The Russell Hobbs British Film Festival 2025
The Russell Hobbs British Film Festival 2025 returns to Palace Nova Cinemas, now - December 7. For festival program and additional details, please visit britishfilmfestival.com.au
British Film Festival 2025: Festival Closing Events
Say cheerio to the festival with a whisky cocktail from The Glendronach or mocktail on arrival prior to the Australian Premiere screenings of Hamnet, directed by Oscar winner Chloe Zhao.
Say cheerio to the festival with a whisky cocktail from The Glendronach or mocktail on arrival prior to the Australian Premiere screenings of Hamnet, directed by Oscar winner Chloe Zhao.
BFF25 Becoming Hitchcock - The Legacy of Blackmail
From: Nov 5, 2025
Becoming Hitchcock – The Legacy of Blackmail dives into the groundbreaking 1929 film that launched Hitchcock’s signature style, revealing the birth of cinematic genius an
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Becoming Hitchcock – The Legacy of Blackmail dives into the groundbreaking 1929 film that launched Hitchcock’s signature style, revealing the birth of cinematic genius an
BFF25 Dragonfly
From: Nov 5, 2025
Andrea Riseborough and Brenda Blethyn shine in Paul Andrew Williams’s gripping drama-thriller about care, loneliness, and blurred trust. A tender bond twists into suspens
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Andrea Riseborough and Brenda Blethyn shine in Paul Andrew Williams’s gripping drama-thriller about care, loneliness, and blurred trust. A tender bond twists into suspens
BFF25 Fackham Hall
From: Nov 5, 2025
A riotous spoof of period drama mixing forbidden romance, aristocratic scandals, and razor-sharp wit. With an all-star cast and Jimmy Carr’s absurdist flair, it skewers t
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A riotous spoof of period drama mixing forbidden romance, aristocratic scandals, and razor-sharp wit. With an all-star cast and Jimmy Carr’s absurdist flair, it skewers t
BFF25 Gandhi
From: Nov 5, 2025
Winner of eight Academy Awards® and starring Ben Kingsley in a career-defining performance, this epic and acclaimed biographical drama presents major events in the life o
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Winner of eight Academy Awards® and starring Ben Kingsley in a career-defining performance, this epic and acclaimed biographical drama presents major events in the life o
BFF25 Glenrothan
From: Nov 5, 2025
Set in the Scottish Highlands, Glenrothan is a powerful tale of two estranged brothers drawn home by loss, where old wounds, family bonds, and the pull of tradition ignit
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Set in the Scottish Highlands, Glenrothan is a powerful tale of two estranged brothers drawn home by loss, where old wounds, family bonds, and the pull of tradition ignit
BFF25 Grow
From: Nov 5, 2025
In England’s “Pumpkin Capital,” a green-thumbed teen and her eccentric ally shake up a fiercely competitive harvest contest. Brimming with laughter, sabotage, and heart,
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In England’s “Pumpkin Capital,” a green-thumbed teen and her eccentric ally shake up a fiercely competitive harvest contest. Brimming with laughter, sabotage, and heart,
BFF25 Hamnet
From: Nov 5, 2025
Chloé Zhao’s radiant adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in a heart-wrenching tale of love, loss, and creativity where grief trans
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Chloé Zhao’s radiant adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in a heart-wrenching tale of love, loss, and creativity where grief trans
BFF25 I Am Martin Parr
From: Nov 5, 2025
Dive into the colourful world of the iconic photographer Martin Parr with this playful, provocative portrait that reveals the man behind the lens and his extraordinary ey
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Dive into the colourful world of the iconic photographer Martin Parr with this playful, provocative portrait that reveals the man behind the lens and his extraordinary ey
BFF25 Anemone
From: Nov 5, 2025
The highly anticipated directorial debut from Ronan Day-Lewis sees the return of Daniel Day-Lewis to the big screen alongside Sean Bean in a compelling drama and explorat
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The highly anticipated directorial debut from Ronan Day-Lewis sees the return of Daniel Day-Lewis to the big screen alongside Sean Bean in a compelling drama and explorat
BFF25 The Golden Spurtle
From: Nov 5, 2025
This heartwarming documentary profiles contestants of the annual World Porridge Making Championship. battle with oats and ladles in a Highland village—celebrating traditi
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This heartwarming documentary profiles contestants of the annual World Porridge Making Championship. battle with oats and ladles in a Highland village—celebrating traditi
BFF25 Billy Elliot 25th Anniversary
From: Nov 5, 2025
Celebrating 25 years Billy Elliot remains a heartwarming tale of grit and grace, following an 11-year-old boy who defies expectations, trading boxing gloves for ballet sh
