BFI London Film Festival
Discover the world’s best new films, series and immersive storytelling, in London and around the UK – 7 to 18 October 2026.
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Four screens open seven days a week for the widest choice of great films.
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“There’s such a sense of helplessness right now in America”: Beth de Araújo on Josephine
As the second week of LFF gets underway, we speak to Beth de Araújo about taking a child’s eye view for her second feature, Josephine, a disquieting exploration of sexual violence based on a traumatic event from the director’s childhood.
By Katie McCabe
BFI Film Academy launches expanded programme for 2026 to 2029 including free training courses and paid professional development placements
BFI Film Academy launches expanded programme for 2026 to 2029 including free training courses and paid professional development placementsWhere to begin with Lee Chang-dong
By Luke Georgiades
Naomi Ackie on I Love Boosters and her approach to acting: “Talent is one thing, but the practice and the craft is completely different”
By Baneet Sarai
“You can show a range of emotion that you don’t usually get in the cinema”: Derek Jarman on Edward II
By Michael O'Pray
Andrew Scott on Hamlet, Elsinore and his career in film: “Shakespeare was thinking of me the whole time”
By Baneet Sarai
Sofia Coppola on Making Marie Antoinette and her career in film
By Josh Slater-Williams
Events
Mike Leigh discusses Bleak Moments at BFI Southbank, his powerful debut film about loneliness, routine and the search for connection.
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