British Film Festival | British Council

This year, the festival will be held on 3-15 March 2022, with screenings taking place at Nizami Cinema Centre and YARAT Contemporary Art Space. All films will be screened in English.

In Azerbaijan, the British Film Festival is brought to you by the British Council in Azerbaijan, the British Embassy in Baku, and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan. We are bringing the most exciting, thought-provoking and critically-acclaimed new films from the UK to Azerbaijan. The 2022 edition of the British Film Festival puts the global climate emergency into spotlight, creating opportunities for climate cooperation, dialogue and action.

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This year's films:

The Duke

"The Duke": robbery, fighting for justice, and the powerhouse partnership of academy award-winning actors Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.

The Man in the Hat

A hilarious road movie of typical British eccentricities as an Englishman traverses rural France in his Fiat 500, starring Ciarán Hinds.

The Souvenir: Part II

In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love in making her graduation film, sorting fact from fiction.

Boiling Point

The "Boiling Point" is an unexpected example of a culinary thriller - behind the scenes of an East London restaurant is a modern-day Babylon.

David Attenborough: Breaking Boundaries

David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth's biodiversity collapse and how this crisis can still be averted.

The People v Climate Change

Meet the 108 ordinary Brits who Sir David Attenborough says we should listen to. This documentary reveals how ordinary people feel about the climate crisis.

BAFTA 2021 Shorts

A selection of British short films nominated during the 2021 BAFTAs, and presented as part of the British Film Festival this year.