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Celebrating 25 years Billy Elliot remains a heartwarming tale of grit and grace, following an 11-year-old boy who defies expectations, trading boxing gloves for ballet sh
BFF25 The North
From: Nov 5, 2025
Two estranged friends trek 600 kilometres across the Scottish Highlands in Bart Schrijver’s breathtaking odyssey, where nature’s vast beauty mirrors their search for endu
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Two estranged friends trek 600 kilometres across the Scottish Highlands in Bart Schrijver’s breathtaking odyssey, where nature’s vast beauty mirrors their search for endu
BFF25 Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade
From: Nov 5, 2025
Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade is a gripping documentary charting John Lennon’s turbulent post-Beatles years—art, activism, and reinvention—culminating in a powerful
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Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade is a gripping documentary charting John Lennon’s turbulent post-Beatles years—art, activism, and reinvention—culminating in a powerful
BFF25 & Sons
From: Nov 5, 2025
A hauntingly beautiful drama of fathers and sons, & Sons blends Bill Nighy’s gravitas with rising stars George MacKay, Noah Jupe, and Johnny Flynn in a poignant meditatio
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A hauntingly beautiful drama of fathers and sons, & Sons blends Bill Nighy’s gravitas with rising stars George MacKay, Noah Jupe, and Johnny Flynn in a poignant meditatio
BFF25 Urchin
From: Nov 5, 2025
Harris Dickinson’s searing directorial debut follows an unhoused ex-prisoner’s fight for redemption in this Cannes-lauded unforgettable odyssey of survival, empathy, and
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Harris Dickinson’s searing directorial debut follows an unhoused ex-prisoner’s fight for redemption in this Cannes-lauded unforgettable odyssey of survival, empathy, and
BFF25 The Choral
From: Nov 5, 2025
Ralph Fiennes commands a stellar cast in this sweeping wartime drama where music heals a fractured community as voices rise in harmony against loss, love, and looming con
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Ralph Fiennes commands a stellar cast in this sweeping wartime drama where music heals a fractured community as voices rise in harmony against loss, love, and looming con
BFF25 The King's Speech
From: Nov 5, 2025
Winner of 7 BAFTA Awards and 4 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, The King's Speech stars Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter and Guy Pearce in a drama
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Winner of 7 BAFTA Awards and 4 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, The King's Speech stars Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter and Guy Pearce in a drama
BFF25 Rabbit Trap
From: Nov 5, 2025
Dev Patel and Rosy McEwen electrify in this chilling folk-horror where music, myth, and obsession collide in filmmaker Bryn Chainey’s debut that blurs reality into an eer
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Dev Patel and Rosy McEwen electrify in this chilling folk-horror where music, myth, and obsession collide in filmmaker Bryn Chainey’s debut that blurs reality into an eer
BFF25 The Thing with Feathers
From: Nov 5, 2025
After sudden loss, a father and his sons struggle to hold their world together, in The Thing with Feathers, which reveals how love endures in the strangest, most unexpect
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After sudden loss, a father and his sons struggle to hold their world together, in The Thing with Feathers, which reveals how love endures in the strangest, most unexpect
BFF25 The Bridge on the River Kwai
From: Nov 5, 2025
Winner of seven Academy Awards® and rated an impressive 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, The Bridge on the River Kwai is an epic war drama adapted from the novel by Pierre Bouelle
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Winner of seven Academy Awards® and rated an impressive 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, The Bridge on the River Kwai is an epic war drama adapted from the novel by Pierre Bouelle
BFF25 Twiggy
From: Nov 5, 2025
Twiggy charts the meteoric rise of a 1960s style icon—bold, sharp, and unforgettable. A dazzling portrait of reinvention and influence, it is fashion, fame, and fearless
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Twiggy charts the meteoric rise of a 1960s style icon—bold, sharp, and unforgettable. A dazzling portrait of reinvention and influence, it is fashion, fame, and fearless
BFF25 Words of War
From: Nov 5, 2025
Powerful, urgent, and deeply moving, this gripping biopic is a stirring testament to courage and press freedom that stars Maxine Peake as journalist Anna Politkovskaya in
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Powerful, urgent, and deeply moving, this gripping biopic is a stirring testament to courage and press freedom that stars Maxine Peake as journalist Anna Politkovskaya in
BFF25 The History of Sound
From: Nov 5, 2025
