The 69th BFI London Film Festival took place from 8 to 19 October 2025. The competition films were announced on 21 August 2025 while the films for the galas and the strands were revealed on 3 September 2025. The festival showcased 247 films from 79 countries and opened with the 2025 American mystery film ', written and directed by Rian Johnson, and closed with the 2025 historical fantasy film 100 Nights of Hero written and directed by Julia Jackman.
Juries
The jury members were as follows:
Main Competition
- Kibwe Tavares, British filmmaker and architect â Jury president
- Anja Fröhner, Head of Programme at Zurich Film Festival
- Nadia Latif, British theatre maker and film director
Documentary Competition (Grierson Award)
Short Film Competition
- Ming-Jung Kuo, British festival programmer â Jury president
- Matty Crawford, British-Filipino writer and director
- Lee Ott, animation director
Headline Galas
Special Presentations
Competition
Official Competition
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First Feature Competition
The following films competed for the Sutherland Award, which is awarded to a directorial debut:
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Documentary Competition
The following films will compete for the Grierson Awards, which is awarded to the Best Documentary of the competition.
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Short Films Competition
The following films will compete for the Short Film award.
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Thematic strands
Love
Debate
Laugh
Dare
Thrill
Cult
Journey
Create
Experimenta
Family
Short films
The short film programme was divided into the following sections. Short films already mentioned within the Short Films competition are not included.
Are You Kidding?
Discovering Home
Mapped Out Futures
Pulling the Rug Out
Roots and Branches
Show Me Who I Am
Experimenta Shorts
Anatomy of Place, Sites of Becoming
Back and Forth Across the Line
Cadences of Refusal
In the Clouds Flecks of Memories Pass By
Shadows of the Living
Animated Shorts for Younger Audiences
Archive
Awards
The following awards were presented:
In competition
Audience awards
- Best British Discovery: Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story, dir. Yemi Bamiro
References
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