Bicycle Film Festival is returning to London at the Rio Cinema this July 19-20
London, July 2023: BFF London presents four international short film programs that will appeal to a wide audience from film connoisseurs to avid cyclists and everyone in between. Curated documentaries, narratives, animations, award-winning directors, and emerging talents – all sharing equal billing.
Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film, and music over the last 23 years. Founded in New York, the BFF has spanned the world in 100 cities worldwide to an audience of over one million people.
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BFF London features over 35 films and filmmakers from more than a dozen countries curated in 4 short film programs:
Program 1: ADVENTURE (short films) This program will take you on a journey around the world through the lens of gravel, mountain biking, bikepacking, and ultra-endurance cycling.
Program 2: CYCLE SPORT (short films) Let’s celebrate the sport of cycling from the Women’s Paris Roubaix race to the Tour de France filmed over ten years on Super 8. These stories feature Kasia Niewiadoma, Justin & Corey Williams, and other stars of the sport. Hosted by Rapha.
Program 3: CINEMATIC (short films) A story driven and diverse curation of filmmaking styles: narrative, documentaries, musical, animation, and more. Oscar nominated and award-winning shorts share equal billing with emerging new talent.
Program 4: URBAN BIKE (short films) These films capture the spirit of street, youth, fixed gear, bmx, and bikelife and messenger cultures from passionate cyclists in cities around the world. The Urban Bike program is a popular tradition at the BFF.
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Purchase a Full Festival Pass to attend all 4 programs or an individual short film program ticket here.
Full Festival Pass £35
Individual Film Program Ticket £15
23rd Bicycle Film Festival Trailer
Bicycle Film Festival London
19-20 July, 2023
Rio Cinema (107 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB)
Valet Bicycle Parking Provided.
About Bicycle Film Festival:
Bicycle Film Festival began in New York City in 2001 by Brendt Barbur after being hit by a bus while riding a bicycle. The festival has an incredible history of working with the most important artists, filmmakers, venues, and institutions around the world.
The international locales included Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai, Mexico City, Cape Town and Istanbul and more at some of the most important venues such as Sydney Opera House and the Barbican or an old factory in Zurich. The subcultures of cycling have shared equal billing with the most exciting innovators in music, art, design and film.
Participants have included: Erykah Badu, Karl Lagerfeld, Francesco Clemente, Shepard Fairey, Albert Maysles, Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, Alex Katz, Kaws, Mike Mills, Paul Smith, the Neistat Brothers, Tom Sachs, Ridley Scott, Kiki Smith, Swoon, and Ai Weiwei.
