Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Kinoteka Polish Film Festival announces the full lineup of films and events for its 24th Edition in London and across the UK by Neil Baker 9th January 2026
1 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
2 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
3 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
4 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
5 Coward (BFI London Film Festival) review: Achingly beautiful and deeply intimate, this is Lukas Dhont’s best film to date
6 Whalefall (review): Austin Abrams is swallowed whole by a sperm whale in a bizarre rather than exciting survival movie
7 TV Choice: Brad Caleb Kane breathes new life into the Friday the 13th franchise this Halloween as we return to Crystal Lake
8 Iván & Hadoum (BFI London Film Festival) review: Ian de la Rosa’s sun-drenched love story is tender, real and organic in construction
9 Nightborn (BFI London Film Festival) review: Hanna Bergholm’s movie revels in wince-inducing horror, leaving the audience squirming
10 These Violent Delights (review): Hampson and Sansom’s passionate take on Romeo and Juliet marks the arrival of a new generation
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