Led by Paul Mescal and Britain’s Josh O’Connor this touching drama follows characters united by music, separated by war, offering an intimate, elegiac romance about love,
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Led by Paul Mescal and Britain’s Josh O’Connor this touching drama follows characters united by music, separated by war, offering an intimate, elegiac romance about love,
BFF25 The English Patient
From: Nov 5, 2025
Winner of nine Academy Awards®, this epic romantic drama starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, and Kristin Scott Thomas, sees a young nurse tending to a badly burned
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Winner of nine Academy Awards®, this epic romantic drama starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, and Kristin Scott Thomas, sees a young nurse tending to a badly burned
BFF25 Islands
From: Nov 5, 2025
On sun-baked Fuerteventura, a washed-up tennis pro entangles himself with a charismatic couple. Desire, suspicion, and danger collide when the husband disappears, twistin
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On sun-baked Fuerteventura, a washed-up tennis pro entangles himself with a charismatic couple. Desire, suspicion, and danger collide when the husband disappears, twistin
BFF25 Lollipop
From: Nov 5, 2025
Fierce performances and unflinching intimacy deliver a story of resilience, friendship, and hope against an unforgiving system, in this raw, heartfelt drama about a mothe
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Fierce performances and unflinching intimacy deliver a story of resilience, friendship, and hope against an unforgiving system, in this raw, heartfelt drama about a mothe
BFF25 I Swear
From: Nov 5, 2025
Featuring unforgettable performances, this bold, heartfelt drama about John Davidson, whose unfiltered voice transforms misunderstanding into revelation, is a powerful ce
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Featuring unforgettable performances, this bold, heartfelt drama about John Davidson, whose unfiltered voice transforms misunderstanding into revelation, is a powerful ce
BFF25 Shakespeare in Love
From: Nov 5, 2025
Featuring an all-star cast led by Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow this 1990s romantic comedy follows a young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, who meets his
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Featuring an all-star cast led by Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow this 1990s romantic comedy follows a young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, who meets his
BFF25 The Boy Friend
From: Nov 5, 2025
Ken Russell’s The Boy Friend (1971) bursts with glitz, glamour, and cheeky charm as Twiggy shines as an understudy turned star in this dazzling, tap-dancing love letter t
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Ken Russell’s The Boy Friend (1971) bursts with glitz, glamour, and cheeky charm as Twiggy shines as an understudy turned star in this dazzling, tap-dancing love letter t
BFF25 Christmas Karma
From: Nov 5, 2025
Gurinder Chadha’s Christmas Karma reimagines Dickens’ classic with vibrant music, colour, and energy, transforming a tale of greed and redemption into a contemporary cele
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Gurinder Chadha’s Christmas Karma reimagines Dickens’ classic with vibrant music, colour, and energy, transforming a tale of greed and redemption into a contemporary cele
BFF25 Dead of Winter
From: Nov 5, 2025
A blizzard. A grieving widow. A kidnapped girl. Emma Thompson battles isolation, menace, and the storm itself in Brian Kirk’s icy thriller delivering a relentless fight f
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A blizzard. A grieving widow. A kidnapped girl. Emma Thompson battles isolation, menace, and the storm itself in Brian Kirk’s icy thriller delivering a relentless fight f
BFF25 Four Mothers
From: Nov 5, 2025
Four Mothers is a riotous, heartfelt comedy where one man’s book tour dreams implode as four eccentric mothers invade his Dublin home, delivering chaos, laughter, and une
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Four Mothers is a riotous, heartfelt comedy where one man’s book tour dreams implode as four eccentric mothers invade his Dublin home, delivering chaos, laughter, and une
BFF25 Moss & Freud
From: Nov 5, 2025
When supermodel Kate Moss becomes Lucian Freud’s muse, an unlikely collaboration sparks a bold exploration of intimacy, identity, and art—capturing two icons in collision
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When supermodel Kate Moss becomes Lucian Freud’s muse, an unlikely collaboration sparks a bold exploration of intimacy, identity, and art—capturing two icons in collision
BFF25 Re-Creation
From: Nov 5, 2025
Fueled by powerhouse performances, this razor-sharp courtroom drama that reimagines a trial questions guilt, bias, and memory in a tense chamber where truth itself is on
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Fueled by powerhouse performances, this razor-sharp courtroom drama that reimagines a trial questions guilt, bias, and memory in a tense chamber where truth itself is on