Join us for a digital celebration of LGBTQIA+ cinema as the British Council’s Five Films for Freedom and BFI Flare come to the Imagine Festival. This session at the QFT features a curated selection of global short films that explore the diverse experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with experts and filmmakers exploring how the arts can shine a light on the challenges and triumphs of LGBTQIA+ people in our communities and beyond.
Whether you are a film lover or an activist, join us to celebrate these powerful stories on the big screen and gain unique insights from our specialist guest speakers.
Continue the journey: Join us the following day at The Black Box for Part 2, featuring a fresh selection of films and a lively community-led debate: Five Films For Freedom: LGBTQIA + Film & Open Conversation.
British Council’s Five Films for Freedom is the world’s widest-reaching digital celebration of LGBTQIA+ themed film. Now in its 12th year, it is a phenomenal global programme enabling us to stand in solidarity with LGBTQIA+ communities internationally, particularly in places where freedom and equal rights are limited. In that time, over 23 million people have watched in more than 200 countries and principalities; embracing the message that Love is a Human Right.
BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2026. It is the biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival in Europe and takes place every year in the British Film Institute Southbank, London.
Join us to see the latest selection of short films for 2026 in discussion with LGBTQIA+ filmmakers, producers, allies and activists. #FiveFilmsForFreedom #BFIFlare
Age 18+.
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