Events (W.C. 6 March)
1. Born in Flames
Genesis Cinema; Tue 14 Mar, 6:50pm
Join Genesis Cinema for a special screening of Born In Flames by Lizzie Borden part of Genesis’s International Women’s History Month screenings. In a future where a socialist government gains power, a group of women decide to organize and rebel. Set in near-future New York, 10 years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising as equality remains unfulfilled. Starring Jean Satterfield, Pat Murphy and Florynce Kennedy.
- Price: £5.00
- Age Guidance: 15
- Running Time: 79mins
- Directed by Lizzie Borden
- Contains: sexual threat, violence
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2. Atlantics + Introduction
Genesis Cinema; Tue 16 Mar, 6:00pm
Join Garden Cinema for a screening of Atlantics by Mati Diop. The film follows Ada, who is betrothed to Omar, but is deeply in love with Souleiman. However, when Omar dies due to a fire on his wedding day, his fiancee, Ada, is suspected of being involved in his death. The film will be introduced by Nobunye Levin and will be followed by a post-film discussion. The film is screening as part of Garden Cinema’s
Francophone West African Cinema programme.
- Price: £12.00
- Age Guidance: 12A
- Running Time: 106mins
Part of Francophone West African Cinema
Belgium/France/Senegal, 2019, Mati Diop
Please note: Garden Cinema do not show adverts. There will be 10 mins or so of trailers before the main feature.
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3. Preview: Rye Lane + Director Q&A
Picturehouse Ritzy; Wed 15 Mar, 8:00pm
Join Ritzy Cinema for a special preview of Rye Lane from breakout director Raine Allen-Miller, Rye Lane is a romantic comedy that stars Vivian Oparah (Class, The Rebel) and David Jonsson (Industry, Deep State), as Yas and Dom, two twenty-somethings both reeling from bad break-ups, who connect over the course of an eventful day in South London – helping each other deal with their nightmare exes, and potentially restoring their faith in romance.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director and lead actress.
- Price: £14.90
- Certificate: 15
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4. St Patrick’s Film Festival 2023
Various London Venues; Fri 17 – Sun 19 Mar
Irish Film London (IFL) are back with their annual St Patrick’s day film festival. Following where last year’s festival left off, the 2023 festival will take place at venues across London, from Camden to Kilburn and from West London to the West End. This year’s programme includes previews of major new releases and events catering specifically for London’s extensive Irish community.
Find more about the Screenings HERE
5. Hong Kong Film Festival 2023
Various London Venues; Sat 18 – Fri 31 Mar
The Hong Kong Film Festival UK (HKFF UK) aims to shine an international spotlight on a new wave of cinema from Hong Kong and the Hong Kong diaspora in the UK, which blossomed especially in an era of drastic transformation. With a 37-film programme spanning features and documentaries as well as shorts, HKFF (UK) returns this March with a Festival titled “Home Away From Home”.
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6. Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2023
Barbican Cinema; Thu 16 – Fri 24 Mar
Celebrate the power of individuals to make a difference at the 27th Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London. This year’s festival presents 10 film screenings at the Barbican from 16 – 24 March with in-depth Q&As with filmmakers, film participants, activists, and Human Rights Watch researchers following each screening. All films are also available to watch online on the Human Rights Watch Film Festival streaming platform from Mon 20 Mar at 12.01am to Sun 26 Mar at 11.59pm.
The programme covers a broad range of themes and topics and reflects the festival’s ethos of celebrating the diversity of content and perspective, but what shines through is the determination and courage of individuals to stand up for their freedom and rights.
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7. 2023 BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival
The 37th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival (15 to 26 March), one of the world’s most significant and long-standing queer film events in the LGBTQIA+ calendar, revealed its full programme today. BFI Flare will take place at BFI Southbank, and also offer a selection of titles on BFI Player to UK-wide audiences, and to international audiences via Five Films for Freedom – now in its eighth year, in partnership with The British Council.
BFI Southbank will be buzzing with special events and DJ nights during the festival, and for the first time will present Flare Expanded for the first four days of the festival from 16 to 19 March. BFI Flare is divided into three thematic programme strands: Hearts, Bodies and Minds and this year presents 28 world premieres (across features and shorts) with 58 features and 90 shorts from 41 countries. Tickets go on sale on 22 February for BFImembers and 24 February for the general public.
The Full programme announced for 37th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2023 can be found HERE.
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8. Art We Deserve? + intro + Marketing the Arts: Foundation for Success
Monday 13 March 2023 18:15; NFT3 BFI Southbank
Two films looking at how art is disseminated and who is best served by these processes.
Art We Deserve? + intro by Ken Worpole
UK 1979. Director Jeremy Marre. 46min. Digital.
+ Marketing the Arts: Foundation for Success
UK 1988. Director Bob Carson. 51min. Digital.
This session of two screenings reflects on the way art is disseminated and who is best served through these processes. In Art We Deserve?, art critic Richard Cook explores the gap between the artist and their public. By contrast, Marketing the Arts is a training video aimed at developing arts institutions’ ability to market themselves.
In Partnership with the Essay Film Festival.
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9. Beau Travail + intro by Catherine Wheatley, Reader in Film Studies, King’s College London
Monday 13 March 2023 18:05; NFT2 BFI Southbank
Claire Denis’ visually intoxicating adaptation of Herman Melville’s Billy Budd is set among the French Foreign Legion in north Africa.
- DirectorClaire Denis
- WithDenis Lavant, Grégoire Colin, Michel Subor
- France 1998. 93min
- Digital 4K
- Certificate15
- English subtitles
Relocating Melville’s novella Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative) to the azure waters and unforgiving desert landscapes of Djibouti, Claire Denis crafted a sensual, erotic and balletic take on obsession, masculinity, colonialism and codes of honour that plays out against the backdrop of life in the French Foreign Legion. Featuring the music of Benjamin Britten, Neil Young and Corona, it’s impeccably cast and features one of cinema’s most unforgettable endings.
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10. KINOTEKA 2023
9-14 March; Institute of Contemporary Arts
KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival returns to serve you an annual dose of Poland’s diverse film culture.
Organised by the Polish Cultural Institute and supported by the Polish Film Institute, the KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival will return to cinema screens for its 21st edition from 9 March to 27 April 2023, presenting an exciting line-up that spans over 60 years of Polish cinema. Showcasing a finely curated selection of extraordinary new features, many of them premiere in the UK, the festival simultaneously explores the depth of Polish cinema’s past with exceptionally presented screenings of classic films from some of the country’s most renowned filmmakers, including Jerzy Skolimowski who will be in attendance for a season dedicated to his filmography at BFI Southbank. Skolimowski’s latest sensation EO (2022) has been nominated for Best International Feature at the 2023 Academy Awards, and this season encompasses the career of a Polish master who is still at the top of his game after over 60 years behind the camera. With its diverse programme of compelling and challenging cinema, Kinoteka continues to explore the innovative filmic output Poland has to offer through screening events, special presentations, guest-led intros, Q&As, workshops and more.
More information and full programme on Kinoteka’s website
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