BFI London Film Festival
Running Date: Wed 8 - Sun 19 Oct
The BFI London Film Festival is brimming with the world’s best new films, series and immersive storytelling - and everyone is invited.
During the festival, Showroom Cinema joins other UK venue partners in showcasing the best new cinema from around the world, with preview screenings accompanied by special introductions or Q&A.
Audiences can also enjoy a wide range of free-to-access digital talks and events which offer in-depth conversations with some of the world’s most influential filmmakers and major on-screen talent.
Follow along on socials and visit https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff for details of this year’s festival.
BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express.
BFI London Film Festival at Showroom Cinema (8 - 19 October)
Sheffield's only chance to see the biggest titles from LFF on Tour.
Wake Up Dead Man - A Knives Out Mystery
Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for his most dangerous case yet, featuring Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis.
Director Jafar Panahi continues his interrogation of social issues under Iran’s regime with a gripping thriller about a roadside accident with unintended consequences.
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone reunite for another darkly funny feature. Two conspiracy obsessed men kidnap a high-powered CEO (Stone), convinced she’s an alien intent on destroying Earth.
Alan Bennet pens this comedy drama set in rural Yorkshire amid WWI. Ralph Fiennes plays a tough choral society master, whose young singers must grapple with their impending conscription.
Academy Award winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, delivers a powerful story of the love that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal.
Guillermo del Toro brings his unique, gothic storytelling to an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic tale. Featuring Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth, and Jacob Elordi.
In a sedate corner of 1970’s Massachusetts, amateur art thief JB Mooney (Josh O'Connor) plans his first big heist. A brilliantly entertaining story from Kelly Reichardt.
Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi create a hugely compelling portrait of celebrated photographer Lynsey Addario.
A struggling American actor (Brendan Fraser) is hired by a rental company in Tokyo. He plays various roles in clients' lives, embarking on an introspective journey through these unlikely experiences.
A semi-autobiographical tale set over the course of a single day in the Nigerian metropolis Lagos during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis..
Biographical sports drama film of boxer Prince Naseem Hamed with Pierce Brosnan and Amir El-Masry.
A directionless man (Harry Melling) is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker (Alexander Skarsgard) takes him on as his submissive.