Fridays are movie night on BBC Two as BBC Film and the BFI announce a curated season of breakthrough films from exciting filmmakers.
The season begins on Valentine’s Day (14 February) with the tv premiere of Georgia Oakley’s multi award-winning Blue Jean, a 1980s-set story of queer love, care and survival in the North East against the ominous backdrop of Section 28.
British Film Premiere will present a brand new premiere every Friday night on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer, with a special collection of features and brand new shorts also available on iPlayer.
British Film Premiere celebrates filmmakers offering fresh perspectives on life in the UK and Ireland and BBC 6Music film critic, Rhianna Dhillon will introduce each film ahead of its screening on BBC Two.
Eva Yates, Director of BBC Film said: “The British Film Premiere season is once again spotlighting exciting filmmakers and films from the UK and beyond. It’s a brilliant opportunity for our BBC audiences to enjoy many great stories, perspectives and performers they may not yet have discovered, but will be seeing much more of in the future.”
Ben Luxford, Director of UK Audiences at the BFI, said: “We’re really pleased to be partnering again with our friends at the BBC to bring this exciting season of original films to UK audiences. This is a varied and broad selection that celebrates the very best of new filmmaking talent, and we hope they’re embraced fully as they air on BBC Two and on iPlayer in the year to come”
- British Film Premiere begins on 14 February with Georgia Oakley’s BAFTA-nominated Blue Jean
The six films in the British Film Premiere season were all supported by BBC Film and a number were also supported by the BFI as a financer, awarding National Lottery funding, and/or a Distributor theatrically releasing films in the UK. They are: