BODY OF OUR OWN – World Premiere at BFI Flare Body of Our Own, directed by Lily Vetch and Rahemur Rahman, is a quietly powerful documentarythat resists easy categorisation. Built over seven years of intimate access and trust, the film follows the lives of Hijra women with a sensitivity that feels earned rather than constructed. […]
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Award-Winning Queer Drama Cactus Pears Set for UK Release with Director Q&A Tour A powerful new voice in global cinema is arriving in UK cinemas this summer, as Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda) prepares for its theatrical release on 19 June 2026 across the UK and Ireland. Written and directed by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade,
This summer, the British Film Institute (BFI) is set to honour one of cinema’s most enduring icons with a major two-month season celebrating the 100th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s birth. Running throughout June and July at BFI Southbank, Marilyn Monroe: Self Made Star invites audiences to rediscover the actress beyond the myths, highlighting her as
NEW ADDED DATES: SEPTEMBER 18, 19, AND 20, 2026AT THE BRAND-NEW SHAKIRA STADIUM IN MADRID, BUILT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE EVENTShakira, the Grammy and Latin Grammy Award–winning artist, adds 3 new dates to her historic 6-night European residency in Spain as part of her record-breaking Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour. This limited series of
Multi-Platinum, Grammy-Winning R&B Singer/Songwriter Ella Mai, has announced 11 headline dates across the UK & Europe following the release of her third studio album, Do You Still Love Me?. This announcement follows a run of headline and festival appearances throughout South Africa, Asia, and Australia announced earlier this year. The newly announced UK & Europe leg
(April 2, 2026 – London, UK) This week, GRAMMY®-nominated artist Gunna wrapped the sold-out Europe/UK leg of his Wun World Tour with a second night at The O2. The run first kicked off March 20 in Paris at Adidas Arena and included stops in Cologne, Berlin, London, Manchester, and Amsterdam, before returning to London for
Following the sudden death of her mother, young Alysia is uprooted by her father, Steve, in the search of a fresh start. Landing in 1970’s San Francisco, Steve flourishes with the freedom to develop his writing and date other men. However, his bohemian lifestyle clashes with the expectations of parenting. As Alysia grows into a
From producer Sofia Coppola comes Fairyland, releasing in UK cinemas from 29th May! Read More »
The internationally acclaimed, queer South Asian feature, Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda), written and directed by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, will open in UK and Ireland cinemas on 19 June 2026 through a theatrical release led by producers, Neeraj Churi of Lotus Visual Productions and Kaushik Ray of Taran Tantra Telefilms. The film is presented by Mira
Sometimes you walk into a film not knowing what to expect… and you walk out completely changed. That was my experience with Julian at BFI Flare. I went in blind and it honestly destroyed me. In the best and most painful way. It made me cry, reflect, and most importantly, reminded me that this isn’t
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Watching Bearcave at BFI Flare felt exactly like that. A quiet, unexpected emotional return. one that personally transported me back to my time living in Rhodes, Greece, when music, youth, and freedom defined everything. And that’s where Bearcave quietly wins you over. Set in a remote Greek mountain village, Bearcave doesn’t try to romanticise Greece
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