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One Life
Photograph: UK Jewish Film Festival

10 brilliant film festivals to check out in London this winter

Cosy up with ace new indie, Asian, LGBTQ+, and foreign language movies

By Phil de Semlyen and Henry Roberts
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Just because the London Film Festival has rolled up its red carpet for another year does not mean the London film festivals are over for the year. Far from it – the film fest goodness is just getting started. The next month or so is a conveyor belt of movie shindigs for all tastes, with indie, Asian and Jewish cinema all getting their own dedicated festivals, and offering Londoners a passport to film cultures far beyond these shores. Get along to cinemas across the city for something mind-expanding this autumn. 

Best London film festivals this winter

Il Boemo
Il Boemo
Photograph: Made in Prague

1. Made in Prague Festival

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The national cinema of Jiří Menzel, Miloš Forman and Věra Chytilová always has exciting new voices to celebrate and worthy new films to cheer about – which is where Made in Prague, a month-long film fest organised by the Czech Centre, comes in. It spans cinemas across London, from BFI IMAX to the Prince Charles, and offers a curated selection of 14 Czech films, from classics to animations to brand-new dramas. This year’s four galas include ‘Il Boemo’, a biopic of Mozart-acclaimed composer Josef Mysliveček; ‘Restore Point’, Robert Hloz’s Czech answer to ‘Blade Runner’; and kindertransport drama ‘One Life’ starring Anthony Hopkins.

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