Competition juries announced for 62nd BFI London Film Festival
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We celebrate the highest creative achievements of British and international filmmakers in our Competitive sections, applauding extraordinary storytelling and inventive filmmaking across all the categories.
This year’s Jury Presidents are: Lenny Abrahamson (Official Competition), Francis Lee (First Feature Competition), Simon Chinn (Documentary Competition) and Rungano Nyoni (Short Film Competition).
Additional jurors across the categories include Baz Bamigboye, Dominic Cooper, Charlie Lyne, Will Poulter, Andrea Riseborough, Ben Bailey Smith and Anna Taylor-Joy.
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Official Competition
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A selection of the fantastic fare competing for Best Film
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16 & 17 Oct
Alice Rohrwacher's delightful genre-bending rumination on innocence faced with corruption and greed.
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16 & 17 Oct
A vital and hugely affecting drama that tackles the vicious cycle of sex trafficking in modern Europe.
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13-19 Oct
A gorgeous evocation of summer in Chile after Pinochet’s fall.
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11-21 Oct
This poignantly funny and razor-sharp observation of English family dysfunction shows off a quieter side to Ben Wheatley’s prodigious talent.
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First Feature Competition
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Stunning debuts from emerging filmmakers
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15 & 16 Oct
A lavish trip to the Turkish Riviera goes awry in this disturbing tale of power, exploitation and complicity.
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19-21 Oct
For her feature debut, Harry Wootliff has crafted an authentic romantic drama that is fearless in its look at modern love,
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16 & 18 Oct
The sense of loss experienced by a mother and daughter is thoughtfully conveyed in this intimate drama.
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18 & 19 Oct
This freewheeling, multicultural comedy charts the misadventures of a group of Shanghai denizens.
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Documentary Competition
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Some of this year's finest docs
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Thu 18 Oct 18:10 | Picturehouse Central
A small US town relives a trauma in a dazzling new film by the director of Kate Plays Christine.
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14 & 15 Oct
Veterans of the Falklands/Malvinas conflict grapple with presenting the past in Lola Arias's hybrid film.
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Mon 15 Oct 13:00 | Odeon Tottenham Court Road
A compelling historical document based on 1999-2000 material of Yeltsin, Gorbachev and Putin.
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14 & 16 Oct
A politicised generation share their worries in this galvanizing fresco set on the streets of Paris at night.
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Short Film Award
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The latest and greatest in short-form filmmaking
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Sat 20 Oct 12:30 | Odeon Tottenham Court Road
The Short Film Award recognises works with a unique cinematic voice and a confident handling of chosen theme and content.
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Sat 20 Oct 15:30 | Odeon Tottenham Court Road
The second selection of short films nominated for the Short Film Award.
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