All BFI Flare articles 6b6p4r

  • BFI_FLARExBAFTA_Cohort_2024_alt_web
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    BFI Flare, Bafta reveal 2024 talent development cohort 5h26n

    2024-03-12T15:18:00Z 1ou4e

    Six LGBTQIA+ filmmakers will be ed with their television or film debut. 

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    BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival unveils full line-up 594m1t

    2024-02-13T11:00:00Z

    The line-up features four world premieres. 

  • Layla
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    Amrou Al-Kadhi’s ‘Layla’ to open BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival (exclusive) 5o3u5

    2024-01-30T10:04:00Z

    ‘Layla’ heads to Flare from its Sundance world premiere.

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    UK sales outfit Rapt Films International launches with ‘Big Boys’ pickup (exclusive) 5v6s37

    2024-01-23T09:01:00Z

    The company is run by former SC Films and Blue Finch executive Russell Webber.

  • Big Boys
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    BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival sees audiences increase by 16% (exclusive) 2td4j

    2023-03-29T14:06:00Z

    The festival ran from March 15-26.

  • Drifter
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    ‘Drifter’: BFI Flare Review 1b355q

    2023-03-28T13:52:00Z

    A young gay man embarks on a journey of discovery through Berlin’s progressive LGBTQ+ community

  • Michael Blyth
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    Michael Blyth to step down as senior programmer for BFI London Film Festival, Flare 5aa5o

    2023-03-24T15:31:00Z

    Programmer has been involved with the festivals for 17 years.

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    Hannes Hirsch’s Berlinale Panorama feature ‘Drifter’ sells to UK and US (exclusive) 36373z

    2023-03-24T14:41:00Z

    Salzgeber has also sold ‘Bones And Names’ and ’Captain Faggatron Saves The Universe’ to various territories 

  • Big Boys
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    ‘Big Boys’: BFI Flare Review s2y3y

    2023-03-18T18:00:00Z

    A 14-year-old boy struggles with his sexuality in this sensitive coming-of-age drama

  • The Stroll
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    ‘The Stroll’: BFI Flare Review 3o2e6g

    2023-03-15T19:54:00Z

    Shunned by society, the Black and Latina trans sex workers of 14th Steet in Manhattan led dangerous lives in Kristen Lovell’s personal testament

  • The Stroll
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    Queer filmmaking in Nigeria and ‘The Stroll’ filmmakers feature in BFI Flare industry programme (exclusive) 4y1p1c

    2023-03-01T10:31:00Z

    The queer festival runs from March 15-26. 

  • 'Willem & Frieda'
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    Stephen Fry-led doc ‘Willem & Frieda’ to world premiere at BFI Flare; full festival line-up unveiled 4c2l10

    2023-02-15T11:18:00Z

    The LGBTQIA+ festival takes place March 15-26.

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    Sundance winner ‘The Stroll’ to open BFI Flare festival, ‘Drifter’ to close 1l817

    2023-02-07T14:24:00Z

    The LGBTQIA+ festival runs March 15-25.

  • In From The Side
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    Gay rugby drama ‘In From The Side’ scores UK theatrical deal (exclusive) 3q6j5j

    2022-06-08T11:16:00Z

    The film has also sold to , , Benelux.

  • TRAMPS!
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    ‘Tramps!’: Flare Review 3o3o12

    2022-03-26T19:35:00Z

    Kevin Hegge’s feature length documentary debut about Britain’s New Romantics captures the spirit of the moment for a new generation

  • In From The Side
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    ’In From The Side’: Flare Review 1x5p4z

    2022-03-25T22:45:00Z

    Matt Carter’s ambitious debut feature explores the collateral damage of a ionate affair at a gay rugby club

  • Gateways Grind
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    ‘Gateways Grind’: Flare Review 6z3q39

    2022-03-25T19:20:00Z

    Sandi Toksvig narrates Jacquie Lawrence’s debut documentary on the history of the iconic lesbian Gateways Club in London

  • Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
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    ‘Boulevard! A Hollywood Story’: Flare Review 26z3a

    2022-03-25T13:39:00Z

    Jeffrey Schwarz uncovers other hidden gay lives in Hollywood via Gloria Swanson’s desire to turn ’Sunset Blvd’ into a musical

  • Jimmy In Saigon
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    ‘Jimmy In Saigon’: Flare Review 6t6j54

    2022-03-19T13:45:00Z

    Searching for the truth about his brother’s mysterious death, Peter McDowell creates a comionate picture of a hidden gay life 

  • Long Live My Happy Head
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    ‘Long Live My Happy Head’: Thessaloniki Review 146a5f

    2022-03-17T18:20:00Z

    A moving portrait of graphic novelist Gordon Shaw drawing his journey through cerebral cancer when the global pandemic hits