2023 film festival
The 67th BFI London Film Festival was a film festival that took place from 4–15 October 2023.[2] The competition films were announced on 29 August 2023 while the films for the galas and the strands were revealed on 31 August 2023.[3][4] The juries for the various sections of the festival were announced on 19 September 2023.[5]
The festival opened with Saltburn, directed by Emerald Fennell,[6] and closed with The Kitchen, directed by Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya.[7]
Juries
Main Competition
First Feature Competition (Sutherland Award)
Documentary Competition
- Rubika Shah, British writer and director
- Jeanie Finlay, British documentary filmmaker
- Paul Tonta, general manager theatrical acquisitions and film festivals at Madman Entertainment
Short Film Competition
- Charlotte Regan, British writer and director
- Francesca Tomlinson, BFI Film Academy Young Programmer
- Rina Yang, cinematographer
Venues
The partner venues for the festival included:[8]
London cinemas
Expanded venues
UK-wide cinemas
Official Selection
Galas
The following films were selected for the Galas section, which screens world, European, and British premieres of the most anticipated films.
Special Presentations
The following films were selected for the Special Presentations section.
In Competition
There were five competition sections, each with a different selection of films and different juries.
Official Competition
The following films competed for the Best Film Award.[9]
First Feature Competition
The following films competed for the Sutherland Award, which is awarded to a directorial debut.[10]
Documentary Competition
The following films competed for the Grierson Award, which is awarded to a feature-length documentary.[11]
Short Film Competition
The following films competed for the Short Film Award.[12]
Strands
Most of the out-of-competition films have been organised into strands, each based on a different mood or emotion.
Love
Debate
Laugh
Dare
Thrill
Cult
Journey
Create
Experimenta
Family
Treasures
Shorts
The short film programme was divided into the following nine sections.
Dialogues Between Past, Present and Future
Stories We Tell
What Makes Us
Right Here, Right Now
For the Haunted and Possessed
The Creeps
No Place Called Home
The Land is the Living Witness
Animated Shorts for Young Audiences
LFF for Free: Shorts
The following films were screened during the LFF for Free programme.[13]
Big Little Lives
Star Imagine UK
London Calling: Brave Faces
London Calling: Being Seen
Network@LFF Shorts
For 2023 the Network@LFF short films were split into three programmes.[14]
4Love
Surprise Film
Ferrari, dir. Michael Mann[15]
Awards
Competition
Source:[16]
Audience Awards
Source:[15]
- Best Feature: Gassed Up, dir. George Amponsah
- Best Documentary: The Taste of Mango, dir. Chloe Abrahams
- Best British Film or Work: Festival of Slaps, dir. Abdou Cisse
- Best Immersive/XR: Murals, Lead artists. Alex Topaller, Daniel Shapiro and Artem Ivanenko
References
- ^ "Festival Brochure". BFI London Film Festival. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ Travis, Ben (31 August 2023). "London Film Festival 2023 Full Line-Up Confirmed". Empire. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (29 August 2023). "London Film Festival Lineup: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Kitty Green & Christos Nikou To Play In Competition". Deadline. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (31 August 2023). "BFI London Film Festival Full Lineup: 'The Book Of Clarence' World Premiere; Scorsese, Miyazaki, Lanthimos & Fincher Among Headline Galas". Deadline. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Competition juries announced for 67th BFI London Film Festival". BFI. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (7 August 2023). "Emerald Fennell's 'Saltburn' to Open London Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "World premiere of Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya's The Kitchen to close the 67th BFI London Film Festival". BFI. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Full programme announced for 67th BFI London Film Festival". BFI. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Official Competition". BFI London Film Festival 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ "First Feature Competition". BFI London Film Festival 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ "Documentary Competition". BFI London Film Festival 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ "Short Film Competition". BFI London Film Festival 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ "LFF for Free programme announced, with more than 50 free events". BFI. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "NETWORK@LFF Shorts Programmes". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ a b "67th BFI London Film Festival brings in record audience and announces LFF Audience Award winners". BFI. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
The Surprise Film was the biopic sports thriller Ferrari, starring Adam Driver and Penelope Cruz, and directed by Michael Mann, who took part in a Q&A following the screening with Festival Director, Kristy Matheson.
- ^ "Award winners announced at 67th BFI London Film Festival". BFI. Retrieved 2023-10-16.