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BFI Southbank

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Belvedere Rd, South Bank, London SE1 8XT
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Website
whatson.bfi.org.uk

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About this place BFI Southbank

Britain's national cinematheque on the South Bank and the home of BFI Flare, the London LGBTQIA+ film festival held every March — one of the oldest and largest queer film festivals in the world. Outside festival season the programme regularly carries queer retrospectives and restorations across its four screens, plus the Mediatheque's free archive.

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Stephen Bastians
Stephen Bastians Aug 2026
★★★★★
Margareta Schultz (Mary)
Margareta Schultz (Mary) Aug 2026
★★★★★

Went to the Bookish preview and q&a. The autograph session was well organised. Friendly and helpful staff. They sold the books to get signed. There's a café. I really liked the clean and gender neutral toilets. I decided to stay and watch Star Wars afterwards.

J. Xing
J. Xing Aug 2026
★★★★★

This is my favorite place in London! The best cinema in the world, cheap tickets especially for young people, wide and wild selection of films. I shall miss this place very much.

Susanna
Susanna Aug 2026
★★★★★

Overall, it was a mixed experience. The issue I had was with the seats. The design meant you couldn't lean back and rest your head and although they were quite wide and deep, it was difficult to push yourself back into them because it was impossible to get any traction on the carpet, so I constantly slid forwards. This made it very uncomfortable, with no support for the lumber spine, I don't understand how the seating is so poor, it seemed to be a shared experience across my group. Be warned, take a cushion! The chairs look comfortable, however... The loos were very clean, which is always a plus.

M. Fer Valverde
M. Fer Valverde Aug 2026
★★★★★

Interesting architecture and plenty of things to do.

David Duchin
David Duchin Aug 2026
★★★★★
Cameron McCulloch
Cameron McCulloch Aug 2026
★★★★★

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