The 64th BFI London Film Festival unveiled an industry program that probes key learnings and experiences that have emerged during a tumultuous and historical 2020.
BFI London Film Festival
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BFI London Film Festival Unveils 2020 Industry Program Featuring Ava DuVernay, Rufus Norris, Tabitha Jackson, Ted Hope and More
Ava DuVernay, Rufus Norris, Tabitha Jackson, Ted Hope
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BFI London Film Fest: Cathy Brady, Aleem Khan and Francis Lee Shortlisted for Filmmaker Award
Cathy Brady, Aleem Khan and Francis Lee Shortlisted for Filmmaker Award Three British filmmakers – Cathy Brady, writer/director of her debut feature Wildfire, Aleem Khan, writer/ director of his debut feature After Love and Francis Lee, writer/director of his sophomore feature Ammonite – are shortlisted for the IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award which will be announced at the 2020 BFI London Film Festival.
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Steve Mc Queen’s LOVERS ROCK Added to BFI London Film Festival Lineup
Steve McQueen’s LOVERS ROCK Lovers Rock directed by BFI Fellow Steve Mc Queen, has been added to the lineup of this year’s BFI London Film Festival. Lovers Rock is one of five films from Steve Mc Queen’s Small Axe anthology alongside the festival’s Opening film Mangrove. The film will screen on Sunday October 18th across two screenings at BFI Southbank as part of the LFF’s Love strand.
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Regina King’s ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI to UK Premiere at BFI London Film Festival
One Night in Miami by Regina King Regina King’s highly anticipated directorial debut One Night in Miami will have its UK premiere at this year’s BFI London Film Festival on Sunday October 11th. The Amazon Original film, which was the first by a Black female director to screen at the Venice Film Festival, features an exciting cast fronted by Kingsley BenAdir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge and Leslie Odom Jr.
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64th BFI London Film Festival Unveils Lineup of 58 Films
Honeymood directed by Talya Lavie The 64th BFI London Film Festival (LFF) today announced a vibrant program of 58 films from around the world showcased at the reimagined 2020 festival that will be delivered both virtually and via physical screenings.
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BFI London Film Festival Adds New Strand of XR and Immersive Art
All Kinds of Limbo, National Theatre. Photographer: Simon Sorted The BFI London Film Festival unveiled LFF Expanded: the Festival’s new strand of XR and Immersive Art, featuring Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality and including live immersive performance.
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Lesbian Drama AMMONITE Starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan will Close London Film Festival
Ammonite, directed by Francis Lee, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. The BFI London Film Festival will close this year’s 64th edition of the festival with the biopic Ammonite, directed by Francis Lee, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. The film will receive its UK premiere on Saturday October 17th and will be available to UK audiences at cinemas across UK.
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Steve McQueen’s Mangrove to Open 64th BFI London Film Festival
Mangrove The European premiere of Mangrove, one of 5 films from the Small Axe anthology, directed by Steve McQueen, starring Letitia Wright, Shaun Parkes and Malachi Kirby will open this year’s 2020 BFI London Film Festival. The film will receive its premiere on Wednesday October 7 as part of the Festival’s innovative 12-day offering, which takes the entire Festival out to cities around the UK, with many films across the program also available for virtual premieres at home.
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Youtube Launches FREE We Are One: A Global Film Festival Partnering with Major Film Festivals
Tribeca is partnering with YouTube to launch We Are One: A Global Film Festival, an unprecedented 10-day digital film festival exclusively on YouTube, to present festival programming for free to audiences around the world. Set to begin on May 29 on YouTube.com/WeAreOne, the festival will feature programming curated by the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Guadalajara International Film Festival, International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM), Jerusalem Film Festival, Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI), Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, San Sebastian International Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and more.
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MONOS, ATLANTICS and WHITE RIOT Win at London Film Festival 2019
MONOS directed by Alejandro Landes One of the most talked-about films of the year, MONOS directed by Alejandro Landes won the Best Film Award at BFI London Film Festival 2019. The film is described as a hallucinogenic, intoxicating thriller about child soldiers that has inspired feverish buzz and earned comparisons to Apocalypse Now and Lord of the Flies.
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BFI London Film Festival 2019 Unveils Lineup of 229 Films – THE AERONAUTS, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
THE AERONAUTS directed by Tom Harper For 12 days from October 2 to 13, the 63rd BFI London Film Festival (LFF) will showcase 229 feature films including 41 documentaries, 7 animations, 13 archive restorations and 7 artists’ moving image features. The program also includes 116 short films.
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10 Films to Compete for Best Film Award at 2019 BFI London Film Festival
The Other Lamb directed by Małgorzata Szumowska The 63rd BFI London Film Festival revealed the ten films in contention for the Best Film Award in this year’s Official Competition selection. This year’s selection spans a range of genres; from gothic psychodrama and hallucinogenic thriller, to provocative period piece and taut social commentary.