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((Short description|Annual film festival held in London, England))
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((Infobox film festival
| name = ((nowrap|BFI London Film Festival))
| logo = BFI London Film Festival logo.jpg
| caption = BFI London Film Festival
| founded = ((Start date and age|df=yes|1957))
| last    = [[2023 BFI London Film Festival|2023]]
| location = London, England
| website = ((URL|bfi.org.uk))
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| main           = Current: [[2023 BFI London Film Festival|67th BFI London Film Festival]]
| previous       = [[2022 BFI London Film Festival|66th]]
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[[File:Clare Stewart introduces Manchester by the Sea (29903901240).jpg|thumb|[[Clare Stewart]] at the 2016 festival]]

The '''BFI London Film Festival''' is an annual [[film festival]] held in [[London]], [[England]] in collaboration with the [[British Film Institute]]. The festival runs for two weeks in October every year. In 2016, the [[British Film Institute|BFI]] estimated that around 240 feature films and 150 short films from more than 70 countries are screened at the festival each year.<ref>((Cite web |title=A brief history of the BFI London Film Festival |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/brief-history-bfi-london-film-festival |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=BFI |language=en))</ref>

==History==
At a dinner party in 1953,<ref>((Cite web|title=A brief history of the BFI London Film Festival|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/brief-history-bfi-london-film-festival|access-date=2021-01-25|website=British Film Institute|language=en))</ref> at the home of film critic [[Dilys Powell]] of ''[[The Sunday Times]]'', attended by film administrator [[James Quinn (film administrator)|James Quinn]], guests discussed the lack of a film festival in London.<ref name=history>((cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/brief-history-bfi-london-film-festival|last=Baughan|first=Nikki|website=[[BFI]]|title=A brief history of the BFI London Film Festival|access-date=20 January 2020))</ref> Quinn went on to start the first London Film Festival, which took place at the new [[National Film Theatre]] (now renamed BFI Southbank) from 16 to 26 October 1957.<ref name=1st>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=9 October 1957|page=14|title=10-Day London Fest Films Preems Oct. 16|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/variety208-1957-10#page/n93/mode/1up|via=[[Archive.org]]))</ref> The first festival screened 15–20 films that were already successful at other festivals,<ref name=history/> including [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s ''[[Throne of Blood]]'' (which opened the festival),<ref name=history/> [[Satyajit Ray]]'s ''[[Aparajito]]'', [[Andrzej Wajda]]'s ''[[Kanał]]'',<ref name=1st/> [[Luchino Visconti]]'s ''[[White Nights (1957 film)|White Nights]]'', [[Ingmar Bergman]]'s ''[[The Seventh Seal]]'', [[Federico Fellini]]'s ''[[Nights of Cabiria]]'' and [[Elia Kazan]]'s ''[[A Face in the Crowd (film)|A Face in the Crowd]]''.<ref name=history/> The first edition was sponsored by ''The Sunday Times''.<ref name=history/>

The second festival was held from 6–14 October 1958<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=30 July 1958|page=13|title=To Show Best Films From Three Pix Fests))</ref> and saw the introduction of the [[Sutherland Trophy]], an annual award for "the maker of the most original and imaginative film introduced at the [[BFI Southbank|National Film Theatre]] during the year", which was awarded to [[Yasujirō Ozu]] for ''[[Tokyo Story]]''.<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=22 October 1958|page=78|title=Chatter: London|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/variety212-1958-10#page/n313/mode/1up|via=[[Archive.org]]))</ref> The third festival featured [[François Truffaut]]'s ''[[The 400 Blows]]'', for which he famously turned up to the festival without a ticket and unable to speak English.<ref name=history/>

The third festival opened 12 October 1959 with the Czech puppet version of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959 film)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' directed by [[Jiří Trnka]].<ref>((cite news|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 13, 1959|page=60|title=London Film Fete Opens|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1959/10/13/archives/london-film-fete-opens.html|access-date=January 2, 2021))</ref>

[[Richard Roud]] became festival director in 1960,<ref name=roud>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=11 February 1970|page=29|title=Dismiss Roud As London Film Fest))</ref> the first year that a British film was shown at the festival; the world premiere of [[Karel Reisz]]'s ''[[Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]''.<ref name=history/> The fourth edition also featured [[Michelangelo Antonioni]]'s ''[[L'Avventura]]'' and Truffaut's ''[[Shoot the Pianist]]''.<ref name=history/>

