[3] It began in 1986, as a season of gay and lesbian films at the National Film Theatre for two years, under the title "Gay's Own Pictures", curated by Peter Packer of the Tyneside Cinema.

[3] On its 30th anniversary, screenings attendance at BFI Flare was up 9% and box-office results surpassed the previous, record-breaking year.

It will feature 33 world premieres across its programme, divided into three thematic strands called Hearts, Bodies, and Minds.

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