2-4-1 Ticket Bonanza at BFI!

I think it’s time we talked ‘December’, friends!

No, not the fact that it’s the twelfth month of the year, but that it’s time to get your ‘Christmas’ on!!!

 So, heads-up, because December’s BFI schedule is bursting-at-the-seams, like a well-fed guest, post-Christmas lunch!

With personal appearances from Danny Glover, Sir Lenny Henry and Ashley Walters, to a Desmond’s cast reunion featuring Trix Worrell (Creator-Director), Carmen Munroe and Robbie Gee…From fantastic panel discussions on such topics as the concept of Black Beauty in cinema, to chances and challenges for BAME artists within the entertainment industry…PLUS screenings, screenings, screenings and MORE screenings spanning classic comedic turns from Eddie Murphy in ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ to the feelgood melodrama of ‘Waiting To Exhale’…bases are covered for film-buffs-to-fashionistas-to-first-timers!

Now here’s the cinematic-science bit!

 To redeem the 2-4-1 ticket offer, you must quote ‘STAR241’ when booking online, in person or by phone (020 7928 3232). The code CAN be used more than once but the offer ONLY applies to the purchase of two tickets for the SAME film. The offer EXCLUDES previews and special events.

For Under-25’s, it’s £3 on-the-door at BFI Southbank, for any film, at any time (including previews for new releases and big-screen classics)!

Just click-thru  below to add to the reason-for-the-season this ‘Giving Tuesday’ and get some early gifting sorted!

Enjoy!

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BFI BLACK STAR DECEMBER SCHEDULE

Under 25’s Tickets T’s and C’s

(Ticket Offer information and T’s and C’s correct at time of going to press). 

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To Nollywood…and Beyond!!!

If ever there were a time to discover the wonders of Nigerian Cinema, it would be now!

Having spanned film-making from its colonial era through to the present day, the sector, more affectionately known as ‘Nollywood’, has steadily risen in global influence, both creatively and financially, to become a record-breaking, billion-dollar industry.

Today marks the eagerly-awaited arrival of ‘Beyond Nollywood’, an eclectic three-day programme representing the BFI’s ever-popular strand of ‘African Odysseys’, specially-curated by Nadia Denton, author of ‘The Nigerian Filmmaker’s Guide To Success: Beyond Nollywood’. Beautifully-amalgamated into the current ‘Black Star’ Season of screenings and events, the weekend delivers a tantalising selection of top-tier cinematic talent, scaling diverse genres and themes, showcased in back-to-back UK, European and World Premieres. (Of particular note is ‘I Believe In Pink’, directed by Victoria Thomas which, only last week, was announced as a ‘TriForce Short Film Fest’ Finalist).

As ever, with BFI schedules, the events won’t be all ‘show’! A one-off ‘In Conversation’ with acclaimed Nollywood actress, Nse Ikpe-Etim and Film-maker/ Director Q-and-A sessions with Abba T Makama, Tope Oshin and more, will offer the opportunity to delve further into the process from script-to-screen… and there will be the chance to revel in some sweet Afrobeats in the Riverfront terrace!

Now if that isn’t something to tell everyone about, I don’t know what is!

Enjoy!

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African Odysseys present: Beyond Nollywood runs from Friday 18th November through to Sunday 20th November at BFI Southbank as part of the BFI Black Star Season. Click-through for tickets and times!

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