Onyeka Igwe and Morgan Quaintance have jointly received the 2025 Film London Jarman Award. This is the first year that the award has been shared between two artists who were considered equally deserving of the award. buff.ly/W6odiwu

Very excited to announce that Hetain Patel will be a guest speaker at next week's Film London Jarman Award announcement - which you can follow live on Instagram next Tuesday evening. www.instagram.com/film_london/

Join us next week for Film London Labs: The Agents Sessions — an inside look at how Film & TV agents operate, alongside in-depth retrospectives on today’s screen industries. Book your tickets now: buff.ly/jnJeQna

Film London and The Whitechapel Gallery present a free exhibition of work by the six artists shortlisted for the Film London Jarman Award 2025, open from 18 Nov - 14 Dec. Explore an extraordinary range of boundary pushing moving image work. www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/...

There's just under a week left to apply for this year's BFI NETWORK Early Development Fund. The first stage of the fund supports long-form live-action, immersive and animation fiction projects with awards of £3,000 to £5,000 to develop a treatment.  www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-...

The Film London Jarman Award heads to the Barbican this evening, with nominated artist George Finlay Ramsay in conversation. Still time to book your place: www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/202...

We’re thrilled that PictureEast Film Festival is part of Newham Council’s People Powered Places. This is your chance to help shape the future of Stratford, West Ham & the Olympic Park & bring PictureEast Film Festival 2027 to life! Full voting details: buff.ly/POLZYgG

Film London is seeking to fill three vacant positions on our board of directors, chaired by Daniel Battsek, due to the departure of experienced members. We are specifically seeking two individuals with expertise in Film and TV Production, and Games. filmlondon.org.uk/jobs/board-m...

Very excited by the news that a statue of London film icon Bridget Jones is to be unveiled in Leicester Square www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Did you catch our Lodestar of the Month Reedah El-Saie on Dragons' Den last night? Check it out on iPlayer if you missed it buff.ly/S502gGf

This year’s Film London Jarman Award tour will see the best in contemporary artists’ filmmaking taken to venues across the UK from 25 October to 14 December 2025. The 2025 tour will visit venues across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. filmlondon.org.uk/latest/film-...

The BFI NETWORK Early Development funding supports the early stages of development for debut long-form projects. Full details and dea dlines are available here: buff.ly/S5U0Tjl

The 69th BFI London Film Festival reached its conclusion last night, with the Closing Gala screening of 100 Nights of Hero. We supported director Julia Jackman to make the BFI NETWORK Short Film The Riley Sisters (2022) & 2025 Film London Lodestar Helen Simmons is a producer on the film.

Excited to announce a new Film London lab, The Agents Sessions! Exploring how agents operate in the creative industries and the pivotal role they play in shaping a filmmaker’s professional journey. buff.ly/nt6gr39

BFI Curator, Kitty Robertson introducing a screening of new shorts commissioned by BFI’s Our Screen Heritage programme

BFI UK Wide Audiences Manager, Jonny Courtney discussing opportunities for exhibitiors' through the BFI Audiences Project Fund

ICO Business and Projects Manager, Duncan Carson, presenting Uncommon Voices: Exploring Class in New British Cinema, a programme of shorts starting a conversation on how working class filmmakers are capturing working class experience in Britain today.

It’s time for the BFI London Film Festival edition of our regular Exhibitors’ Breakfast, this time hosted at the Garden Cinema

Behind the scenes from the 69th BFI London Film Festival Mayor of London Gala! As well as Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, and other stars of the film, we were delighted to be joined on the evening by film royalty in the shape of Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes.

What a fantastic evening it was last night! It was an absolute pleasure to bring Hamnet home to London for the 2025 BFI London Film Festival Mayor of London Gala

We have arrived! Delighted to be back at the Royal Festival Hall for the 2025 BFI London Film Festival Mayor of London Gala!

We bring the morning of Day One of the 2025 Production Finance Market to a close with Thomas Hoegh from Arts Alliance presenting on Future Funding Models.

The Production Finance Market continues with a focus on UPstream, which we are excited to thread more closely together with PFM going forward

Is it that time of year already? Delighted to be back at the Thistle Marble Arch for the 2025 Production Finance Market! We open with messages from Film London’s Helena Mackenzie, BFI London Film Festival Festivals Director Kristy Matheson and our Chief Executive Adrian Wootton OBE

Circle of Confusion is our #FilmoftheWeek , a short moving image artist film by Mark Adams that experiments with uneven timing to provide a disorientating portrait of London. From the Mark Adams subcollection of London's Screen Archives collection. buff.ly/TzT30FI

We are delighted to release a special Film London Podcast, with Head of Games London Michael French speaking to Emmy nom Producer Siobhan McDonnell & Writer & Narrative Designer @theinvisibleart.bsky.social about their experiences with Film London & Games London. filmlondon.org.uk/latest/film-...

