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BFI London Film Festival

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Festivals

I Love My Dad – first-look review

by Callie Petch

A father imper­son­ates a young woman online in a bid to get clos­er to his son in James Morosini’s promis­ing but frus­trat­ing debut.
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Festivals

My Father’s Dragon – first-look review

by Callie Petch

Car­toon Saloon return with a poignant tale of a boy who sets out on a quest to find a drag­on in peril.
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Festivals

The full 2022 BFI London Film Festival line-up has been announced

by Marina Ashioti

From Glass Onion to Deci­sion to Leave, this year’s cin­e­mat­ic bonan­za is packed to the gills with dis­cov­ery and delight.
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Festivals

Guy Maddin is bringing a new augmented-reality project to London Film Festival

by Charles Bramesco

He’s lead­ing today’s wave of announce­ments con­cern­ing the ​‘LFF Expand­ed’ pro­gramme of immer­sive art forms.
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Festivals

10 independent gems from the BFI London Film Festival 2021

by Katie Goh

A selec­tion of our favourite under-the-radar high­lights from this year’s LFF to add to your view­ing calendar.
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Festivals

Language Lessons – first-look review

by Callie Petch

Writer/​director Natal­ie Morales crafts one of the pan­dem­ic era’s most mov­ing and effec­tive odes to long-dis­tanced intimacy.
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Festivals

The Harder They Fall – first-look review

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Jeymes Samuel’s star-stud­ded revenge west­ern bold­ly reframes cow­boy mythol­o­gy for a mod­ern audience.
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Festivals

The 2021 BFI London Film Festival line-up has been announced

by Adam Woodward

This year’s LFF pro­gramme com­pris­es 39 per cent female and 40 per cent eth­ni­cal­ly diverse directors/​creators.
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Festivals

The Harder They Fall to open the 65th BFI London Film Festival

by Adam Woodward

Jeymes Samuel’s out­law west­ern will receive its world pre­mière at the fes­ti­val in October.
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Festivals

How filmmakers are highlighting racial discrimination in the criminal justice system

by Flora Spencer Grant

At the 64th BFI Lon­don Film Fes­ti­val, three films pro­vid­ed a time­ly addi­tion to dis­course ignit­ed by the Black Lives Mat­ter movement.