, 12
BFI SouthbankSat 17 Oct · 10:00
Experimenta Special Presentation Shab-Nameh: Women of Iran’s Forgotten Left
  • Shab-Nameh: Women of Iran’s Forgotten Left
    Maryam Tafakory, 2026, 41
  • Ghazal-e Sorkh
    Maryam Tafakory, 2026, 20
Institute of Contemporary ArtsSat 17 Oct · 16:15
7 Miles Out
2026, 127 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankSat 17 Oct · 18:05Vue West End CinemaSun 18 Oct · 12:15
Cadences of Resistance
2026
  • All that appears solid is built on blood
    Izdihar Afyouni, Gelare Khoshgozaran, 2026, 11
  • The Muscles Are Tense
    Mahshid Mahboubifar, 2026, 16
  • Between Us and the World
    Wallace Minchong Li, 2026, 17
  • No Archive Can Restore this Chorus of (Diasporic) Shame
    Onyeka Igwe, 2026, 15
  • Buckskin
    Mars Verrone, 2026, 17
Institute of Contemporary ArtsSat 17 Oct · 18:20
Club Kid
Jordan Firstman, 2026, 122 min, Digital
Royal Festival HallSat 17 Oct · 21:00Sun 18 Oct · 11:00Prince Charles CinemaSun 18 Oct · 17:50
The Trip to the Northern Lights
Michael Winterbottom, 2026, 68 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankSat 17 Oct · 21:10
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
Bassam Tariq, 2026, 111 min, DCP
Prince Charles CinemaSun 18 Oct · 15:00
Reconstruction Sites
2026
  • the thought of the innermost being
    Jack Jeffreys, 2026, 10
  • RW-LO
    Martine Syms, 2026, 21
  • Wales Visitation
    Sadia Pineda Hameed, 2026, 16
  • Title
    Laida Lertxundi, 2026, 19
  • Local Sensations
    Tulapop Saenjaroen, 2025, 26
Institute of Contemporary ArtsSun 18 Oct · 15:15
A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra
Jacqueline Lentzou, 2026, 87 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsSun 18 Oct · 17:45
It Gets Worse
Mounia Akl, 2026, 69 min, Digital
Vue West End CinemaSun 18 Oct · 18:30
The Debut
Per Falkman, 2026, 105 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankSun 18 Oct · 20:40Prince Charles CinemaSun 18 Oct · 20:45Royal Festival HallSun 18 Oct · 19:15
Minotaur
Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2026, 141 min, DCP
Institute of Contemporary ArtsSun 18 Oct · 20:00
Past — 5 films
The BFI London Film Festival 2026 (Parts 1 to 4)
Peter Watkins, 1987, 187 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankSat 22 Aug · 11:45
The BFI London Film Festival 2026 (Parts 5 to 8)
Peter Watkins, 1987, 176 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankSat 22 Aug · 16:30
The BFI London Film Festival 2026 (Parts 9 to 12)
Peter Watkins, 1987, 182 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankSun 23 Aug · 11:40
The BFI London Film Festival 2026 (Parts 13 to 16)
Peter Watkins, 1987, 194 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankSat 29 Aug · 12:00
The BFI London Film Festival 2026 (Parts 17 to 19)
Peter Watkins, 1987, 139 min, Digital
BFI SouthbankSat 29 Aug · 17:00