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The countdown to the 53rd Times BFI London Film Festival has begun! 
The full programme for this year's Festival is on the verge of being finalised! We have a hotly anticipated line up of features, documentaries and shorts from around the world plus glittering Gala screenings and groundbreaking special events. We have already announced two world premieres for the Festival's Opening and Closing night films - a sign of things to come! Fantastic Mr. Fox, the first animated film from visionary director Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited) will open the Festival, with Nowhere Boy, the highly anticipated debut feature from British director Sam Taylor-Wood about John Lennon's childhood, bringing the Festival to a close. The full programme for The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival will be announced at the Press Launch on Wednesday 9 September. The Festival runs from 14-29 October 2009. Don't miss out on your chance to see the latest films from around the world first - become a BFI member to benefit from three days of exclusive priority online booking for the most sought-after tickets. Make a note of these key booking dates, as tickets will sell out fast: Book online at www.bfi.org.uk/lff |
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A New Home for Film on the Square
We are pleased to announce that we have moved our Festival home to the Vue West End this year. This is now the home for the Film on the Square strand, so the majority of our Leicester Square screenings will be held there. |
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Festival recommends
MOFILM has been heralded as a revolution in user-generated video content. Their latest competition sees them teaming up with thirteen major international brands with prizes worth well over US$200,000 - including tickets to exclusive screenings at The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival. The competition requires you to read a brief submitted by each of the brands and create a video advert. You don't need any special training or skills - just a good idea, a video camera (which could be a mobile phone) and some enthusiasm. Check out the website at www.mofilm.com for full details and to get further inspiration! |
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Competition
After premiering at last year's London Film Festival, Shifty went on to receive huge critical acclaim and was nominated for five British Independent Film Awards. Boasting stunning performances from a cast of rising stars including Riz Ahmed (Dead Set, Britz) and Daniel Mays (Atonement & Vera Drake), Shifty is a sharply scripted, witty, urban thriller that follows themes of friendship and loyalty over the course of 24 hours in the life of a young drug dealer, the charismatic "Shifty". For your chance to win a DVD copy of Shifty, a signed poster and a bundle of other past-LFF Metrodome DVD titles, just answer the following question: Shifty was the debut feature of which up-and-coming British director? Send your answers to LFF.Competitions@bfi.org.uk with 'Shifty Comp' in the subject field, and your answer and full name in the body of the email. The competition closes on 4 September 2009. One entry per person. Shifty is available on DVD and Blu-ray now. For more information and to view the trailer visit www.shiftyfilm.com |
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