BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival

BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival, formerly known as the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (LLGFF),[1] is the biggest LGBTQ+ film festival in Europe.[2] It takes place every spring in London, England. It began in 1986, as a season of gay and lesbian films at the National Film Theatre for two years, under the title "Gay's Own Pictures", curated by Peter Packer of the Tyneside Cinema. It was renamed the 'London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival' in 1988. Having been a two-week festival for many years, the festival was shortened to a week in 2011, then increased to 10 days in 2012. The events name change to BFI Flare occurred in 2014.[3] On its 30th anniversary, screenings attendance at BFI Flare was up 9% and box-office results surpassed the previous, record-breaking year. Audiences at all events and screenings over the eleven-day festival totalled 25,623 in 2016.[4] Additional programming under the BFI Flare tag is available at throughout the year.[5]

BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Founded1986
LanguageInternational
Websitehttp://www.bfi.org.uk/flare

Organised and run by the British Film Institute, all BFI Flare screenings take place in the BFI Southbank.

In 2014 the festival consisted of several sections or categories of films; hearts, bodies, minds[3]. Subsequent years have included additional categories.

See also

References
  1. Mark Brown (19 February 2014). "London Lesbian and Gay film festival becomes BFI Flare". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. Cristina Lliteras (3 April 2014). "BFI Flare Film Festival – Final Thoughts From Cristina Lliteras". UKFilmNews.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. Walters, Ben (April 2014). "Flare Path". Sight and Sound.
  4. "BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival announces strong audience and box office growth". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  5. Gant, Charles (15 March 2016). ""Questions were asked in parliament": the story behind LGBT film festival BFI Flare". Screen International. Retrieved October 22, 2019.


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