The fifth edition opened 17 October 1961 with [[Jacques Demy]]'s ''[[Lola (1961 film)|Lola]]''.<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=London 5th Film Fest Tees Off|date=11 October 1961|page=3))</ref> The 1962 festival featured the first midnight matinee, [[Tony Richardson]]'s ''[[The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (film)|The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner]]''.<ref name=history/> [[Roman Polanski]]'s first feature-length film ''[[Knife in the Water]]'' and [[Jean-Luc Godard]]'s ''[[Vivre sa vie]]'' were also screened.<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Sight and Sound]]|url=https://archive.org/details/Sight_and_Sound_1963_01_BFI_GB/page/n25/mode/2up?view=theater|title=London Festival|page=20|date=Winter 1962–63|access-date=16 December 2023|via=[[Internet Archive]]))</ref>

A new strand of the festival called London Choices was added in 1965. London Choices featured debut and lesser-known features. One of the first London Choices features was ''[[Dear John (1964 film)|Dear John]],'' directed by [[Lars-Magnus Lindgren]].<ref name=history/>

1967 saw the first features films directed by women screened - [[Shirley Clarke]]'s ''[[Portrait of Jason]]'', [[Agnès Varda]]'s ''[[Les Créatures]]'' and [[Věra Chytilová]]'s ''[[Daisies (film)|Daisies]]''.

Jean-Luc Godard's first English language film, ''[[Sympathy for the Devil (1968 film)|One Plus One]]'', was shown under the London Choices strand in 1968. After the screening, Godard punched producer [[Iain Quarrier]] in the face on stage for changes Quarrier made to the film's ending.<ref name=history/>

===1970–1983===
Ken Wlaschin became the festival director in February 1970 and expanded the size and diversity of the festival.<ref name=roud/><ref name=history/> His first festival ran 16 November to 2 December 1970 and featured 28 films, opening with Truffaut's ''[[L'Enfant sauvage]]''<ref name=opening/> and featuring Kurosawa's ''[[Dodes'ka-den]]'' and the world premiere of Anthony Friedman's ''[[Bartleby (1970 film)|Bartleby]]''.<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|page=12|title=London Nov. 16-Dec. 2 Fest Will Unspool 28 Features|date=23 October 1970))</ref> A recently opened second screen at the NFT was also used.<ref>((cite news|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=25 June 1970|page=7|title=London Film Festival))</ref> [[David Lynch]]'s short film ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch#The Grandmother|The Grandmother]]'' was also shown in 1970.<ref name=history/>

The 1971 festival ran 15 November to 1 December and was expanded to include a directors' section, featuring the premiere of [[Mike Leigh]]'s feature film debut ''[[Bleak Moments]]''.<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=5|title=London Pic Fest Adds Directors' Section|date=11 August 1971))</ref><ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=22|title=London Festival Sets Its Agenda|date=3 November 1971))</ref> Between 13 and 29 November 1972, 44 films were screened in two categories; one for established directors and one for younger directors.<ref>((cite news|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=16 August 1972|page=13|title=London Film Festival's 44 Features))</ref><ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 11, 1972|page=6|title=Add 10 More Films to London Festival|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1972-10-11_268_9/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater|access-date=November 5, 2023|via=[[Archive.org]]))</ref> The 1974 festival opened 18 November and featured 60 films starting with the premiere of [[Peter Hall (director)|Peter Hall]]'s ''[[Akenfield]]''.<ref>((cite news|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=19 November 1974|page=14|author=PHS|title=The Times Diary))</ref> ''[[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]'' was screened in a members-only screening due to it not being classified by the [[BBFC]].<ref name=history/> Similar screenings were held for ''[[La Bête (film)|The Beast]]'' in 1975 and ''[[Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom]]'' in 1977.<ref name=history/>

''[[Newsfront]]'' directed by [[Phillip Noyce]] opened the 1978 festival on 14 November which ended 16 days later with [[Jack Gold]]'s ''[[The Sailor's Return (film)|The Sailor's Return]]''.<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=4|title=Aussie Breakthrough At London Film Fest Stirs Brit. Producers|date=22 November 1978))</ref><ref name=opening/> The 1979 festival ran 15 November to 2 December, opening with ''[[Those Wonderful Movie Cranks]]'' directed by [[Jiří Menzel]].<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 21, 1979|page=34|last=Perry|first=Simon|title=Festive Spirit At Minimum At London's 23d Unspooling))</ref> The 1980 festival was held between 13 and 30 November,<ref name=history/> opening with Kurosawa's ''[[Kagemusha]]'' and closing with [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[Raging Bull]]''.<ref name=opening/>

