The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival

Professional delegates

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The Times BFI London Film Festival showcases the best new films from around the world, here in London.

La Rabia

Disturbing study of adultery, emotional isolation and domestic dysfunction in a remote town in the Argentine pampas.

Liverpool

Set in the isolated interior of Tierra del Fuego, a restrained and brilliantly paced story of one man's journey into his past.

Shock Tactics

This short film selection has shock value for everyone.

Quick Gun Murugan

Comedy about a Bollywood gunslinger on a mission to save vegetarians and the world!

Lion's Den

A gripping story of one woman's determination to fight for freedom and her son's future.

Il Divo

The life and times of notorious Italian politician Guilio Andreaotti, seen through an intense cinematic prism.

Lazy Days

Three childhood friends refuse to grow up in this warm and often very funny slacker movie set in suburban Seville from Spanish director Jesús Ponce.

The Candidate

A defence attorney is thrown into a world of blackmail, murder and deception. A stylish and breathtaking Copenhagen-set noir thriller.

Colours of Passion

A sensuous story about the trials and loves of revolutionary Indian artist Raja Ravi Verma.

Waltz with Bashir

Provocative and visually inventive, this animated documentary is a potent study of the futility of war.

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LFF Live Festival Podcast - Best of the Festival

Film submissions for 2009 now open

News article | 2 March 2009

Full details of how to submit a film for our 53rd Festival.

Minghella Movie Marathon

News article | 27 February 2009

To mark the first anniversary of Anthony Minghella's death, the Minghella Movie Marathon will held on the Isle of Wight on the weekend of 13-15 March.

Festival Photos - Closing Night

Photos | 31 October 2008

Images from the gala screening of Slumdog Millionaire

Programme Changes

October 2008

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