AFFR x LFA / Phoenix Cinema
Till: Sunday 21 Jun 2026
Location: Phoenix Cinema, London, UK
AFFR is proud to collaborate with the London Festival of Architecture and Phoenix Cinema, London’s oldest independent cinema, this year. Two AFFR films – Renovation and Living Together: The Story of De Warren – have been selected especially for the LFA and will be screened on 13 and 21 June respectively.
about the films
Renovation
Ilona thinks she has found her ideal home in run-down but charming Soviet-era apartment block in Vilnius, where she hopes to build her career as a writer. But her new life is abruptly upended when renovation begins without warning.
Living Together: The Story of De Warren
‘De Warren’ is the first completed self-built housing corporation in Amsterdam. Without any prior knowledge, the collective negotiates its way through the process of developing, designing and constructing a collective residential building, but at what price?
About Phoenix Cinema
Phoenix Cinema, London’s longest-running independent cinema and a community charity at the heart of East Finchley, housed in a striking Art Deco building – a perfect partner for AFFR.
About the London Festival of Architecture
The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) is back for a month-long celebration of architecture and city-making in June 2026. With events taking place across London, the Festival will once again serve as a platform for conversation, testing new ideas, promoting emerging talent, and helping to steer us towards a more equitable, sustainable city. The theme of this year’s edition is ‘Belonging’, and naturally, the selected AFFR films connect with this theme.
[image: courtesy London Festival of Architecture/Luke O’Donovan]