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UK COMPETITION

“A snapshot of the talent currently thriving in the UK. Looking beyond our small island and tackling the complexity of what it means to call Britain home, these filmmakers tell stories of the need, individually and collectively, for connection and care. We're excited to see the return of established names within the short film circuit, and those first-timers we hope to see more of in the years to come."

 

— Philip Ilson, Artistic director

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UK COMPETITION: I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know (at BFI)
UK COMPETITION: I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know (at BFI)

UK COMPETITION: I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know (at BFI)

16/01/21, 13:00

BFI Southbank

From the afrofuturist currents of carnival in the Bahamas to the mellower cadences of Patrick Cowley’s San Francisco, these short works offer evocations and elegies of past lives and shared legacies.

UK COMPETITION: The Double Life Of...  (at BFI)
UK COMPETITION: The Double Life Of...  (at BFI)

UK COMPETITION: The Double Life Of... (at BFI)

16/01/21, 16:00

BFI Southbank

Who we present to the real world often isn't the person we really are. This eclectic batch of interior fictions digs into true selves, concealment and catharsis.

UK COMPETITION: Close Quarters (at BFI)
UK COMPETITION: Close Quarters (at BFI)

UK COMPETITION: Close Quarters (at BFI)

16/01/21, 18:30

BFI Southbank

Compulsions, crushes and cravings come to a head in these portraits of social dysfunction and bad company kept, with new work from Daniel Kaluuya and Sophia Di Martino.

UK COMPETITION: Lessons In Survival (at BFI)
UK COMPETITION: Lessons In Survival (at BFI)

UK COMPETITION: Lessons In Survival (at BFI)

17/01/21, 15:00

BFI Southbank

Whether old friends or strangers we meet along the way, protecting those around us is essential to our morality and survival. Featuring the latest from Riz Ahmed and visual artist Rhea Dillon.

UK COMPETITION: The Devil's In The Details (at BFI)
UK COMPETITION: The Devil's In The Details (at BFI)

UK COMPETITION: The Devil's In The Details (at BFI)

17/01/21, 18:00

BFI Southbank

Layering fantasy over reality, these works comprise speculative futures, dream logics and waking nightmares, from tricksy megachurches in Lagos to the utopian otherworlds of Somerset's Wookey Hole Caves.

UK COMPETITION: I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
UK COMPETITION: I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know

UK COMPETITION: I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know

18/01/21, 19:00

Online

From the afrofuturist currents of carnival in the Bahamas to the mellower cadences of Patrick Cowley’s San Francisco, these short works offer evocations and elegies of past lives and shared legacies.

UK COMPETITION: The Double Life Of...
UK COMPETITION: The Double Life Of...

UK COMPETITION: The Double Life Of...

19/01/21, 19:00

Online

Who we present to the real world often isn't the person we really are. This eclectic batch of interior fictions digs into true selves, concealment and catharsis.

UK COMPETITION: Close Quarters
UK COMPETITION: Close Quarters

UK COMPETITION: Close Quarters

20/01/21, 19:00

Online

Compulsions, crushes and cravings come to a head in these portraits of social dysfunction and bad company kept, with new work from Daniel Kaluuya and Sophia Di Martino.

UK COMPETITION: Lessons In Survival
UK COMPETITION: Lessons In Survival

UK COMPETITION: Lessons In Survival

21/01/21, 19:00

Online

Whether old friends or strangers we meet along the way, protecting those around us is essential to our morality and survival. Featuring the latest from Riz Ahmed and visual artist Rhea Dillon.

UK COMPETITION: The Devil's In The Details
UK COMPETITION: The Devil's In The Details

UK COMPETITION: The Devil's In The Details

22/01/21, 19:00

Online

Layering fantasy over reality, these works comprise speculative futures, dream logics and waking nightmares, from tricksy megachurches in Lagos to the utopian otherworlds of Somerset's Wookey Hole Caves.