The Times BFI London Film Festival

The Times BFI London Film Festival showcases the best new films from around the world, here in London.

The World Unseen

Two Indian women find life-changing friendship in 50s apartheid South Africa

Empties

The joy of old age: Josef deserts his job to fantasise about a new life

Funny Games

Naomi Watts stars in the American version of Haneke's terrifying psychological thriller

The Barker

Will a romance between Chris and Lou be broken up?

Desert Dream

Touching story of an exiled woman and a determined man

Milky Way

Kiarostami-like depiction of a landscape invaded by cycling human beings

Casting a Glance

A 30-year history of Robert Smithson's monumental Spiral Jetty

No Mercy for the Rude

A Korean debut fantasy telling of a hitman with a moral code...

The Documentary Dilemma

A discussion of ethics and contemporary documentary practices.

In Memory of Me

Claustrophobic and mysterious Venice-based thriller

What's new

Preparations underway for 2008 Festival »

Submission deadline for 2008 now passed »

The Times BFI 51st London Film Festival is over now, but BFI Southbank and IMAX offer more films to see! »

If you missed out on any of the Festival films, browse our list of film releases! »

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