9th edition · 22–26 April 2026 · London

Identity Through a New Lens

Five days, thirteen films and three cinemas. Look back at the 9th London Bengali Film Festival.

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The 2026 selection

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Pressure Cooker (Opening Film) posterPressure Cooker Nirvana posterNirvana Pinjar (The Cage) posterPinjar (The Cage) Sultana's Dream posterSultana's Dream Utshob (উৎসব / Festival) posterUtshob (উৎসব / Festival) Devi Chowdhurani (Closing Film) posterDevi Chowdhurani

5

days of screenings

13

films in the selection

3

venues: Genesis, BLOC, Metro

2016

founded by Munsur Ali

Past festivals

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8th edition2025Barbican Centre, Bank of England, BLOC at Queen Mary University 7th edition2024Genesis Cinema, BLOC at Queen Mary University, Stratford Picturehouse 6th edition2023Barbican Cinema, Genesis Cinema, BLOC at Queen Mary University 5th edition2022Barbican Cinema, Close-Up Cinema, Brady Arts Centre

About LBFF

The London Bengali Film Festival is the UK's leading showcase for Bengali-language cinema and the largest Bengali film festival in the world outside of Bengal itself.

Founded in 2016 by British Bangladeshi filmmaker Munsur Ali, the festival brings films from Bangladesh, West Bengal and the global Bengali diaspora to a mainstream UK audience.

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