Submissions are now closed for the 2024 edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival

BFI Flare is the UK’s largest queer film event, screening the best in contemporary LGBTQIA+ cinema from across the globe, in addition to a rich selection of events and archive titles.

The festival takes place 13 to 24 of March 2024.

Final deadline dates for receipt of online forms and film screeners

  • UK and international short films (25 minutes or less) – Friday 15 December 2023, 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • UK and international short films (26-50 minutes) – Friday 15 December 2023, 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • UK and international feature-length films (more than 51 minutes) – Friday 15 December 2023, 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

How to send us your film

Our guidelines and regulations for sending us a film for consideration, important for checking your film’s eligibility, can be downloaded below:

BFI Flare 2024 submission guidelines and regulationsWord Document28 KB

For any queries about film submissions please email BFIFlareSubmissions@bfi.org.uk.