The 65 British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival has unveiled its full program and the headline galas include several films that have been gaining fame recently. Among the galas are Pablo L…
; and Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” featuring a host of stars including Timothée Chalamet, Tilda Swinton and Léa Seydoux.
In all, the festival will screen 159 feature films, including 21 world premieres. Some 39% of the program is from female and non-binary directors/creators or co-directors/creators with 40% made by ethnically diverse directors/creators. As always, the festival programmed by thematic strands. Highlights of the “Love” strand include Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the World,” Prasun Chatterjee’s “Two Friends,” Céline Sciamma’s “Petite Maman” and Alexandre Koberidze’s “What Do We See When We Look At The Sky?”
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