Programme for Wednesday 19 October

morning
Free film screenings
Wed 19 |
10:00 |
NFT1, BFI Southbank

Ben's magical act is brought under question when his vanishing act results in the disappearance of his friend, Sylvie.

 
Talks and Workshops
Wed 19 |
10:30 |
NFT3, BFI Southbank

Director Dexter Fletcher and DOP George Richmond will be sharing their expertise.

afternoon
Cinema Europa
Wed 19 |
13:15 |
NFT2

Gritty contemporary crime drama about a Moldovian girl caught in a plot to steal and sell a baby in return for a new legitimate identity in Italy.

 
World Cinema
Wed 19 |
13:15 |
NFT3

Director Gurvinder Singh, supported by the late and legendary Mani Kaul as Creative Producer, takes us into a little-seen image of modern rural Punjab.

 
Talks and Workshops
Wed 19 |
13:30 |
NFT3, BFI Southbank

Learn the basic camera and lighting skills and techniques with George Richmond.

 
World Cinema
Wed 19 |
14:00 |
ICA 1

Winner of a Tiger Award in Rotterdam, Sivaroj Kongsakul's superbly beautiful debut chronicles a rural courtship…and frames it in the context of the husband's early death.

 
Cinema Europa
Wed 19 |
14:45 |
Vue Screen 5

Andrei Zvyagintsev's award-winning account of a struggle over inheritance is accompanied by an effective score by Philip Glass.

 
Cinema Europa
Wed 19 |
15:30 |
NFT1

A young man befriends an orphaned boy, and they try to escape the world by building a cabin in the woods.

 
Short Cuts & Animation
Wed 19 |
15:45 |
NFT3

Eight short stories concerning suburban living that could take place on the streets of any town, as all daily modern life plays out in suburbia on both a local and global scale. Philip Ilson

 
World Cinema
Wed 19 |
16:00 |
NFT2
Jafar Panahi's postcard from Iran.
evening
Other events
Wed 19 |
18:30 |
Project Space, BFI Southbank

Writers and filmmakers discuss the creative choices, and challenges, involved in transferring a play from stage to screen.

 
Cinema Europa
Wed 19 |
18:45 |
ICA 1

A suspenseful cat-and-mouse search between police and an escaped convict.

 
Film on the Square
Wed 19 |
19:00 |
STUDIO

A fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpse of Paris' legendary nude review, directed by renowned documentarian Frederick Wiseman.

 
In Focus with Time Out
Wed 19 |
20:30 |
Project Space

This informal conversation, featuring one of Britain’s greatest filmmakers Terence Davies, will examine the films and filmmakers that have influenced his work.

 
Film on the Square
Wed 19 |
20:30 |
Vue Screen 6

Stylish and contemplative tale of a young man's wistful return to the city he loves. A stunning new film from the creators of Reprise (LFF 2006).

 
World Cinema
Wed 19 |
21:00 |
ICA 1
Rohmer and Hitchcock prove telling reference points in this tale of a voyeurism set in a sleepy Argentine seaside town.
 
World Cinema
Wed 19 |
21:00 |
NFT3
Produced by Jia Zhangke and a double prizewinner in Shanghai, Han Jie's strikingly original film follows a small-town loser who botches his own marriage but becomes a savant to his mining village in North-east China.

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