BFI is still hoping to share some elements digitally. The BFI has cancelled the 2020 Flare Film Festival in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The LGBTQI+ festival was due to start this week on March 18 and run until the 29th, though the BFI confirmed in a statement today (March 16) that it will now no longer go ahead. “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce that, because of the scale and complexity of running a large international film festival with filmmakers due to travel from across the world, the BFI has taken the very difficult decision to cancel the 2020 edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival as the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly evolves,” they said in a statement.
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