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FLARE 2022
A collection of powerful films from BFI Flare 2022 showcases stories of love, identity, and resilience across the global queer community — from war poets and rent boys to hidden love stories in conservative cultures. These films reflect the struggles and quiet triumphs that continue to define LGBTQ+ lives worldwide.
BFI London Film Festival 2021
BFI London Film Festival focuses not just on industry insiders, but also those who genuinely love cinema.
Entre Izmir & Paris : la vie de Dario Moreno
C’est après son service militaire à Akhisar, qu’il débuta véritablement sa carrière de chanteur d’opérette. Il gagna suffisamment d’argent pour déménager à Caratache, près de l’Ascenseur où il loua une petite maison. En 1941, alors que David n’avait que vingt ans, il était déjà connu à Izmir et à Istanbul comme chanteur accompagnant les orchestres de mariachis. Après la guerre, il fut remarqué par l’Américain John Mc Call qui dirigeait un orchestre en tournée européenne.
The Last Film Show: The successful passion of a child
How do you recreate the joy of seeing your very first film? Film director Pan Nalin from India, manages to do just this in his masterful feature, The Last Film, premiering at this year’s Tribeca film festival. Nalin’s film is both a stunning love letter to cinema as well as an insightful portrait of a life moulded by a single childhood event, that child’s first visit to a movie theatre.
Sin La Habana: from Cuba to Montreal
Directed by Kevah Nabatian, Sin La Habana is a film raising many uncomfortable questions about immigration. This Cuban-Canadian feature film was awarded “Le Prix de la Distribution” (casting) at the “Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal” and was presented at the 38th Miami Film Festival.
Mal de pierres: de piedras y otros escollos…
“Dame lo principal o déjame morir”, le dice Gabrielle (Marion Cotillard) a dios en este melodrama, la penúltima realización de la francesa Nicole García. Todo se desarrollará entre una pasión amorosa y una creencia en ese dios que tal vez sea el único por quien la protagonista de este film se sienta comprendida y auxiliada.
A Window to the World
Andrew Thompson executive chair of the Arts and Humanity Research Council states “film has an ability to make distant people, places and ideas immediate, visually accessible.
Africa Finds its Cinematic Voice
Join the journey of African cinema as it emerges and showcases the vibrant voices and cultures of the continent today.