The 25th festival opened on 4 November 1981 with a gala presentation of ''[[Gallipoli (1981 film)|Gallipoli]]'' attended by [[Charles, Prince of Wales]], the BFI patron, and [[Diana, Princess of Wales]]. It was the largest ever to date, featuring 127 films.<ref name=wings/> It also expanded outside of London for the first time with 12 programmes playing in eight cinemas around the country.<ref name=wings>((cite news|newspaper=[[The Times]]|last=Brown|first=Geoff|date=30 October 1981|pages=34–35|title=Movie Showcase Spreads Its Wings))</ref> It closed on 22 November with the British film ''[[Priest of Love]]'' directed by [[Christopher Miles]].<ref>((cite journal|journal=25th London Film Festival Programme|page=5|title=Priest of Love))</ref> The 1982 festival opened 11 November 1982 with 4 independent British films - [[Claude Whatham]]'s ''[[The Captain's Doll]]'', [[Peter Greenaway]]'s ''[[The Draughtsman's Contract]]'', [[Barney Platts-Mills]]' ''[[Hero (1982 film)|Hero]]'' and [[Mai Zetterling]]'s ''[[Scrubbers]]''<ref name=history/> - and closed 28 November.<ref name=82f>((cite magazine|date=17 November 1982|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=7|title=Yank Pics Front & Center At London Fest; 'Querelle' Shows))</ref>

===Expansion===
In 1984, Wlaschin's role as program director for the National Film Theatre (NFT) and festival director was split, with ''[[The Guardian]]'' film critic [[Derek Malcolm]] taking over as festival director, initially temporarily,<ref name=history/><ref name=Malcolm>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 20, 1985|last=Park|first=James|page=5|title=London Fest Pulling Full Houses; West End Venues Boost Business))</ref> and [[Sheila Whitaker]] as NFT program director.<ref name=Gremlins/> Malcolm expanded the festival to 8 theatres other than the NFT;<ref name=Gremlins/> introduced Festival on the Square, which showed more popular films; added a surprise film each year; and increased attendances,<ref name=Malcolm/><ref name=Prayer/> trying to change it from a festival for film buffs to one for the public.<ref name=advance/> The 1984 festival opened with ''[[Gremlins]]'' at the NFT on 14 November and closed on 2 December with a gala presentation at the [[Dominion Theatre]] of a new print of the 1924 version of ''[[The Thief of Bagdad (1924 film)|The Thief of Baghdad]]'' starring [[Douglas Fairbanks]] with the score composed and conducted by [[Carl Davis]].<ref name=Gremlins>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|last=Stratton|first=David|date=9 October 1984|title=London Festival Celebrates Film; 'Gremlins' To Open|page=6))</ref><ref name=opening/> It was the most popular festival to date with 57,000 tickets sold, and Malcolm was retained to organize the festival the following year.<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|date=December 21, 1984|page=20|title=Derek Malcolm Reprising At London Pic Fest))</ref>

The 1985 festival was expanded to feature 161 films<ref name=advance>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|date=November 5, 1985|title=London Festival Propelled By Big Advance|last=Watkins|first=Roger|page=6))</ref> and ran from 14 November to 1 December, opening with [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s ''[[Ran (film)|Ran]]''<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|date=November 15, 1985|title=Factions Vie For Leadership Of London Pic Festival|last=Park|first=James|page=28))</ref>  and closing with [[Michael Cimino]]'s ''[[Year of the Dragon (film)|Year of the Dragon]]'' and Peter Greenaway's ''[[A Zed & Two Noughts]]''.<ref name=Malcolm/><ref name=large/> The best films of the festival were to be shown around 15 towns around the country after the event.<ref name=large>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 16, 1985|title=29th London Fest To Be The Largest Ever With 160 Films Set|page=7|last=Pitnam|first=Jack))</ref>

The films were grouped into regional categories.<ref name=Stewart/> In 2009 these were: Galas and Special Screenings, Film on the Square, New British Cinema, French Revolutions, Cinema Europa, World Cinema, Experimenta, Treasures from the Archives, Short Cuts and Animation.

