2026 Programme Announcement
Our 2026 20th Anniversary Festival programme is now live and tickets are on sale.
Read more20th Anniversary Festival: 1 - 31 October
DonateA creative explosion of arts, culture and science
We’re pleased to announce that the double bill of acclaimed films by Bangladeshi directors has been rescheduled to Thursday 18 November, 6pm-9.45pm in the British Library Theatre.
Originally due to be screened during our Bangladesh 50 at the British Library event during the 2021 Festival, the films are free to attend but capacity is limited. Both films are certificate 15.
The Salt in the Waters – 6pm
The Salt in our Waters, directed and produced by renowned Bangladeshi director Rezwan Shahriar Sumit, is a nuanced representation of a community being forced to set aside their small differences in face of the worldwide problem of global warming.
Shongram – 7.55pm
In this powerful romantic drama, directed by Munsur Ali, set during the 1971 liberation struggle of Bangladesh, a London reporter interviews a British Bengali, Karim, on his deathbed, who, four decades on, is able to recall and finally share his past.
Continue reading
Our 2026 20th Anniversary Festival programme is now live and tickets are on sale.
Read more
Festival Podcast Production and Radio Training Hosted by the Bloomsbury Institute Volunteer opportunity – If you would like to learn new skills in podcast production and live and recorded radio broadcasts you can apply for our Bloomsbury Festival podcast and
Read more
NEW WAVE: OUR PLATFORM FOR EMERGING ARTISTS Our New Wave programme seeks to nurture emerging artists and creatives at the start of their professional careers, by offering performance opportunities, cash prizes, and grant support. We are delighted to announce opportunities
Read moreWe use essential cookies to make this site work. With your permission we would also use analytics cookies to count which pages people visit, so we can improve the site. Read our Privacy Policy.
These cookies allow us to measure traffic and analyse your use of the website. This helps us improve the way the site works.
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services.