What’s on

17 Nov 2018, 11:00

We open the festival with a specially curated programme of short films, handpicked from all over the world by our curator Susie Evans.

17 –19 Nov 2018

We return to JK Rowling's magical wizarding world for the latest instalment of the fight against Grindelwald and his extreme world view. 

17 Nov 2018, 13:30

Full of charm, this Dutch hit tells the tale of a young boy and his unlikely friendship with the giraffe next door.

17 Nov 2018, 15:00

The multi-award winning 1000 Londoners project presents a brand new collection of documentary portraits: Windrush Generations.

17 Nov 2018, 15:30

A titan of animation, Michel Ocelot creates an enchanting world of princes and princesses from lands near and far. 

17 Nov 2018, 16:15

Co-written by Horace Ové and fellow Trinidadian novelist Samuel Selvon, this landmark work – Britain’s first black feature film – tells the story of a teenager caught between two cultures.

18 Nov 2018, 11:00

We return to JK Rowling's magical wizarding world for the latest instalment of the fight against Grindelwald and his extreme world view. 

18 Nov 2018, 11:30

Lily Bernard, the co-creator and art director of Cartoon Saloon, joins us for an interactive event, showing episodes of Puffin Rock and revealing how she dreamt up Oona, Baba and the rest.

18 Nov 2018, 13:20

Join us for a special screening of the Moomins' latest adventure and hear from So Mayer about how Tove Jansson's own life in Finland's winter wonderland crops up in her fantastic stories. 

18 Nov 2018, 15:45

Two rarely seen tributes to black lesbian mother warrior poet Audre Lorde are brought together for the first time to mark the anniversary of her passing.