Now in its 69th year, the BFI London Film Festival is the UK’s biggest film event, an 11 day bonanza of movies, big and small, at cinemas and venues across London and other major cities in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Very much not a festival that’s just for the critics, snobs and VIPs, the LFF remains the most accessible of the world’s big film festivals. Which means you’ve got every chance of scoring seats to its packed line-up of new movies at the festival, which this year runs from Wednesday, October 8 to Sunday, October 19.
The programme for the 2025 edition of the festival is yet to be announced, but as usual audiences can expect several major world premieres, plus a whole bunch of indie gems, shorts programmes, TV show previews and expanded reality offerings. The first programme announcements typical arrive in July, with the full programme coming in early September, so check back here in due course for our take on what to see in 2025.