The 67th BFI London Film Festival (LFF) in partnership with American Express today announces the full programme line-up, which will be presented in cinemas and online, across the UK.
An impressive number of major alumni filmmakers return to LFF including Martin Scorsese, Yorgos Lanthimos, Sally El Hosaini, Jonathan Glazer, Steve McQueen, Michel Gondry and many more.
Headline Galas include;
Opening Night Gala – Saltburn (UK, dir.-scr. Emerald Fennell)
Closing Night Gala – The Kitchen (UK, dir. Kibwe Tavares, Daniel Kaluuya)
American Express Gala – One Life (UK, dir. James Hawes)
All Of Us Strangers (UK, Dir.-Scr. Andrew Haigh)
The Bikeriders (Usa, Dir. Jeff Nichols)
The Book Of Clarence (USA, Dir.-Scr. Jeymes Samuel)
The Mayor Of London’s Gala – Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget (UK, Dir. Sam Fell)
Cunard Gala – The Holdovers (USA, Dir. Alexander Payne)
The Killer (Usa, Dir. David Fincher)
Killers Of The Flower Moon (Usa, Dir. Martin Scorsese)
Maestro (Usa, Dir. Bradley Cooper)
May December (Usa, Dir. Todd Haynes)
Nyad (Usa, Dir. Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin)
Poor Things (UK, Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos)
Also in news – British theatre producer John Gore acquires legendary Hammer Films
For the list of films showing at this year’s festival head on over to the BFI website
Alongside the full list of films announcement, The Festival has announced that all features and series will screen to UK audiences for the first time, including 29 World Premieres (14 features, 2 series and 13 shorts), 7 International Premieres (6 features and 1 short) and 30 European Premieres (22 features, 1 series and 7 shorts). Also, film fans can experience LFF for Free offering audiences a vibrant wide-ranging programme of talks, short films and immersive works alongside imaginative, playful events and filmmaker Q&As, both in-person at BFI Southbank and at Gallery@OXO plus short films online on BFI Player – all completely free of charge.
The festival returns to its home at the heart of London’s South Bank at BFI Southbank and The Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, the Festival will also run in cinemas and venues across central London plus 9 LFF partner cinemas across the UK.
The 67th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express takes place from Wednesday 4 October – Sunday 15 October 2023.
