The 66th BFI London Film Festival will take place from October 5 through 16. An impressive selection of French films will be featured in the many sections that make up the festival, directed by Tricia Tuttle, now in her fifth year in the role. Eighteen cinemas across the UK (including ten outside London) will screen this year's films.
Unifrance will be present at the BFI London Film Festival through its support allowing many artists to travel to the British capital, but also for the traditional "Buyers and Sellers" day (formerly "Meet the Buyers"), during which a large delegation of French exporters (Alpha Violet, Charades, Les Films du Losange, Luxbox, Memento International, Pyramide International, Indie Sales, Urban Sales, The Party Film Sales, Wide, Goodfellas, SND, Totem Films) will be able to meet British buyers within the framework of speed-meetings with a proven formula.
Among the artists expected to make the trip, at this stage we can mention: Mia Hansen-Løve, François Ozon, Alice Diop, Julie Ledru, Michel Ocelot, Alex Lutz, André Dussollier, Mikhaël Hers, Christophe Honoré, and Quentin Reynaud. (The list is subject to change.)
For the first time, a delegation of producers will also be present, as part of a joint operation by Unifrance, the Institut Français - United Kingdom and the British Film Institute. These twelve producers, selected after a call for applications, will be able to take advantage of two days of meetings with British producers, around pitching sessions by the latter, coproduction meetings, and informal networking possibilities.
The French producers attending: bathysphere, Beabia Films, CSE Productions, Films Grand Huit, FullDawa Films, June Films, KG Productions, Les Films d'Ici, Melocoton Films, Tita B Productions, Tripode Productions, and Wildcats Productions.
All the French films presented at the 66th BFI London Film Festival
Official Selection
- Saint Omer by Alice Diop
- The Damned Don't Cry by Fyzal Boulifa (French coproduction share ratio not specified)
- Corsage by Marie Kreutzer (minority-French coproduction)
- Nezouh by Soudade Kaadan (minority-French coproduction)
- Godland by Hlynur Pálmason (minority-French coproduction)
Documentary Competition
Cult
- Unicorn Wars by Alberto Vázquez (minority-French coproduction)
Dare
- Coma by Bertrand Bonello
- De Humani Corporis Fabrica by Verena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor
- Pacifiction by Albert Serra
- Subtraction by Mani Haghighi (French coproduction share ratio not specified)
Family
Journey
- Under the Fig Trees by Erige Sehiri (minority-French coproduction)
- Nayola by José Miguel Ribeiro (minority-French coproduction)
- Small, Slow but Steady by Shô Miyake
- Autobiography by Makbul Mubarak
- The Passengers of the Night by Mikhaël Hers
- Utama by Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Laugh
Love
- Tori and Lokita by Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- More than Ever by Emily Atef
- Close by Lukas Dhont
- Winter Boy by Christophe Honoré
- The Blue Caftan by Maryam Touzani
- One Fine Morning by Mia Hansen-Løve
- Love Life by Koji Fukada
Thrill
- The Origin of Evil by Sébastien Marnier
- Ashkal by Youssef Chebbi
- The Blaze by Quentin Reynaud
- Boy From Heaven by Tarik Saleh
First Feature Competition
Special Presentations
- Triangle of Sadness by Ruben Östlund
- Holy Spider by Ali Abbasi
- My Imaginary Country by Patricio Guzmán
Create
- Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After by João Rui Guerra Da Mata, João Pedro Rodrigues
- Peter Von Kant by François Ozon
- The Worst Ones by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret
Short Films - Official Selection
Short Films - LFF Expanded
