 bfi london film festival next festival dates 10oct2018 festival event dates 10oct2018 21oct2018 https whatsonbfiorguk lff festival description the london film festival officially called the bfi london film festival is organised annually by the british film institute bfi since 1953 it is the uk s largest public festival of its kind and is visited by thousands of film enthusiasts who have the the ability to see over 300 films documentaries and shorts from all over the world the festival is run in the second half of october and shows the most exciting and original films by internationally established filmmakers as well as the emerging ones while the festival s visitors also have the ability to see restored archive films with each year the london film festival also attracts more and more celebrities from the world of motion pictures some of which take part of the answers and questions sessions these enable the visitors of the festival to learn more about the screened films and the art of film making  