BFI London Film Festival, London, England

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Film Festival Name: BFI London Film Festival
Location: London, England
Founded: 1957
Awards: –
Language: International
Website: whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp

BFI London Film Festival: Overview

The BFI London Film Festival is an annual film festival held in London, England, in collaboration with the British Film Institute. Founded in 1957, the festival runs for two weeks every October.

In 2016, the BFI estimated that around 240 feature films and 150 short films from more than 70 countries are screened at the festival each year.

1. What LFF is all about

The programme

Join us for an unforgettable 12 days of the world’s best new films, series and immersive storytelling. This is your chance to delight in the undiscovered, as all feature films and series are being shown in the UK for the first (and sometimes the only) time.

About

It is the UK’s largest public film event, screening more than 300 features, documentaries and shorts from almost 50 countries. The festival, (the LFF), currently in its 55th year, is run every year in the second half of October under the umbrella of the British Film Institute. The Festival showcases the best of world cinema to champion creativity, originality, vision and imagination, and presents the finest contemporary international cinema from both established and emerging film-makers. Set in the Autumn, the festival hosts high profile awards contenders, screens recently restored archive films, champions new discoveries and combines curatorial strength with red carpet glamour. It also provides an extensive programme of industry events, public forums, education events, lectures, masterclasses and Q&As with film-makers and film talent.

Program:

Opening Closing nights and galas,
Film on the Square,
New British Cinema,
French Revolutions,
Cinema Europe, World, Experimental, Treasures from the Archives,
Shorts,
Masterclasses.

Awards:

Best Film Award (with American Express),
Best Documentary (the Grierson Award),
Best First Feature Film (the Sutherland Award).

Rules:

No prior exploitation in United Kingdom, films may not be older than 18 months.

All feature films screened in the festival must be at least UK Premieres. For Competition films, preference will be given to European, International and World premieres. There are no premiere or prior screening restrictions for short films.

Short films must have a running time of 40 minutes or less.

Documents and Other Requisite Items

Complete on-line submission;
Include a secure online viewing link and password with your submission or send a DVD copy of the film, plus a synopsis and/or press kit as soon as possible.

Festival covers two-way print/ video transport and insurance.

Subtitles language: English