Since 1986, the festival has been "topped and tailed" by the opening and closing galas<ref name=opening/> which have become major red carpet events in the London calendar. The opening and closing galas are often world, European, or UK premiere screenings, which take place in large venues in central London. They are attended by the cast and crew of the films and introduced by the festival director, the film's director or producers, and often the actors themselves.

The 30th edition of the festival in 1986 opened with [[Nicolas Roeg]]'s ''[[Castaway (film)|Castaway]]''<ref name=opening>((cite web|website=[[BFI]]|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/every-bfi-london-film-festival-opening-night-film|title=Every BFI London Film Festival opening night film|date=22 August 2016|last=Robinson|first=Brian|access-date=20 January 2020))</ref> and closed with [[Ken Russell]]'s film ''[[Gothic (film)|Gothic]]'' (Daily Telegraph, October 10, 1986). The festival had a "post script" the next day on 1 December with a Royal charity performance of ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth]]'' attended by the Prince and Princess of Wales.<ref name=history/>

===1987–1996===
[[Sheila Whitaker]], who had been the manager of the National Film Theatre,<ref name=Malcolm/> replaced Malcolm in 1987. The 1987 festival was the first to open at the [[Empire, Leicester Square]] on 11 November 1987. It was due to open with ''[[A Prayer for the Dying]]'', a film about an [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|IRA]] member but was pulled 2 days before the opening following the IRA's [[Remembrance Day bombing]] in [[Enniskillen]] on 8 November. The film was replaced with ''[[Dark Eyes (1987 film)|Dark Eyes]]''.<ref name=Prayer>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=6|date=November 18, 1987|last=Adams|first=Mark|title=London Fest Gains Momentum Following Controversial Opening))</ref> Most films were screened at either the [[Odeon West End]] or at [[BFI Southbank]].<ref name=history/>

During her period as director, Whitaker continued to expand the festival. By the end of her tenure as director in 1996, the festival had grown to include screenings of over 200 films from around the world, more venues had been added, and more tickets were sold to non-BFI members.<ref name="McNab">((cite news|first=Geoffrey|last=McNab|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sheila-whitaker-influential--programmer-who-expanded-the-reach-of-the-london-film-festival-8758108.html|title=Sheila Whitaker: Influential programmer who expanded the reach of the London Film Festival|work=[[The Independent]]|date=13 August 2013|access-date=20 January 2020))</ref> She also began the festival's practice of including newly restored films from the [[BFI National Archive|National Film Archive]] and overseas institutions.<ref>((cite web|first=Clyde|last=Jeavons|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/comment/obituaries/sheila-whitaker-1936-2013|title=Sheila Whitaker, 1936-2013|website=[[BFI]]|date=12 August 2013|access-date=20 January 2020))</ref>

The 1990 festival was held between 8–25 November and featured 180 films compared to 145 in the previous year. It opened with [[Peter Bogdanovich]]'s ''[[Texasville]]'' and closed with [[Bernardo Bertolucci]]'s ''[[The Sheltering Sky (film)|The Sheltering Sky]]''. It also featured the world premiere of [[Mike Leigh]]'s ''[[Life Is Sweet (film)|Life Is Sweet]]''.<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=London fest rings up $ despite mixed reviews|page=51|date=3 December 1990|last=Elley|first=Derek|author-link=Derek Elley))</ref>

The 1991 festival was held between 6–21 November and was dedicated to [[David Lean]], who had died earlier in the year. The festival opened with the world premiere of [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]]'s ''[[Enchanted April (1991 film)|Enchanted April]]'' and closed with the European premiere of [[Mark Peploe]]'s debut film ''[[Afraid of the Dark]]''.<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=55|date=November 4, 1991|last=Pitman|first=Jack|title=British pics to open and close fest))</ref><ref name=history/><ref name=opening/>

In 1993, the Children's London Film Festival was incorporated into the main festival. The opening night film was the European premiere of [[James Ivory]]'s ''[[The Remains of the Day (film)|The Remains of the Day]]'' on 4 November and closed on 21 November with ''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]''.<ref>((cite news|newspaper=[[The Times]]|last=Brown|first=Geoff|date=3 November 1993|page=35|title=Now, heaven knows, anything goes))</ref>

