London Indian Film Festival To Open With ‘Paper Flowers’

The 15th edition of the London Indian Film Festival will open on June 26 with the European premiere of Paper Flowers, and will close with a screening of Kill on July 3. In between the run, the festival will also take place across five additional cities - Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Bradford and Liverpool.

The festival has multiple short film strands, including the LGBTQIA+ film showcase, Too Desi Too Queer; the internationally programmed Satyajit Ray Short Film Competition; and the New Brit-Asian Shorts section. It will also hold its South Asian XR Showcase at Birmingham Open Media.

The festival is sponsored by BFI, which is a National Lottery funding organization, as well as The Bagri Foundation.