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BFI London Film Festival
7 - 18 October 2020
Easily one of the world’s most glamorous festivals, the London Film Festival gathers the year’s best of festivals films. Over the years the festival has consulted heavily on its industry reach which led to the creation of the London Production Market in parallel with the festival. LFF is one of Europe’s most important publicity generating festivals.
Some of the Films...
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2020 films...
Feature films…
Laugh
From laugh-out-loud through romantic comedy to dry and understated – humour in all its forms.
Never Gonna Snow Again (Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie)
Journey
Whether it’s the journey or the destination, these films transport you and shift your perspective.
A Day-Off for Kasumi Arimura (Arimura Kasumi No Satsukyu)
Gold For Dogs (De l'or pour les chiens)
The Salt in our Waters (Nonajoler Kabbo)
Dare
In-your-face, up-front and arresting: films that take you out of your comfort zone.
A Common Crime (Un crimen común)
Create
Films that channel the electricity of the creative process, celebrating artistic expression in all its forms.
Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes
Love
Sweet, passionate, tough – love is a complex and many splendoured thing.
If It Were Love (Si c’était de l’amour)
Cult
From the mind-altering and unclassifiable to fantasy, sci-fi and horror.
Debate
Riveting films that amplify, scrutinise, argue and surprise.
Identifying Features (Sin Señas Particulares)
Shadow Country (Krajina ve stínu)
Family
Films for the young... and young at heart.
Treasures
Revived and restored from the world’s archives.
Chess of the Wind (Shatranj-e Baad)
Short Films…
Kids Will Be Kids
Children worldwide can be unruly, wild and unmanageable. This is all part of growing up, even if it sometimes means going beyond the limits. These films, from the backstreets of Accra in Ghana and the Australian Outback, to rural life in India and Wales, and the dog-eat-dog world of a British estate, perfectly illustrate this. Short films programmed by Nellie Alston, Philip Ilson, Aduke King and Elaine Wong
My Time to Shine
Whether or not the world is a kind and accepting place, these films present grand visions of strength and self-discovery. And on life’s rocky road, there is something to be said for being certain about the person you are. Short films programmed by Nellie Alston, Philip Ilson, Aduke King and Elaine Wong
The Name of the Son (El Nombre Del Hijo)
Secrets & Lies
Less peaks, more troughs. Whether it’s secrets or lies, these very personal stories range from the everyday to the far out, with characters who exude resilience and self-determination. Short films programmed by Nellie Alston, Philip Ilson, Aduke King and Elaine Wong
Little Princess (Petite Princesse)
This is the Rhythm of My Life
Music, film, faith, costumes and colour lift our spirits and allow us to dream. Strip them away and life might be simpler, but it's the strength we find in these things that brings us together and, like the characters in these films, makes us eternally interesting. Short films programmed by Nellie Alston, Philip Ilson, Aduke King and Elaine Wong
UK Focus
A chance to see some of the best in UK filmmaking talent, with a varied and diverse selection of stories. Crossing genres and styles, from horror and comedy to animation and powerful drama, this is a vital snapshot of new British filmmaking that’s not to be missed. Short films programmed by Nellie Alston, Philip Ilson, Aduke King and Elaine Wong
Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother
We Built A World
In a year that has faced many challenges, we look to the perspectives of those we often do not see. In doing so we hold a mirror up to the world we live in. These films offer a moment to reflect and question, as well as engage with communities and their stories. Short films programmed by Nellie Alston, Philip Ilson, Aduke King and Elaine Wong
A Horse Has More Blood Than A Human
Expanded
Step into a new dimension of storytelling with XR and Immersive art.
Interactive works
Missing Pictures – Birds of Prey
360 films
Virtual (Black) Reality: Volume 2 - Babs
Virtual (Black) Reality: Volume 2 - Bella
Virtual (Black) Reality: Volume 2 - Kwesi
Virtual (Black) Reality: Volume 2 - ShaNon
Augmented reality installation
Acqua Alta – Crossing the mirror
Experimenta
Films by artists that revolutionise and reshape our vision of cinema.
Exposing Territories
These films bear testimony to oppressive histories of confinement, restriction, violence, and their consequences. The artists use artefacts of the past to transform our comprehension of historic injustice and to expose colonial strategies of oppression that sought to destroy cultures. Resistance and creativity inevitably immerge in new vibrant ways.
Speculative Futures
This programme considers the futures we might gift, extrapolate or create from our present tensions, through the eyes of those bequeathed. An odyssey of desires from queer to Afrofuturism to the posthuman: all have a stake in this planet and demand a request for a better tomorrow.
The End of Suffering (a proposal)
Here is the Imagination of the Black Radical