David Lynch Season – January 2026

Last night, the second edition of the BFI Film on Film Festival came to a close at BFI Southbank, with a screening of the pilot episode of David Lynch’s masterful mystery series, Twin Peaks, screening on a 35mm print for the first time ever in the UK. This closing night presentation, which marked the 35th anniversary of the show, was from the very same pristine print used for the original BBC TV broadcast in October 1990, which was later donated to the BFI National Archive. It was followed by a Q&A with special guest and star of the series Kyle MacLachlan.

During the Q&A, chaired by BFI Chief Executive Ben Roberts, it was revealed that the BFI would honour David Lynch’s remarkable legacy with a season dedicated to his work, taking place throughout January 2026.

Responding to the prospect of a forthcoming BFI season, and the need for audiences to continue to be able to experience Lynch’s work on the big screen, MacLachlan said: “It’s absolutely essential. There’s nobody like him and there will never be anyone like him. He saw the world in a very particular way. I had my personal relationship with him, and I love him dearly and I miss him dearly, and he really started me off. His message, his art – film, art, television, painting, sculpture, everything – is so special and I think speaks to a deeper part of us in a way that no one else does. He’s just magic.”…