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2022 BFI London Film Festival

The 66th BFI London Film Festival was a film festival that took place from 5–16 October 2022. British-American producer Tanya Seghatchian served as jury president. Marie Kreutzer's Corsage won the Best Film Award.

The festival opened with Matilda the Musical directed by Matthew Warchus and closed with ' directed by Rian Johnson.

Juries

Main Competition

First Feature Competition

Documentary Competition

Immersive Art and XR Competition

Short Film Competition

  • Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, British producer
  • Sorcha Bacon, British producer
  • Caspar Salmon, British journalist
  • Maddy Probst, British managing producer at Bristol Watershed

Venues

Film screenings took place in 7 cinemas in London, while the Expanded section - dedicated to immersive art and extended realities (XR) - took place at 3 venues. Screenings for members of the press and film industry took place at two separate cinemas. Selected films were also screened at 10 additional cinemas across the UK.

London cinemas

Expanded venues

UK-wide cinemas

Official Selection

Galas

The following films were selected for the Galas section, which screens world, European, and British premieres of the most anticipated films.

Special Presentations

The following films were selected for the Special Presentations section.

In Competition

There were five competition sections, each with a different selection of films and different juries.

Official Competition

The following films competed for the Best Film Award.

First Feature Competition

The following films competed for the Sutherland Award, which is awarded to a directorial debut.

Documentary Competition

The following films competed for the Grierson Award, which is awarded to a feature-length documentary.

Short Film Competition

The following films competed for the Short Film Award.

Immersive Art and XR Competition

The following works competed for the Best Immersive Art and XR Award.

Strands

Most of the out-of-competition films have been organised into strands, each based on a different mood or emotion.

Love

Debate

Laugh

Dare

Thrill

Cult

Journey

Create

Experimenta

Family

Treasures

Shorts

The short film programme was divided into the following seven sections.

Ritual and Magick

This is Planet Earth

The Flight or Fight Response

Night Walks and Happy Never Afterse

Animated Shorts for Younger Audiences

Surprise Film

The Menu, dir. Mark Mylod

Awards

Competition

Audience

  • Audience Award - Feature: Blue Bag Life by Lisa Selby, Rebecca Hirsch Lloyd-Evans, and Alex Fry
  • Audience Award - Short: Drop Out by Ade Femzo

References

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