The 65th British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival has revealed the eight films in its official competition. The competition titles include a few films currently playing at the Venice Film …
Films that bowed at Cannes also make an appearance in the competition, including Mamoru Hosoda’s “Belle” , Justin Kurzel’s “Nitram” , Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s “Lingui” and Panah Panahi’s .
The winner will be chosen by the official competition jury, the members of which will be revealed imminently.said: “With official competition our aim is to present a curated programme that showcases the breadth and richness of international cinema for our audiences. Anyone new to the LFF should consider official competition a big neon sign that is blinking: “enter here”. This eight-film selection is full of individual cinematic diamonds – each one unique and beautiful in its own way.
Contenders in the other competitive categories, the Grierson Award for Best Documentary, the Sutherland Award for best first feature, the Short film Award and the Immersive Art and XR Award will be revealed at the full program launch on Sept. 7. This year also sees the return of the popular Audience Award, which was won last year by Thomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round,” which went on to win the international feature Oscar.
Established in 2009 and first won by Jacques Audiard for “A Prophet,” recent London official competition winners include Sudabeh Mortezai’s “Joy,” Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Loveless,” Kelly Reichardt’s “Certain Women” and Athina Rachel Tsangari’s “Chevalier.”
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