ListingsUpdated Tue 13 Oct
Film in London: screenings this week
Cinemas worth crossing London for rather than the nearest multiplex: the repertory houses, the rooftops in summer, the biggest screen in the country at Waterloo, and the single screen independents that have survived in Brixton, Dalston and Notting Hill. Late showings are marked as such.
What to expect
7 listings filed under Film. The busiest rooms are Hen & Chickens Theatre, EartH Hackney and Royal Festival Hall. Concentrated in South Bank, Islington and Bloomsbury.
Nearby
Every listing here has been checked against the venue that is putting it on.
Tuesday
13 October-
Film From £14
A screening at the BFI IMAX
The biggest screen in the country, in a glass drum in the middle of a roundabout. Worth it for something shot on film stock, less so for anything upscaled.
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Film
BFI London Film Festival 2026
Until 18 Oct
The 70th edition, twelve days of premieres, documentary, series and immersive work.
Sunday
18 October-
Film
LFF Closing Night Gala: The Debut
The UK premiere of The Debut closes the 70th festival, Jesse Eisenberg directing Julianne Moore. Quarter past seven at the Royal Festival Hall, with two later screens the same night.
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Film £10 plus £1 booking fee
Hen & Chickens Theatre: UVFF Funding Lab: Celebrating Tchaikovsky
London premiere of a comedy short about an impatient driver and two refuse collectors, then a Q&A with cast and filmmakers.
Friday
30 October-
Film £15
Bloomsbury Festival: Nosferatu (1922) with live organ improvisation
Part of the Bloomsbury Festival, which runs across October in its twentieth year and puts about a hundred and fifty events into the museums, churches, libraries and squares of Bloomsbury. £15.
Sunday
1 November-
Film £19.95 to £30.95, concessions from £11.95
Alexandra Palace: Wallace and Gromit with a live brass band
Wallace and Gromit with a live brass band at Alexandra Palace. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.
Sunday
29 November-
Film From £28.18
EartH Hackney: La Planete Sauvage, screened with a live score
La Planete Sauvage, screened with a live score at EartH Hackney, 19:00 to 23:00.
