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Whether playing an abusive filmmaker or an architect consumed by ambition, Javier Bardem’s latest characters struggle to see the harm they inflict on those around them. He discusses flawed masculinity, ageing and vulnerability on screen. theb.fi/4z7wxsj
Take the vows. Break the vows. Pay the price.
La Femme infidèle (1969), streaming now on #BFIPlayer
Voting for the #LFF Audience Awards is now open 🏆
Cast your vote for this year's Best Feature Film and Best British Discovery by Wed 21 Oct: theb.fi/4h2t5qw
ALT How to vote in the LFF Audience Awards: After each screening, head to bfi.org.uk/lff to rate the film you’ve just seen Cast your vote by 21 Oct (and be in with the chance to win a private film night at the BFI) Your favourites may end up winning the coveted Best Feature Film and Best British Discovery Audience Awards!
Funny, self-deprecating and refreshingly down to earth, Naomi Ackie joined us for an LFF Screen Talk to discuss fame, failure, horror movies and the craft behind her acclaimed performances. theb.fi/4ysfKzd
As Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon return for another series of The Trip – this time bound for Scandinavia – we spoke to director Michael Winterbottom about the lines between fact and fiction, TV and cinema, and why it’s difficult to be as prolific as Ingmar Bergman. theb.fi/47k0auk
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Lights, cameras and a celebration of London’s creativity. My Mayor’s Film Gala at the BFI London Film Festival celebrated Danny Boyle’s latest film, Ink, and the world-class talent behind London’s film industry.
I’m committed to championing that talent and keeping the capital at the heart of global filmmaking.
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ad London, are you ready to dive into something a little different?
Discover WATER BODY, an immersive new experience by MARSHMALLOW LASER FEAST at the 70th BFI London Film Festival, where rivers, oceans, landscapes - and even you - become part of one continuous planetary story🌍✨
Created by acclaimed UK studio Marshmallow Laser Feast in collaboration with author Robert Macfarlane, this mesmerising audiovisual installation uses real Earth systems data to reveal the hidden flows connecting life on our planet. And yes… you’ll even drink water from bespoke ceramics before becoming part of the bodies of water explored in the installation👀💧
📍 The Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields
📅 Until 18 October
🎟️ Tickets from £9 👉 ow.ly/i0JY50ZWahE
💙 Aged between 16–25? Get tickets for just £6 with a free BFI 25 and Under account.
Consider this your sign to experience London a little differently this October🌊
#LFF #BFILondonFilmFestival #WATERBODY #LondonEvents #ThingsToDoInLondon
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Hometown screening of PRIMETIME at @BFI London Film Festival with special guest @TomHolland1996
Meet the winners of this year’s BFI & CHANEL Filmmaker Awards: Rich Felgate (We, The Hated), Olive Nwosu (Lady), Imran Perretta (Ish) and Rachel Taparjan (Something Familiar).
Jessie Buckley and Gwendoline Christie join the jury alongside Edward Enninful OBE, Marie-Louise Khondji and BFI CEO Ben Roberts for the Award which celebrates the creative audacity and ambition of emerging UK filmmakers.
Talking at her LFF Screen Talk, Coppola spoke about the importance of point of view, a key purchase in a London record shop, and why she thought no one would like Lost in Translation. theb.fi/4e8MWUQ
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Celebrating the best of British filmmaking at the 70th @BFI London Film Festival, with Danny Boyle’s Ink premiering at my film festival gala.
Proud to support London’s extraordinary film industry and to see our capital’s creative talent thriving on the world stage 👏🏾
At his LFF Screen Talk, the acclaimed actor reflected on fame, craft and queer representation as he discussed Elsinore, his deeply personal new film about the late Hamlet star Ian Charleson. theb.fi/4jlbSMn
Ahead of the UK release of his acclaimed new film Possible Love, we pick a beginner’s path through the work of South Korea’s master of slow-burn drama and the emotional gut-punch. theb.fi/4yjTyXR
Succumb to the siren song of the undead. Vampyros Lesbos (1971), streaming now on #BFIPlayer
#UKGlobalScreenFund announces over £1.7m of support in latest awards, including seven new international co-productions, and unveils agencies appointed to deliver international promotional activities under ScreenUK.
@DCMS
Link: theb.fi/4jwUwfN
Image: In Search of The Lost World (Hopscotch Films).
ALT Four people standing side by side on a beach
#UKGlobalScreenFund is proud to support #ESFUF, enabling co-productions between Ukrainian and UK production companies.
Applications for production support are now open until Mon 2 Nov: theb.fi/4zjldc6
ALT European Solidarity Fund for Ukranian films
In her award-winning first feature At Night, women drift through the Paris night sharing stories of creativity, motherhood, desire and difference. Ahead of its premiere at LFF, Gibson spoke to us about collective authorship and the politics of listening. theb.fi/3VxBj3w
