London Film Festival
It's Britain's biggest film festival, but not as you knew it: new festival director Clare Stewart has rung a few changes. There are all the usual premieres, gala screenings, new British films and special events, but they're arranged in a different way. There are now three sections dealing with the awards contenders: Official Competition, including Michael Winterbottom's Everyday, Jacques Audiard's Rust And Bone and Martin McDonagh's Seven Psychopaths; First Feature, including Sundance-winner Beasts Of The Southern Wild and Wadjda, the first movie directed by a Saudi Arabian woman; and Documentary, with subjects including Ginger Baker, Ralph Steadman and Catholic church paedophilia. The broader selection has also been reclassified, according to new themes such as "Love", "Debate", "Cult" and "Sonic". That means you might have to do some cross checking to find films by director or country. But there are new titles to be found by Michael Haneke,...
It's Britain's biggest film festival, but not as you knew it: new festival director Clare Stewart has rung a few changes. There are all the usual premieres, gala screenings, new British films and special events, but they're arranged in a different way. There are now three sections dealing with the awards contenders: Official Competition, including Michael Winterbottom's Everyday, Jacques Audiard's Rust And Bone and Martin McDonagh's Seven Psychopaths; First Feature, including Sundance-winner Beasts Of The Southern Wild and Wadjda, the first movie directed by a Saudi Arabian woman; and Documentary, with subjects including Ginger Baker, Ralph Steadman and Catholic church paedophilia. The broader selection has also been reclassified, according to new themes such as "Love", "Debate", "Cult" and "Sonic". That means you might have to do some cross checking to find films by director or country. But there are new titles to be found by Michael Haneke,...
- 10/5/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
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