The 1994 festival opened on 3 November with the world premiere of ''[[Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film)|Mary Shelley's Frankenstein]]'' directed by [[Kenneth Branagh]] and closed 20 November with [[Luc Besson]]'s ''[[Léon: The Professional]]''. A 12-film sidebar was added for Arabian and Middle Eastern films, in addition to sidebars for French and Asian films.<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=20|date=October 3, 1994|last=Elley|first=Derek|authorlink=Derek Elley|title=London focuses slate on more populist fare))</ref><ref name=opening/>

Due to classification issues, special permission was needed from [[Westminster City Council]] to screen [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'' in 1994 and [[David Cronenberg]]'s ''[[Crash (1996 film)|Crash]]'' in 1996.<ref name=history/> The 1996 festival opened with ''[[The First Wives Club]]''<ref name="McNab"/> and also featured [[Shane Meadows]]' debut film ''[[Small Time]]''.<ref name=history/>

===1997–2011===
Adrian Wooton was appointed festival director and Sandra Hebron as festival programmer in 1997.<ref name=history/> The 2002 festival was held 6–21 November, attracting a then record 110,000 visitors. The 46th edition of the festival opened with [[Stephen Frears]]' [[Dirty Pretty Things (film)|''Dirty Pretty Things'']] and closed with [[Thaddeus O'Sullivan]]'s ''[[The Heart of Me (film)|The Heart of Me]]''.<ref>((Cite journal |date=2003 |title=Festivals |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-annual-report-2002-2003.pdf |journal=British Film Institute Annual Report 2002/2003 |pages=22 |quote=))</ref> 

Hebron became artistic director of the festival in 2003,<ref name="Hebron" /> replacing Wooton.<ref name="Stewart" /> The same year, the festival's name was changed to the BFI London Film Festival.<ref name="history" />

The 2004 festival ran from 20 October to 4 November, opening with the UK premiere of [[Mike Leigh]]'s ''[[Vera Drake]]'' and closed with [[David O. Russell]]'s ''[[I Heart Huckabees]]''.<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/london-fest-slots-two-1117909691/|date=27 August 2004|title=London fest slots two|access-date=20 January 2020))</ref>

The 2005 festival was held from 19 October to 3 November<ref name=history/> and had 180 features, opening with [[Fernando Meirelles]]' ''[[The Constant Gardener (film)|The Constant Gardener]]''<ref name=2011open/> and closing with the UK premiere of [[George Clooney]]'s ''[[Good Night, and Good Luck]]''. 161 of the 180 screenings were sold out.<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/vpage/london-sign-off-1117932857/|date=13 November 2005|title=London sign-off|access-date=21 January 2020))</ref>

The fiftieth edition of the festival opened with the European premiere of [[Kevin McDonald]]'s ''[[The Last King of Scotland (film)|The Last King of Scotland]]''. It also featured the European premieres of [[Todd Field]]'s ''[[Little Children (film)|Little Children]]'' and [[Anthony Minghella]]'s ''[[Breaking and Entering (film)|Breaking and Entering]]''.<ref name=fiftieth>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/hebron-throws-a-party-for-50th-edition-1117950216/|date=17 September 2006|last=Felperin|first=Leslie|title=Hebron throws a party for 50th edition|access-date=20 January 2020))</ref> It closed with ''[[Babel (film)|Babel]]''.<ref name=opening/>

The world premiere of ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]'' on 15 October 2008 was the opening night gala of the 2008 festival and [[Danny Boyle]]'s ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' was the closing film.<ref name=opening/>

Previously a number of festival awards were presented at the Closing gala, but in 2009, with the aid of some funding from the [[UK Film Council]], a stand-alone awards ceremony was introduced. The [[UK Film Council]] helped fund the festival for three years until it was abolished in 2011.<ref name=Hebron/>

