Would you like to be the first of your friends to see some of this year’s most anticipated films?
Would you like to be the first of your friends to see some of this year’s most anticipated films? Films such as David Ayer’s new World War Two thriller, Fury, or Damien Chazelle’s highly anticipated new film Whiplash? Whether you’re in it for the competition or just enjoy the festival spirit, the BFI London Film Festival is probably going to be your obsession between the eighth and the nineteenth of October.
For those not familiar with how the festival works, it is divided into sections and then sub sections. For example, you have Films and Events . Films are broken down into genres such as comedy, thrillers, experimental, gala, etc.
On the other hand, events fall into categories such as debate talk, which is the highly anticipated discussion of satire in journalism with The Daily Show host Jon Stewart and political journalist Maziar Bahari, who is the subject of Stewart’s directorial debut, Rosewater.
This film, which is also featured at the festival, is based on Bahari’s experience as a political prisoner in Iran while trying to report on protests in Tehran for Newsweek. This film is definitely going to be worth the wait and will certainly prove to be incredibly poignant, considering the current political climate. Other discussions include Foxcatcher director Bennett Miller and director Abderrahmane Sissako, whose 2014 film Timbuktu was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Amongst many other fascinating events, there is a master class on technical animation with Lincoln Wallen, the DreamWorks chief Technology Officer, as well as a master class with acclaimed production designer Maria Djurkovic. If you want to hear some of the most successful people in the film industry discussing their craft, this is certainly the place to be.
While several of the events going on at the London Film Festival are currently sold out, any returns of previously purchased tickets will be available to re purchase as of October Second from the BFI, so stay on the look out. However, tickets are still available for most screenings but I wouldn’t wait too long to book them. Also, please note that not all events take place at BFI Southbank, as this is a festival taking place through out all of London.
