What’s Worth Seeing from the 2018 London Film Festival
With the dust settling after another star-studded London Film Festival, Maria Duarte has finally come back out into the light after watching up
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London Film Festival
London Film Festival Awards are as topical as a news bulletin
A film about the sex-trafficking of African women in Vienna has won the top prize at the London film festival. There were also
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Head of LFF 2018 tells us What’s Worth Seeing
The pre Awards Season festival season is well under way, with Venice and Toronto behind us, Raindance coming to an end and the
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Half of LFF Competition Films Directed by Women
The BFI has announced the shortlist for this year’s Star of London award for Best Film at this year’s London Film Festival. Alice
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London Film Festival to premiere Mike Leigh’s Peterloo drama – in Manchester
The London Film Festival is to stage the UK premiere of Mike Leigh’s upcoming film about the Peterloo massacre – in Manchester. Mike
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Laurel & Hardy biopic to close London Film Festival
The 2018 BFI London Film Festival is to close with the upcoming biopic of the giants of early comedy cinema, Laurel & Hardy.
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Steve McQueen’s Widows to open London Film Festival 2018
The director of the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen, is to open this year’s BFI London Film Festival with the international
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What’s Worth Seeing from the 2017 London Film Festival
It’s been another busy twelve days for Maria Duarte, sifting through the best that the London Film Festival has to offer, with at
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Harvey Weinstein’s shadow hangs over London Film Festival awards
One of Britain’s most successful directing exports, Paul Greengrass, has been honoured with the British Film Institute’s highest accolade, the BFI Fellowship, at
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BFI’s Clare Stewart tells us What’s Worth Seeing at the London Film Festival
The head of the London Film Festival, Clare Stewart, tells us What’s Worth Seeing at this year’s event, picking five films not to be missed.
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Bourne director Paul Greengrass to be honoured with BFI Fellowship
The BFI is to bestow its highest honour, its Fellowship, to the British film-maker Paul Greengrass.
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Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards to close London Film Festival 2017
The man behind In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths, Martin McDonagh, is to close this year’s London Film Festival with his third feature. Bereaved
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Andy Serkis directorial debut Breathe to open London Film Festival
The London Film Festival organsisers have announced that this year’s event will open with the directorial debut of actor Andy Serkis. Andrew Garfield
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Cannes 2017 – The First Sunday
Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler play half brothers in the Netflix competition entry The Meyerowitz Stories. Sunday might be a day off for
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What’s Worth Seeing from the 2016 London Film Festival
With nearly 250 feature films to choose from over twelve days at the London Film Festival, poor old Maria Duarte has really run
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Diversity reigns at the London Film Festival Awards
The awards handed out by the London Film Festival are known as the London Star The London Film Festival has failed to give
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What’s Worth Seeing at the London Film Festival 2016
The London Film Festival Director Clare Stewart tells us What’s Worth Seeing at LFF 2016
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12 Years A Slave director Steve McQueen to become BFI Fellow
The BFI is to bestow its highest honour, a Fellowship, on the acclaimed British artist and director, Steve McQueen. All 3 of Steve
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Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire to close London Film Festival
Brie Larson in Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire The BFI has announced that Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire will close the London Film Festival, with
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A United Kingdom to open London Film Festival 2016
For the second year running, the BFI London Film Festival is opening with a British film directed by a woman. Rosamund Pike and
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