Several works by Iranian filmmakers are set to screen at this year’s BFI London Film Festival. Shahram Mokri’s feature Black Rabbit, White Rabbit—a Tajikistan–UAE co-production—competes in the festival’s main competition, while Jafar Panahi’s A Simple Accident will screen in the Gala section.
The festival will also present Maryam Tafakori’s short Night Flowers of the Sea (Iran/UK/France), Selina Ershadi’s Fugue Notes (New Zealand), and Heman Khalidi’s documentary Singing Wings (Iran/Georgia/Belgium).
The 69th edition of the London Film Festival runs from October 8 to 19, 2025.