Events

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Tuesday 14 April: For Sama Live with Waad al-Kateab & Edward Watts

Join us for a live ‘watch party’ of BIFA and BAFTA-winning documentary FOR SAMA with directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts! On Tuesday 14 April, starting at at 7:20pm, we will all watch FOR SAMA together on the Channel 4 website and listen to Waad and Edward’s commentary on their film. After the … Continued

Sunday, October 21, 2018

BIFA Presents: Calibre

BIFA Presents the Netflix Original Film, Calibre, with special cast and crew Q&A. Two lifelong friends on a hunting trip in Scotland find their nerves, and their morals, ruthlessly tested after a harrowing turn of events. Staring Jack Lowden and Martin McCann, Calibre is the taut, merciless and deeply affecting feature debut by major new … Continued

Friday, November 17, 2017

BIFA Meets: Brendan Gleeson

This is the second in a series of on-stage career interviews with past BIFA nominees and winners in partnership with Time Out. This series gives film lovers the chance to spend an hour in the company of some of the biggest names in independent film. Two-time BIFA winner Brendan Gleeson will be joining us on stage … Continued

Friday, October 27, 2017

BIFA Meets: Michael Sheen

This is the first in a series of on-stage career interviews with past BIFA nominees and winners in partnership with Time Out. This series gives film lovers the chance to spend an hour in the company of some of the biggest names in independent film. Michael Sheen with be joining Time Out Global Film Editor … Continued

Thursday, August 10, 2017

BIFA Independents: God’s Own Country

Spring. Yorkshire. Young farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker for lambing season ignites an intense relationship that sets Johnny on a new path. God’s Own Country is Francis Lee’s debut feature film and features work from three BIFA nominees: actor Ian … Continued

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

BIFA Independents: Whitney: I Can Be Me

Whitney: Can I Be Me tells Whitney Houston’s incredible and poignant life story through the lens of one of Britain’s most acclaimed documentary filmmakers. Whitney Houston was the epitome of superstar, an “American Princess,” the most awarded female artist ever. Even though Whitney had made millions of dollars, had more consecutive number ones than The Beatles, … Continued

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

BIFA Independents: The Levelling

The Levelling tells the story of trainee veterinarian Clover Catto (Ellie Kendrick) as she returns to the farm where she grew up after hearing news that her brother Harry has died in an apparent suicide. Finding the family home in ruins following recent floods that devastated the Somerset area, Clover is forced to confront her … Continued

Thursday, April 27, 2017

BIFA Independents: Lady Macbeth

Rural England, 1865. Katherine (Florence Pugh) is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, and his cold, unforgiving family. When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband’s estate, a force is unleashed inside her so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get … Continued

Monday, March 27, 2017

BIFA Independents: The Ghoul

Watch BIFA nominee The Ghoul, starring Tom Meeten and Alice Lowe, on Monday 27th March! The Ghoul is a remarkable debut feature from actor, writer, director, editor and long-time Ben Wheatley collaborator Gareth Tunley, starring Tom Meeten and Alice Lowe. A homicide detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is … Continued

Monday, February 27, 2017

BIFA Independents: Trespass Against Us

Watch triple BIFA nominee Trespass Against Us, starring Michael Fassbender, Brendan Gleeson and Sean Harris, on Monday 27th February 2017! Trespass Against Us was nominated three times at BIFA 2016 – once for Adam Smith’s direction in the Debut Director category and twice in the male acting categories, earning Michael Fassbender his fourth BIFA Best … Continued

Thursday, February 9, 2017

BIFA Presents: Moonlight

Winner of the Best International Independent Film (sponsored by Champagne Taittinger) at BIFA 2016, Moonlight is a coming-of-age story that chronicles the life of Chiron, a young black man growing up in a rough Miami neighbourhood in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Anchored by extraordinary performances from a powerful ensemble cast (including Naomie Harris, … Continued

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

BIFA Independents: Under the Shadow

As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war-torn Tehran of the 1980s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home. Babak Anvari’s chilling Farsi-language horror film picked up three awards at this year’s BIFAs: Debut Director, Best Screenwriter (both for Babak Anvari) and Best Supporting actress for Avin … Continued