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Rian Johnson’s crime caper Knives Out is set to get its European premiere at the London Film Festival (Oct 2 – 13) as the event’s American Express Gala. Written and directed by Looper and Star Wars: The Last Jedi filmmaker Johnson, the movie stars Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana De Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni…

The London Film Festival has set Armando Iannucci’s (Veep) comedy-drama The Personal History Of David Copperfield as its opening film. The 63rd edition of the UK festival will kick off on Wednesday 2nd October with the film’s European premiere, indicating that the movie will likely get a world premiere at Venice…

British Film Institute CEO Amanda Nevill said Sunday at the close of the organization’s London Film Festival that Tricia Tuttle has been appointed Director, BFI Festivals. Tuttle had led this year’s festival as interim artistic director after Clare Stewart went on sabbatical last year. Stewart has now decided to step…

Joy, Girl and What You Gonna Do When The World’s On Fire? were among winners revealed tonight at the BFI London Film Festival. Sudabeh Mortezai’s Joy took home the Best Film Award in the Official Competition. Winner of both the first ever <a…

If there’s one question Keira Knightley gets tired of hearing, it’s ‘So, another period drama?’ “There’s the assumption that they’re all the same, and to me they’re different; just because one is a dress and another is a dress doesn’t mean it’s the same movie,” asserted the two-time Oscar-nominated actress at a BFI…

EXCLUSIVE: David Mackenzie has heard the people. Coming away from the opening night TIFF premiere of his Netflix epic Outlaw King, the filmmaker has cut 20 minutes from the movie before its Oct. 17 debut at the London Film Festival, spurred by the Toronto audience response. A passion project for the Hell or High Water …

Bros documentary After The Screaming Stops and Simon Amstell's Benjamin are among the 21 world premieres at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival. The festival has announced its full line-up for the festival, which runs 10 – 21 October, including nine international premieres and 29 European premieres. There will be…

Robert Redford's The Old Man & The Gun, Nicole Kidman's Destroyer and Happy New Year, Colin Burstead, Ben Wheatley's follow-up to Free Fire, are among the titles to play in competition at the London Film Festival. The 62nd run of the festival has also revealed that Room director Lenny Abrahamson, whose horror…

UK entertainment union BECTU is planning a “series of strikes and demonstrations” during this year’s BFI London Film Festival due to an on-going pay dispute with with art-house cinema chain Picturehouse. BECTU head Gerry Morrissey wrote to BFI CEO Amanda Nevill last week to inform her of the plans. He also called on…

A group of protesters from UK cinema Picturehouse were involved in a scrum with security this evening attempting to get on the red carpet at the London Film Festival, which is opening tonight with the world premiere of Andy Serkis’ Breathe. It’s the latest in a long row between employees at the UK cinema chain and the…

The BFI London Film Festival has set Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton’s Battle Of The Sexes as its American Express Gala. The Emma Stone/Steve Carell-starrer will have its European Premiere on October 7 at London's Odeon Leicester Square, with screenings of the 70s period drama then being held across the UK on…

The BFI London Film Festival will unveil its full official lineup September 1 but has steadily been letting slip details of the upcoming 60th edition. Today, the fest has added Lion, the Weinstein Co/See-Saw Films drama directed by Garth Davis, as the American Express Gala. Lion will have its UK premiere October 12…