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A still from ‘Sink’ by Zain Duraie, courtesy of Tabi360

Five films you must watch at this year's BFI London Film Festival

E. Nina Rothe October 3, 2025

Don’t be mad if I didn’t include your personal fave, or a Hollywood title. There are plenty of those, with galas and special conversations to boot. But for me, these titles deserve a second look.

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In Cinema, Festival Tags BFI London Film Festival, London Film Festival, Kristy Matheson, Palestine 36, Annemarie Jacir, Karim Daoud Anaya, Palestine, Oscar entry, Calle Malaga, Maryam Touzani, Nabil Ayouch, Carmen Maura, Morocco, Broken English, Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, Marianne Faithfull, Tilda Swinton, Nick Cave, George MacKay, Sink, Zain Duraie, Jordan, Clara Khoury, A Sad and Beautiful World, Cyril Aris, Mounia Akl, Lebanon, Beirut
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A still from Annemarie Jacir’s ‘Palestine 36’ courtesy of Philistine Films

Chloe Zhao's 'Hamnet', two Linklater titles and a Screen Talk with the elusive Daniel Day-Lewis at this year's BFI London Film Fest

E. Nina Rothe September 4, 2025

The festival will open with Rian Johnson’s ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ and close with Julia Jackman’s 100 Nights of Hero’. In between, masterpieces of cinema will rule over Old Foggy for nearly two weeks.

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In Cinema, Festival Tags Annemarie Jacir, Palestine 36, Chloe Zhao, Hamnet, Richard LInklater, Daniel Day-Lewis, Rian Johnson, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Netflix, Julia Jackman, 100 Nights of Hero, BFI London Film Festival, American Express, London, Jay Kelly, George Clooney, Guillermo Del Toro, Frankenstein, Luca Guadagnino, After the Hunt, Amazon, Kaouther Ben Hania, Tunisia, Oscar Race, Best International Feature Film, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Venice Film Festival, Jeremy Irons, Hiam Abbass, Saleh Bakri, Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent, Brazil, Lav Diaz, Magellan, Gael García Bernal, Philippines, Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident, Iran, Royal Festival Hall, Yorgos Lanthimos, Richard Linklater, Lynne Ramsay, Tessa Thompson, Calle Malaga, Maryam Touzani, Nabil Ayouch
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Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas, photographed by Pablo Larraín, used with permission

'Maria': the power of great women's stories told by extraordinary men & why I needed to watch the film again

E. Nina Rothe October 21, 2024

Turns out once was not enough for the cinematic tale of Maria Callas’ last week, as told by Chilean auteur Pablo Larraín and interpreted with courage and beauty by Hollywood icon Angelina Jolie.

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In Cinema, The Diaries, Festival Tags Maria, Pablo Larrain, Angelina Jolie, BFI London Film Festival, Maria Callas, opera, Spencer, Jackie, Venice Film Festival, Netflix, Studiocanal, Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino, Massimo Cantini Parrini, StudioCanal, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Guy Hendrix Dyas
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Jennifer Grey, who is in 'A Real Pain' at the Golden Globes party celebrating the BFI London Film Festival

Highlights from the Golden Globes party the BFI London Film Festival

E. Nina Rothe October 14, 2024

And other get-togethers across town.

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In Cinema, Fashion, Festival, The Diaries Tags Golden Globes party, BFI London Film Festival, Jennifer Grey, London, film, fashion, Conclave, Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini, Kris Bowers, Margie Cohn, DreamWorks Animation, Nickel Boys, RaMell Ross, The Wild Robot, Chris Sanders, Anora, Sean Baker, Robb Report, Maria Bakalova, Sasha Baron Cohen, John Magaro, The Agency, Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Pérez, Richard Gere, Michael Fassbender, Jesse Eisenberg, Soho Mews House
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BFI London Film Festival announces full line up for upcoming 68th edition

E. Nina Rothe September 4, 2024

And the numerous titles include the latest titles from Luca Guadagnino, Pablo Larraín, Mati Diop, Kevin Macdonald, Sam Mendes and Leos Carax — along with allowing the UK public to discover visionary up and coming filmmakers like Laila Abbas, Meryam Joobeur, Mo Harawe and Shiori Ito.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags BFI London Film Festival, Luca Guadagnino, Pablo Larraín, Mati Diop, Kevin Macdonald, Sam Mendes, Leos Carax, Laila Abbas, Meryam Joobeur, Mo Harawe, Shiori Ito, Afternoon Teas, Kristy Matheson, Ben Roberts, Queer, Maria, Netflix, Angelina Jolie, Maria Callas, Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard, Steve McQueen, Blitz, Morgan Neville, Piece By PIece, Pharrell Williams, Ali Abbasi, The Apprentice, Edward Berger, Conclave, Ralph Fiennes, Marielle Heller, Nightbitch, Amy Adams, Pedro Almodóvar, The Room Next Door, Chris Sanders, The Wild Robot, DreamWorks Animation, Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Andrea Arnold, Sean Baker, Mike Leigh, Zoe Saldaña, Denis Villeneuve, and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Dahomey, Harvest, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Nickel Boys, RaMell Ross, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Mohammad Rasoulof, One to One: John & Yoko, Göran Hugo Olsson, Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989, Thomas Vinterberg, Families Like Ours, Alfonso Cuarón, Disclaimer, Cate Blanchett, The Listeners, Jordan Tannahill, Rebecca Hall, Steven Knight, A Thousand Blows, The Franchise, Jon Brown, Liza Johnson, The Summer Book, Diciannove, Charlie McDowell, Glenn Close, Ellis Park, Warren Ellis, Justin Kurzel, The Assessment, Fleur Fortuné, Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander, The End, Joshua Oppenheimer, Tilda Swinton, Moses Ingram, Michael Shannon, Giovanni Tortorici, Manfredi Marini, Vittoria Planeta, Dana Giuliano
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BFI London Film Festival announces Competition line up for upcoming edition

E. Nina Rothe August 30, 2024

And the titles include ‘The Extraordinary Miss Flower’ by Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ by Rungano Nyoni and Georgian film ‘April’, produced by Luca Guadagnino.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags BFI London Film Festival, The Extraordinary Miss Flower, Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, Rungano Nyoni, April, Luca Guadagnino, Official Competition announcement, Zambia, Japan, Geraldine Flower, Nick Cave, Emilíana Torrini, Angus Sampson, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Memoirs of a Snail, Adam Elliot, Australia, Annecy Film Festival, Under the Volcano, Ukraine, Damian Cokur, Vermiglio, Maura Delpero, The Wolves Always Come at Night, Gabrielle Brady, Living in Two Worlds, Mipo O, Laila Abbas, Thank You for Banking with Us, Christopher Andrews, Bring Them Down, Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbot, Four Mothers, Darren Thornton, Gianni Di Gregorio, Mid-August Lunch
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World premiere of Steve McQueen's 'Blitz' to open 68th BFI London Film Fest

E. Nina Rothe July 8, 2024

Making it the perfect time to discover, or revisit, some of the Academy Award and BAFTA winning UK filmmaker’s previous work.

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In Cinema, Festival, The Diaries Tags Steve McQueen, BFI London Film Festival, Blitz, Bianca Stigter, Occupied City, Small Axe, Shame, WIdows, Saoirse Ronan, Elliott Heffernan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, CJ Beckford, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Erin Kellyman, Sally Messham
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