BFI London Film Festival 2025

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Discover the world’s best new films as the 69th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express comes to MAC. Taking place from 8-20 October, see a selection of some of the most exciting new films around, all being shown in the UK for the first time.

Festival line-up at MAC

List of Events

  1. Two men sitting in the front seats of a vintage car at night. The driver (Daniel Craig), an man with graying hair and beard wearing a tan coat, grips the steering wheel while leooking ahead with a serious expression. In the passenger seat, a younger man (Josh O’Connor) with dark hair wearing a dark jacket holds a white paper bag. The scene is dimly lit with warm, golden lighting filtering through the car windows, creating a moody, film noir atmosphere. Rain droplets are visible on the windshield.

    BFI LFF 2025: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

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  2. Three people in a desert landscape at golden hour - one man in a blue shirt standing, and a couple in wedding attire sitting at the back of an open SUV with mountains in the background.

    BFI LFF 2025: It Was Just An Accident

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  3. Woman in sunglasses, black blazer, and burgundy coat walking past a modern stone and glass house with a black SUV parked outside.

    BFI LFF 2025: Bugonia

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  4. Man in black formal coat and glasses gesturing while stood in front of a seated audience in a church. He is conducting a choir.

    BFI LFF 2025: The Choral

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  5. A female photographer stands on the roof of a white car in an arid, desert-like landscape, taking photos with a professional camera. She wears sunglasses on her head, a light pink long-sleeved shirt, and tan cargo pants with sturdy boots. Multiple cameras hang from straps around her body. The background shows a sparse, sandy terrain with scattered trees and small figures of people in the distance under a pale, hazy sky.

    BFI LFF 2025: Love + War

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  6. A man with dark curly hair and facial stubble sits in the driver's seat of a car, wearing a light-coloured shirt. He has one arm draped over the steering wheel and appears to be looking back over his shoulder with a concerned or intense expression.

    BFI LFF 2025: The Mastermind

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  7. A man in period clothing stands in the centre of a gothic laboratory, looking up at towering brass and copper structure. The atmospheric scene features a large cylindrical apparatus with red lighting on the left, ornate scientific instruments, and stone walls decorated with carved faces and mysterious symbols. Steam or smoke fills the air, and the cobblestone floor and arched ceiling create a dungeon-like atmosphere.

    BFI LFF 2025: Frankenstein

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  8. A woman in a red dress and apron stands facing a man in a gray shirt in a lush, moss-covered forest setting. They appear to be having an intimate conversation among fallen logs, ferns, and dense green vegetation. The natural lighting filters through the trees, creating a romantic and atmospheric woodland scene.

    BFI LFF 2025: Hamnet

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  9. Three young men from Lagos sit closely together on what appears to be a step or ledge in front of a bustling shoe store. The father in the center wears a purple striped shirt and has his arms around his two sons - one wearing a light-colored collared shirt on the left, and another in a yellow and blue striped shirt on the right. Behind them is shelves displaying shoes.

    BFI LFF 2025: My Father's Shadow

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  10. A woman with dark hair and fringe wearing a yellow and white striped shirt sits at a bar counter laughing, while a man (Brendon Fraser) in a white shirt, black vest and tie smiles beside her. Both have glasses of whiskey in front of them, with a small dish of nuts on the wooden bar. The setting appears to be an upscale restaurant or bar with warm lighting and exposed brick walls visible in the background.

    BFI LFF 2025: Rental Family

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  11. Two men stand together on a nighttime street illuminated by string lights overhead. The younger man on the left wears a dark leather jacket over a checked shirt, while the older man on the right is dressed in a black and grey biker jacket.

    BFI LFF 2025: Pillion

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  12. A young boxer in red and white boxing gloves and athletic wear smiles broadly while training, as an older man with grey hair, glasses, and a white towel around his neck watches approvingly from beside him. They are in a boxing gym with white walls and ceiling beams visible in the background.

    BFI LFF 2025: Giant

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