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From The New Black Film Collective and London's Screen Archives, Undocumented was made possible thanks to the support of the BFI National Lottery Screen Heritage Fund, awarding National Lottery Good Cause funding.
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Happy World Audiovisual Heritage Day! This year, we are proud to highlight London's Screen Archives' Undocumented gallery celebrating Black home movies and the role they play in communities' heritage on screen. buff.ly/Qd9JC7l
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The longest for this year's British Independent Film Awards has been announced, and a number of Film London alumni are included. We're delighted to see alumni included in a number of categories, including Best British Short Film buff.ly/AJwR5Iv
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A key annual event as part of the BFI London Film Festival, we were delighted to bring the Exhibitors' Breakfast to the Barbican Cinemas on Thursday 15 October. Click here to read a full report from the breakfast buff.ly/msuZAH4
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Applications for Cohort 8 of Film London’s Connect Mentoring Programme open tomorrow! As a mentee you will be offered training, advice, guidance and access to a suite of resources by the mentoring team. buff.ly/ZQ1vNdl
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To celebrate Black History Month, read Undocumented: A Framework for Community-Led Black Screen Heritage Practice. buff.ly/31so1h3
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Drawing on two years of activity in partnership with @TNBFC , this publication shares the project’s approach, outcomes and learning from working with Black communities to preserve, contextualise and celebrate Black home movies.
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Exactly 50 years after its premiere on 28 October 1976, Derek Jarman’s Sebastiane returns to London’s Gate Cinema for a public reunion on Wednesday. Grab your tickets here buff.ly/jvPjuwC
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Oska Bright Film Festival and Kinoema Accessible Screenings have announced a major collaboration with Kiln cinema to present a curated collection of horror short films oj Halloween. buff.ly/3fwU9M4
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G.O.A.T Film Club return with BLACK IS: BOUNDLESS, a new London season celebrating the breadth and creative possibility of Black, African and diaspora cinema. The opening Short Film Series takes place at Finsbury Park Picturehouse tomorrow. buff.ly/lhQdxHX
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The 70th BFI London Film Festival drew to a close last weekend, after two weeks that highlighted why London is the film capital of the world. Click below to explore all of our activity, as well as chats with some of the filmmakers & venues involved. buff.ly/JS9tpM6
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The 2026 Film London Jarman Award tour arrives at g39 Cardiff today! Discover the incredible diversity within the world of artists’ filmmaking in the UK, along with a conversation with shortlisted artist Ilona Sagar. buff.ly/1gPqWkK
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Applications are now open for FLAMIN Productions 2026! FLAMIN Productions aims to support the most exciting, innovative and challenging moving image projects with development and production finance. Deadline: 12pm, Wednesday 9 December 2026 buff.ly/wZSgW1s
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Delighted that Film London BFI NETWORK short Yellow Bucket received a special mention at the Iris Awards in the Best British Short Film Award category.
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The judges said "Special mention also goes to Yellow Bucket for its heartfelt, joyful and quirky portrayal of parental love and its lightness of tone, whilst also raising serious questions about true freedom of choice.”
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You can watch the short as part of this collection on Channel 4: buff.ly/9BcUSrb
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Film London presents the 3rd of 4 newly commissioned texts on the work of the 2026 Jarman Award shortlist. Reflecting on Rhea Storr's ‘Okay Keskidee! Let Me See Inside’ (2025), Abiba Coulibaly describes the distance that mediates the film's journey. buff.ly/T1gE6SE
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Image: Rhea Storr, Okay Keskidee! Let Me See Inside (2025), film still. Courtesy of the artist.
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