In 2009 the festival, whilst focused around Leicester Square ([[Vue West End]], Odeon West End and Empire) and the BFI Southbank in central London, also screened films across 18 other venues – [[Curzon Mayfair Cinema]], [[Institute of Contemporary Arts|ICA]] Cinema on The Mall, The [[Ritzy Cinema|Ritzy]] in Brixton, Cine Lumière in South Kensington, [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]] on the South Bank, [[David Lean Cinema]] in Croydon, the Genesis Cinema in Whitechapel, The Greenwich Picturehouse, the [[Phoenix Cinema]] in East Finchley, Rich Mix in Old Street, the [[Rio Cinema (Dalston)|Rio Cinema]] in Dalston, the Tricycle Cinema in Kilburn, the Waterman Art Centre in Brentford and Trafalgar Square for the open air screening of short films from the [[BFI National Archive]]. The 2009 Festival featured 15 world premieres including [[Wes Anderson]]’s first animated feature, ''[[Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox]]'', [[Sam Taylor-Wood]]’s feature début ''[[Nowhere Boy]]'', about the formative years of [[John Lennon]], as well as the Festival's first ever Archive Gala, the BFI's new restoration of [[Anthony Asquith]]’s ''Underground'', with live music accompaniment by the Prima Vista Social Club.  European premieres in 2009 included [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]]’s ''[[Micmacs (film)|Micmacs]]'', Scott Hicks’ ''[[The Boys Are Back (film)|The Boys Are Back]]'' and Robert Connolly's ''[[Balibo (2009 film)|Balibo]]'', as well as Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni's ''The Well'' and Lucy Bailey and Andrew Thompson's ''Mugabe and the White African''.

In 2009, directors travelling to London to introduce their latest work included [[Michael Haneke]] (Cannes Palme d'Or winner, ''The White Ribbon''), [[Atom Egoyan]] (''Chloe''), [[Steven Soderbergh]] (''The Informant!''), [[Lone Scherfig]] (''An Education''), [[Ang Lee]] (''Taking Woodstock''), [[Jane Campion]] (''Bright Star''), [[Gaspar Noé]] (''Enter The Void''), [[Lee Daniels]] (''Precious''), [[Grant Heslov]] (''The Men Who Stare at Goats''), and [[Jason Reitman]] (''Up in the Air''). In addition to ''Fantastic Mr. Fox'' and ''Up in the Air'', [[George Clooney]] supported his role in ''[[The Men Who Stare at Goats]]''. The Festival also welcomed back previous alumni such as [[John Hillcoat]] (''The Road''), [[Joe Swanberg]] (''Alexander The Last'') and [[Harmony Korine]] (''Trash Humpers''), whilst also screening films from [[Manoel de Oliveira]] (''Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl''), [[Jim Jarmusch]] (''The Limits Of Control''), Claire Denis (''White Material''), Ho-Yuhang (''At The End Of Daybreak''), [[Todd Solondz]] (''Life During Wartime''), and [[Joel and Ethan Coen]] (''A Serious Man'').

[[American Express]] became the festival's principal sponsor in 2010.<ref name=history/> Previously it had been sponsored by ''[[The Times]]''.

The 2011 festival was held from 12 to 27 October opening with Mereille's ''[[360 (film)|360]]''<ref name=2011open>((cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/entertainment-arts-14650127#sa-link_location=more-story-8&intlink_from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fuk-england-london-15474897&intlink_ts=1579381150850&story_slot=1-sa|title=London Film Festival to begin with Anthony Hopkins film|website=[[BBC Online]]|date=24 August 2011|access-date=18 January 2020))</ref> and closed with ''[[The Deep Blue Sea (2011 film)|The Deep Blue Sea]]'',<ref name=Hebron/> both starring [[Rachel Weisz]].

===2012–2017===
[[Clare Stewart]] was appointed as head of exhibition at the BFI in August 2011 replacing Hebron<ref name=Hebron>((cite web|website=[[BBC Online]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-15474897|title=London Film Festival director Sandra Hebron bows out|last=Ainsworth|first=Clark|date=27 October 2011|access-date=18 January 2020))</ref>  and was the festival's director from the 2012 edition.<ref name=Stewart>((cite web|website=[[Screen Daily]]|url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/how-clare-stewart-transformed-the-bfi-london-film-festival/5122932.article|title=How Clare Stewart transformed the BFI London Film Festival|last=Gant|first=Charles|date=4 October 2017|access-date=18 January 2020))</ref> Under Stewart, a [[2012 BFI London Film Festival Awards|formal competition]] was organised in 2012, films were organized into strands such as "Love", "Debate", "Dare" and "Thrill" and films started to be screened outside of London.<ref name=history/>

The 2012 festival ran from 10 to 21 October, opening with [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Frankenweenie (2012 film)|Frankenweenie]]'' and closing with the European premiere of Mike Newell's ''[[Great Expectations (2012 film)|Great Expectations]]''.<ref>((cite web|title=Tim Burton honoured at London Film Festival awards|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20020706|website=[[BBC]]|date=21 October 2012|access-date=28 January 2020))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Great Expectations to close London Film Festival|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-19408220|website=[[BBC]]|date=30 August 2012|access-date=28 January 2020))</ref>

