Martin Scorsese, Miyazaki Hayao, David Fincher, Sofia Coppola, Bradley Cooper in the Mix as BFI London Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup
31.08.2023 - 10:37
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Naman Ramachandran The 67th BFI London Film Festival has unveiled its full lineup, which includes galas and special presentations of films by contemporary masters. As previously announced, Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” will open the festival and Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya’s “The Kitchen” will close it.
James Hawes’ “One Life” is the American Express gala and Sam Fell’s “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” the Mayor of London gala. In addition, the festival’s headline galas include Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” David Fincher’s “The Killer,” Andrew Haigh’s “All of us Strangers,” Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders,” Jeymes Samuel’s “The Book Of Clarence,” Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,”
Todd Haynes’ “May December,” Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s “Nyad” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.” Special presentations include Miyazaki Hayao’s “The Boy And The Heron,” Kim Jee-woon’s “Cobweb,” Mahalia Belo’s “The End We Start From,” Aki Kaurismäki’s “Fallen Leaves,” Garth Davis’ “Foe,” Abdou Cisse’s “Grime Kids,” Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man,” Goran Stolevski’s “Housekeeping For Beginners,” Ladj Ly’s “Les Indésirables,” Michel Franco’s “Memory,” Steve McQueen’s “Occupied City,” Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla” and Jonathan Glazer’s “Zone of Interest.” The festival’s competition titles were previously announced.
In all, the program comprises 252 titles, including features, shorts, XR works and series from 92 countries, across 79 languages. Among these, 99 works are made by female and non-binary filmmakers – 39% of the program.
All features and series will screen to U.K. audiences for the first time, including 29 world premieres (14 features, two series and 13 shorts), seven
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