Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things and Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn are among the picks of this year’s bumper LFF crop.
A trio of dramas explain the relationship between fathers and children put an emphasis on parental personhood at this year's London Film Festival.
By Jojo Ajisafe
The cutthroat world of hairdressing is the setting for this sparky murder mystery – a debut for Thomas Hardiman.
The 2022 LFF Expanded programme featured a number of virtual reality experiences which aimed to connect audiences and filmmakers more than ever.
Actor Neil Maskell makes his debut as a filmmaker with this spiky thriller.
A group of women meet in secret to discuss escaping their abusive, isolated colony in Sarah Polley's adaptation of Miriam Towes' novel.
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.
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.
From Glass Onion to Decision to Leave, this year’s cinematic bonanza is packed to the gills with discovery and delight.
He's leading today's wave of announcements concerning the 'LFF Expanded' programme of immersive art forms.
By Katie Goh
A selection of our favourite under-the-radar highlights from this year’s LFF to add to your viewing calendar.
By Callie Petch
Writer/director Natalie Morales crafts one of the pandemic era’s most moving and effective odes to long-distanced intimacy.
Jeymes Samuel’s star-studded revenge western boldly reframes cowboy mythology for a modern audience.
This year’s LFF programme comprises 39 per cent female and 40 per cent ethnically diverse directors/creators.
Jeymes Samuel’s outlaw western will receive its world premiere at the festival in October.
At the 64th BFI London Film Festival, three films provided a timely addition to discourse ignited by the Black Lives Matter movement.
By Leila Latif
Joanna Scanlan plays a Muslim convert who discovers a secret about her husband in Aleem Khan’s moving drama.