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During a virtual screen talk today at the 64th BFI London Film Festival, George Clooney discussed the importance of journalistic integrity, the COVID-19 pandemic, his upcoming Netflix film, The Midnight Sky, and the highlights of his illustrious career. Throughout the hour-long conversation with Scottish broadcaster…

George Clooney Joins LFF Lineup The BFI London Film Festival has added a virtual Screen Talk with George Clooney who will discuss his career and latest feature The Midnight Sky. The event will be free to access both in the UK and internationally via the BFI YouTube channel. Clooney directs and stars in The Midnight Sky…

The BFI London Film Festival (Oct 7-18) is launching a film, TV and immersive content works-in-progress strand as part of its industry program. Scroll down for lineup. The seven film and immersive projects featured in this year's lineup are currently in production, post-production or near completion, and will be…

Frances McDormand is the rare actor who could make a stroll through a park seem compelling. In this new teaser for Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland, McDormand does just that, though in this case the park is a mobile home camp that quietly sets a mood of desolation and survival. Nomadland, already set to screen at the Venice…

This year's BFI London Film Festival, taking place as a hybrid of online and physical activities due to ongoing pandemic disruption, has unveiled a program of 58 titles. A selection of screenings will take place at cinemas and others will take place in a virtual form for audiences across the UK. The films come from 40…

Martin Scorsese’s anticipated mob pic The Irishman will get its international premiere as the Closing Night Gala of this year’s BFI London Film Festival (October 2 – 13). Scorsese and cast are expected to attend the London screening, which will take place two weeks after The Irishman‘s world premiere at the New York…

The BFI London Film Festival’s 63rd edition will run between October 2-13 this year, led by festival director Tricia Tuttle in her second outing at the helm. Last year’s festival was held between October 10-21, opening with the international premiere of Steve McQueen’s Widows and closing with the world premiere of…

A new World War I documentary by Oscar winning Lord Of The Rings filmmaker Peter Jackson has been given a title and confirmed to unspool in its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival. They Shall Not Grow Old will screen as a Special Presentation on October 16 at BFI Southbank and also receive simultaneous 2D…

The BFI London Film Festival (Oct 10 -21) has set its first premiere outside the UK capital with a Manchester screening of Mike Leigh’s Peterloo on October 17. The screening, attended by writer-director Leigh and cast, will take place at the city’s HOME venue and will be followed by a London screening two days…

The 62nd BFI London Film Festival will close with the world premiere of dramedy Stan & Ollie, starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as iconic comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The production has released the official first look at the movie and it’s quite a transformation for both men. The screening will…

Steve McQueen's Widows has been set as the opening night gala of the BFI London Film Festival which kicks off October 10 in the British capital. From 20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises and See-Saw Films, the modern-day thriller is co-written by the Oscar-winning director with Gone Girl's Gillian Flynn and unites a…

The BFI London Film Festival is under new, temporary management as Clare Stewart is set to take a year-long sabbatical. The Festival Director and BFI Head of Festivals will step down for 12 months in January 2018 with Tricia Tuttle and Anne-Marie Flynn taking over. Tuttle, currently the Deputy Head of Festivals, will…