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 premiere 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.

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