London Film Festival 2023: Over 250 films, date, opening and closing movies, premieres, know everything

The BFI London Film Festival will begin on October 4. The much-awaited 67th edition will screen 252 titles in 11 jampacked theatres in the city. The film festival will show features, shorts, series, and XR (new technology) works from 92 countries. It will hold 29 world premieres and 30 European premieres. Besides, 47 films will make their debut with the festival. It is interesting to know that 39 percent of the works have been made by female and non-binary filmmakers.

BFI’s CEO, Ben Roberts told journalists, "Cinema has reclaimed its status as a cultural force, an art form that can spark a conversation around the world, and which will resound loudly through the wide-ranging line-up of essential cinema that our 67th edition of the BFI London Film Festival will offer."

The BFI London Film Festival is open to the general public and anyone can go and watch any of these movies. The festival will open and close with British directors. The festival will be launched Oscar-winning Emerald Fennell’s 'Saltburn' on October 4. It stars Jacob Elordi as Felix, an aristocratic student who asks his working-class friend Oliver (Barry Keoghan), to stay at his country estate for a summer.


It will close with Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares 'The Kitchen' on October 15. It is a dystopian drama exploring inequality, gentrification and resilience. Its stars include Top Boy’s Kane ‘Kano’ Robinson.

The London Film Festival will mainly be held at BFI Southbank and The Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. Besides, some of the films will be screened at other cinemas and venues in and around central London. Some of the movies will also be screened at nine partner cinemas across the country.

Some of the biggest films are lined up. These include Martin Scorsese’s Western epic 'Killers of the Flower Moon', Bradley Cooper’s biopic about Leonard Bernstein 'Maestro', Yorgos Lanthimos’ black comedy 'Poor Things', David Fincher’s latest thriller, 'The Killer', and Sofia Coppola’s biopic, 'Priscilla'.

FAQs:

Q1. With which films will the London Film Festival begin?
A1. The BFI London Film Festival will begin and end with films by British directors. It will open on October 4 with Oscar-winning Emerald Fennell’s 'Saltburn and end with Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares 'The Kitchen' on October 15.

Q2. How many films will be screened at the London Film Festival?
A2. A total of 252 films will be screened at London Film Festival. It will show features, shorts, series, and XR (new technology) works from 92 countries. It will hold 29 world premieres and 30 European premiers.