Lyca Radio confirmed once again exclusive radio partner for UK Asian Film Festival
Lyca Radio Network has once again be confirmed as the official radio partner for the UK Asian Film Festival.
Taking place across venues in London, Leicester, Warwick and Cumbernauld from Friday 1st to Sunday 10th May, UK Asian Film Festival is presented by Tongues on Fire and is supported by the BFI Audience Projects Fund, awarding National Lottery funding.
This year’s programme, “Stories That Bind Us”, explores how connection is forged, tested and reimagined across borders, generations and belief systems. Through bold, socially engaged cinema, the festival brings together political and social ideas with compelling storytelling, inviting audiences to connect, reflect and be entertained.
The Opening Film will be the UK Premiere of Ghost School (Pakistan, 2025; Dir: Seemab Gul; Language: Urdu with English subtitles), taking place at BFI Southbank, London on Friday 1st May.
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The Closing Film will present the UK Premiere of Shadowbox (India, 2025; Dir’s: Tanushree Das, Saumyananda Sahi; Language: Bengali with English subtitles) on Sunday 10th May at BFI Southbank, London, followed by a Q&A with lead actor, Tillotama Shome.
UK Asian Film Festival Founder and Director, Dr Pushpinder Chowdhry MBE, says, “In these uncertain and often divided times, cinema reminds us that storytelling is our common language of connection and hope. With this year’s theme ‘The Stories That Bind Us’, UK Asian Film Festival celebrates narratives that carry the South Asian diaspora’s creativity, resilience, and courage across borders. We have curated films and spaces that are both safe and challenging, where audiences can confront the realities of displacement and injustice while also discovering moments of solidarity and hope. We invite audiences to lean into discomfort, to listen, to be open to changing their minds, and to seek out films from our specially curated programme that will surprise, challenge, entertain – and stay with them long after the credits roll.”
CEO, Lyca Radio Network, Raj Baddhan, says, “It is a pleasure to once again serve as the official radio partner of the UK Asian Film Festival. The event reflects the very essence of what we celebrate across our network, a passion for cinema in all its forms. This year promises to be another landmark occasion for the festival, and we are truly excited about what lies ahead. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the team for choosing Lyca Radio Network once again.”