The 2013 festival was held between 9–20 October<ref name=history/> opening with ''[[Captain Phillips (film)|Captain Phillips]]'' and closing with the world premiere of ''[[Saving Mr. Banks]]'',<ref name=opening/> both starring [[Tom Hanks]].<ref>((cite news|last=Kemp|first=Stuart|title=Tom Hanks Starrer 'Saving Mr. Banks' Closes BFI London Film Festival|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tom-hanks-starrer-saving-mr-649654|access-date=January 22, 2020|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 20, 2013))</ref>

248 films were screened in 2014 and the festival saw a record attendance of 163,000.<ref name=WE/> It ran from 8–19 October, opening with the European premiere of ''[[The Imitation Game]]'' and closing with the European premiere of ''[[Fury (2014 film)|Fury]]''. Simultaneous screenings of the opening and closing films took place around the UK.<ref>((cite web|website=[[BFI]]|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/imitation-game-will-open-58th-bfi-london-film-festival|access-date=22 January 2020|title=The Imitation Game will open the 58th BFI London Film Festival|date=3 September 2014 ))</ref><ref>((cite web|website=[[BFI]]|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/fury-will-close-58th-bfi-london-film-festival|access-date=22 January 2020|title=Fury will close the 58th BFI London Film Festival|date=24 April 2019 ))</ref>

The Odeon West End, which accounted for 23% of admissions in 2014,<ref name=WE/> closed 1 January 2015, so more screenings moved to the [[Vue West End]]<ref name=Stewart/> as well as moving to the [[Cineworld Haymarket]] and [[Picturehouse Cinemas|Picturehouse]] Central.<ref name=WE/> Festival attendances fell 4% for the 2015 edition, which ran from 7–18 October. The festival featured 14 world premieres and 40 European premieres, opening with ''[[Suffragette (film)|Suffragette]]'' and closing with [[Danny Boyle]]'s ''[[Steve Jobs (film)|Steve Jobs]]''.<ref name=WE>((cite web|website=[[Screen Daily]]|title=BFI London Film Festival reveals 2015 attendance figures|url=https://www.screendaily.com/festivals/london/bfi-london-film-festival-reveals-2015-attendance-figures/5095648.article|last=Rosser|first=Michael|access-date=19 October 2015))</ref>

The 60th edition of the festival held between 5–16 October 2016<ref name=60th/> saw the opening of the temporary Embankment Garden Cinema, in [[Victoria Embankment Gardens]].<ref>((cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/beautiful-new-cinema-built-60th-bfi-london-film-festival|website=[[BFI]]|title=Beautiful new cinema created for 60th BFI London Film Festival |date=13 October 2016 |access-date=18 January 2020))</ref> The festival opened with the European premiere of [[Amma Asante]]'s ''[[A United Kingdom]]''<ref name=60th>((cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/60th-bfi-lff-announces-full-programme|website=[[BFI]]|title=The 60th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® announces full 2016 programme|date=3 September 2018 |access-date=18 January 2020))</ref> and closed with the European premiere of [[Ben Wheatley]]'s ''[[Free Fire]]''.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/08/01/ben-wheatleys-free-fire-will-close-bfi-london-film-festival-this/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/08/01/ben-wheatleys-free-fire-will-close-bfi-london-film-festival-this/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Ben Wheatley's Free Fire will close the BFI London Film Festival this October|date=1 August 2016|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=8 November 2017))((cbignore))</ref>

In the first 60 years of the festival, it had shown 27 films by [[Rainer Werner Fassbinder]], 19 by Satyajit Ray and 18 by Jean-Luc Godard.<ref name=history/>

The 2017 edition was held between 4–15 October.<ref name=Stewart/> It opened with [[Andy Serkis]]' ''[[Breathe (2017 film)|Breathe]]'' and closed with [[Martin McDonagh]]'s ''[[Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri]]''.<ref>((cite web|website=[[Screen Daily]]|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/bfi-london-film-festival-unveils-2017-line-up/5121839.article|title=BFI London Film Festival unveils 2017 line-up|last=Mueller|first=Matt|date=31 August 2017|access-date=18 January 2020))</ref>

===BFI London Film Festival today===
While the programme still retains the 'festivals' feel, it also now shows new discoveries from "important and exciting talents" in world cinema. Whilst it continues to be first and foremost a public festival, it is also attended by large numbers of film professionals and journalists from all over the world. