During 12 days of screenings at the BFI London Film Festival, the event saw its largest in-person audience attendance in 10 years, organizers said on Monday.
The festival ran from October 9 to 20 this year, with talent premiering or screening some of the year’s biggest films with Steve McQueen. BlitzSean Bakers Anuraby Ali Abbasi Apprentice And John Crowley’s We live in time. All are getting air time at the Royal Festival Hall.
of Universal Wild robot and a biopic of Lego Feral piece by piece Among the animated highlights of the fest, which gathered an impressive audience of 230,342 people with features, series, shorts, immersive art and augmented reality works across the UK capital and beyond across various LFF initiatives – from 2023 An increase of 18 percent.
The Screen Talk programs featured McQueen, Mike Leigh, Denis Villeneuve, Daniel Kaluuya, Zoe Saldana, and Lupita Nyong’o, who spoke candidly about their careers and the entertainment industry in general.
Occupancy of both free and paid screenings and events at London venues increased to 92% this year, new figures from the BFI LFF team show that more than 815 international and UK filmmakers, XR artists, and series Creators are presenting their work. Personally
The industry forum welcomed over 3,000 delegates and over 800 media were recognized at LFF and attended press and industry screenings of 159 films.
BFI LFF Director Kirsty Matheson said: “Our biggest thanks go to the artists and industry colleagues from the UK and around the world who fueled our collective curiosity this year. It was great to see the audience engage with each other and watch the program unfold. A pleasure to do – once again proving the joy and comfort we all find in screen culture.”
The festival also revealed the winners of this year’s LFF Audience Awards, chosen by members of the public who caught the films in London and across the UK. Comedy drama by Darren Thornton Four mothersAbout an Irish son who juggles four very different mothers, won the Audience Award for Best Feature.
Sophie Compton and Daisy May Hudson Hollowaywhich follows the first six women in what was once the largest women’s prison in Europe, won the Audience Award for Best Documentary.
Jamie Bennis Two minutes It won Best Short Film for its story of two brothers robbing a shop when they are interrupted by their grandmother.
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