We are pleased to announce keynote & line up for the Film London Production Finance Market (PFM), taking place on 7/8 Oct. Opening the Market will be Will Clarke, co-CEO, Chairman and co-Founder of renowned Altitude, in conversation with our CEO Adrian Wootton OBE. buff.ly/XIRBzR8

Film London is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2025 FLAMIN Productions award. Artist filmmaker Maeve Brennan will receive funding, tailored support and mentoring as she develops her new moving image project, Deep Storage. buff.ly/uSaJAYn

Great to visit the super smart and shiney upgraded Ealing Studios @filmlondon.bsky.social

Games London is once again running a UK games industry outbound trade mission to Slush in Helsinki, Finland. The call is now open for potential delegates - and the deadline to apply is Wednesday 8 October 2025. buff.ly/gaHkESK @londongamesfest.bsky.social

It’s been a fantastic day of presentations so far at Distributor Slate Days, with a real range of content showcased from over 30 distributors

Very excited to be at Picturehouse Central today for Distributor Slate Days 2025, a jam-packed day of exciting new Slates! We have over 30 presentations so it’s sure to be a fascinating day

London Games Festival returns Monday 13 - Sunday 19 April 2026! London Games Festival’s core events will significantly expand in 2026 – providing more ways to showcase games to the public and more business opportunities for professionals. buff.ly/4u11NOx

Last week we hosted a Celebration Event for Cohort 3 of the Film London Connect Mentoring Programme. I was great to see Mentees and Mentors sharing their experiences with each other about their respective journeys.

Brent Museum and Archives and Film London are pleased to announce the exhibition of The Park: Dancing on the Ruins of Empire, a new moving image work by Arwa Aburawa and Turab Shah. Opening event: 6pm, 10 October 2025, Brent Civic Centre buff.ly/9OLN3nC

Screen Ireland is delighted to announce the three Irish projects selected to participate in the 2025 @filmlondon.bsky.social Production Finance Market. Find out more below: 👇 🔗 www.screenireland.ie/news/three-i... #IrishTalent

This year's BFI London Film Festival not only celebrates global cinema but also shines a spotlight on London's own creative talent. Many of the names on the programmes have deep ties with Film London, making the festival a true homecoming of talent. buff.ly/AQ33vKF

Announced today at the unveiling of the 69th BFI London Film Festival programme - Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet is this year’s Mayor of London’s Gala, alongside Film London, from Universal. The Mayor of London Gala will take place on 11 October. buff.ly/DSRooJU

Announcing new artists selected for FLAMIN Animations 2025-2026! Award-winning animation studio Blinkink will provide bespoke support to the animators. The selected animators: • David Adeyemi • Jasmine Hewitt • Brandon Saunders • Lysander Wong buff.ly/NiI6qKe

A huge congratulations to the Lionesses on their Euros triumph! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏆 Celebrate the end of a fantastic competition with this documentary about the Latin American women's football league, La Liga, whose base is in Burgess Park, south east London. www.londonsscreenarchives.org.uk/title/22182/...

We're delighted that 2021 Film London Lodestar Imran Perretta' coming-of-age drama Ish has been selected to screen In Competition at Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week! www.screendaily.com/news/uk-and-...

Delivered in partnership with the BFI, the UK-wide FAN season Too Much: Melodrama on Film celebrates the visual excess and dramatic potency of a form of cinema which champions emotional intensity over propriety and ‘good taste’. buff.ly/YWb4KUC

🎥 Lights, solidarity, action. SBS presents A Fearful Silence, supported by @filmlondon.bsky.social, as part of the #DayDreamers festival curated by #HouseofAEIOU. Join to engage with stories of empowerment rooted in intersectional feminist values at 2.30pm, 26 July, at Dominion Centre.

The deadline to submit a project to the 2025 Film London Production Finance Market has been extended to 14 July at 5pm. We're holding an online Q&A on Monday 7 July at 2pm, if you'd like to drop in and talk about how to apply, please register here: buff.ly/zNIubuI

Today we are at Methodists Hall in Westminster for the first Studios & Facilities Showcase, a showcase of opportunities for independent producers accessing the Enhanced Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit for lower budget film.

REMINDER: @filmlondon.bsky.social is seeking applications from experienced and emerging Irish producers who wish to be considered for the 2025 edition of the Production Finance Market (PFM). 📅 Apply before Monday 7th July, 5pm. 🔗 www.screenireland.ie/news/call-fo...

It was fantastic yesterday to be down at The London Archives for 'An Introduction to Identification and Handling of Archive Film & Video', hosted by London's Screen Archives (LSA). More LSA workshops will be taking place this year, keep an eye on our socials for announcements!

Sending huge congratulations to our friends at Chocolate Films, who have been granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment by His Majesty King Charles III, recognising them for their service to the Royal Household and Royal Collection Trust. www.chocolatevideoproduction.co.uk

With the support of Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, @filmlondon.bsky.social is seeking applications from Irish producers who wish to be considered for the 2025 edition of the Production Finance Market (PFM). 📅 Deadline for applications: Monday 7th July, 5pm. 🔗 www.screenireland.ie/news/call-fo...

The Spirit of Innovation: 2025 Jarman Award