Highlights of the Month
Festivals & series
Programme
Films
New Releases
From 28 Aug
De Gaulle: Résistance
Festivals & Series
Films
30 Aug - 26 Nov
Nathalie Baye: A Hundred Lives
Films
Special Screenings
From 8 Sept
The English Patient
+ extended introduction by lead actors Kristin Scott Thomas and Ralph Fiennes on 8 Sept
Films
New Releases
From 11 Sept
Just an Illusion
Films
Kids & Families
12 Sept & 3 Oct
The Children of the Resistance
UK Premiere
Films
New Releases
From 18 Sept
Queen at Sea
+ introduction by Juliette Binoche on 19 Sept + Q&A with Costume Designer Saffron Cullane on 24 Sept
Films
New Releases
From 19 Sept
In-I in Motion
+ Q&A with Juliette Binoche & and Farooq Chaudhry OBE on 19 Sept
Films
New Releases
From 25 Sept
De Gaulle: Liberté
Films
Special Screenings
Mon 28 Sept
Lumière! The Adventure Continues
+ discussion with Thierry Frémaux
Past events
2026
Talks
Books & Ideas
Thu 5 Feb
Night of Ideas
Books & Ideas
Talks
8 - 22 June
Beyond Words
Films
Festivals & Series
28 Feb - 29 March
Kinoteka Polish Film Festival
Films
Festivals & Series
17 - 19 Apr
Spanish Spring Weekend
Films
CinéFamilies
From 6 June
Ocean with David Attenborough
+ Q&A with cinematographer Toby Strong on 6 June at 15.20
Films
Travelling Shots
Films
New Releases
Mon 23 Feb
It Was Just an Accident
+ Q&A with director Jafar Panahi moderated by film critic Danny Leigh
Films
Festivals & Series
From 10 June
The Little Sister
Arts
Concerts
Thu 5 March
Esther Abrami – Women in Music
Arts
Talks
Wed 11 March
Seurat and the Sea
Books & Ideas
Talks
Tue 24 March
In Conversation with Guillaume Gallienne
Films
Special Screenings
Sat 21 Feb
Second Wind
UK Premiere followed by a panel discussion with director Masha Kondakova, producer Gennady Gazin and cast members
Kids & Families
16 - 24 March
South Ken Kids Festival 2026
Films
Classics
From 1 Feb
Breathless
Films
New Releases
From 27 Jan
Nouvelle Vague
Films
New Releases
From 3 Apr
Colours of Time
Concerts
Thu 9 Apr
Près de votre oreille: Blessed Echoes
Concerts
Thu 11 June
Marie-Laure Garnier – Invitation to the Voyage
Films
Classics
From 3 Apr
Amélie
French Courses
Starting 23 March
Twice a Week
Films
New Releases
From 4 Apr
Couture
Exclusive Release
Films
New Releases
From 24 Apr
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Films
New Releases
From 8 June
Nino
Films
Classics
7 June - 25 July
Isabelle Adjani’s Journey through Cinema
