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# BFI Flare 2020 programme announced
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/bfi-flare-2020-programme-announced/
- Published: 2020-02-25T12:14:50.000Z
- Updated: 2020-02-25T11:19:02.000Z
- Description: The 34th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival programme announced
- Author: Scene Editorial Team

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The 34th edition of **BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival**, one of the world’s most significant and long-standing **LGBTQ+ film e**vents, has unveiled its full programme for this year’s festival, which run from **March 18–29** at **BFI Southbank**, London.

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BFI Flare will present more than 50 features, [85 shorts](https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Flare/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=flareshorts&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context%5Fid=&ref=scenemag.co.uk) and a wide range of special events, guest appearances, family-friendly and free events, club nights and more.

The Festival will open with the world premiere of **Matt Fifer** and **Kieran Mulcare**’s feature debut **Cicada**, about a young man forced to face past traumas when he embarks on a new relationship. The **Closing Night Gala** is the UK premiere of acclaimed theatre director **Jessica Swale**’s **Summerland**, a moving Second World War drama about a woman rediscovering her ability to love, starring **Gemma Arterton** and **Gugu Mbatha-Raw**.

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Michael Blyth, BFI Flare’s Senior Programmer says: *“This year’s Festival feels more relevant than ever with filmmakers reflecting moving, urgent stories about LGBTQ+ lives. We are privileged to share such a wide range of films from around the world that will entertain, provoke, perhaps most importantly, help us better understand ourselves and each other.”*

**Tricia Tuttle**, BFI Festivals Director, added: *“As ever, the programmers have pulled together a truly international selection of films exploring LGBTIQ+ themes, but we’re heartened to see just how much strength in depth there is in work coming out of the UK. British features really shine in this globe-spanning programme.”*

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Tickets go on sale via [www.bfi.org.uk/flare](http://www.bfi.org.uk/flare?ref=scenemag.co.uk) to the general public on **February 27**. To see the full programme, [visit the website.](https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Flare/Online/default.asp?menu%5Fid=BEE8C798-0794-4A84-A355-E30BF98679D6&sToken=1%2C5b3f38d6%2C5e54fe99%2C0C81D49C-3759-48CB-B4DB-C6F3AE9D9849%2Ci9tyiGw8uSgXEOxoo7nhHtjhnew%3D&ref=scenemag.co.uk)