Less than 10 days remain until the 10th annual London Bicycle Film Festival, which opens at the Barbican Centre on Thursday October 3, 2013.
The showcase for films inspired by cycling will be backed this year by RoadCyclingUK and will include a wide and varied programme.
James Newton and Tom Allen’s Janapar film, one filmed over four years and recording a solitary rider’s journey across 32 countries, is set to be among the highlights.
Moonrider, a film by Daniel Dennick and described as “honest and heartbreaking” is a study of the sacrifices demanded of the competitive cyclist.
Australian track star, Shane Perkins, is the start of the short film, Ryokou, one that follows the sprinter – one of Sir Chris Hoy’s key rivals – through two seasons on the Japanese Kierin circuit.
Director Andrea Martinez Crowther’s Ciclo feature film tells the story of two fictional brothers who reunite for a cross-continental ride, first made 56 years earlier.
Simon van Beneden’s moving journey to the scene of an accident suffered while he was a promising junior, is captured in Soigneur, a film by Rih Van Der Linden.
While films lie at the heart of the festival, the event includes a host of other activities, which begin with an opening night party at the Russett, Hackney Downs Studios, on Thursday October 3.
Transport for London will host their second Cycling Symposium on Friday October 4, in which a host of guest speakers will discuss ways to improve cycling in the capital.
The programme will move outside of the Barbican Centre on Saturday October 5 when the LBDD teams up with Herne Hill Velodrome for a programme of women’s races called VeloJam.
The programme kicks off in Chelmsford on Sunday October 6 with a guided ride from Athlon Sports, before returning to the capital for the annual bike polo tournament.
This year’s event will be the tenth in London, but the BFF began in 2001 in New York City, and has since been held in Mexico City, Moscow and Tokyo, with a remit to celebrate cycling in all its forms.
