Building on last year’s success, Film Africa is back in London with another goldmine of shorts, documentaries and features that showcase the cinematic identity of a continent largely unseen on an international stage. With some 70 films in town, there’s every reason to take a trip to some of the more unlikely destinations of world cinema.

The winner of this year’s Cannes Queer Palm, Oliver Hermanus’ Beauty is a bleak look at the secret life of a closeted South African homosexual. But does its visceral insight into the specifics of its subject overshadow the importance of the societal pressures at hand?

The renowned Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn is bringing the best of international cinema to London in the build-up to the 2012 Oscars. Nominated and longlisted films from all over the world will be screening for just two weeks before the Academy Awards themselves – make sure you don’t miss out on a seat!