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London · 27 October 2026 · timeout.com

Six International Film Festivals Are Coming to London This Autumn

Time Out London highlights six unique film festivals arriving in the capital this autumn, including the 30th UK Jewish Film Festival and the London Korean Film Festival.

Time Out London has published a guide to six distinctive film festivals heading to London this autumn. Doc'n Roll, now in its 13th edition, showcases 21 music documentaries and five shorts at the Barbican and BFI Southbank until 8 November. The Made in Prague Festival celebrates Czech arts and cinema across London, Birmingham and Oxford until 29 November. The London Korean Film Festival (2–16 November) runs at BFI Southbank, Ciné Lumière and the ICA, featuring Stephanie Ahn's romantic drama 'Bedford Park'. The UK Jewish Film Festival (5–15 November in London, then nationwide until 3 December) celebrates its 30th anniversary with over 70 films across 15 UK cities, opening with Daniel Auteuil's Holocaust drama 'When the Night Falls' at BFI Southbank on 5 November. The French Film Festival London (18–29 November at Ciné Lumière) features Asghar Farhadi's 'Parallel Tales', with a heavyweight cast including Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira and Vincent Cassel. The London Baltic Film Festival (13–21 November at Regent Street Cinema and The Garden Cinema) celebrates Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian cinema, opening with the Estonian coming-of-age drama 'Morten'. Together the six festivals bring world cinema from six national traditions to London audiences this season.

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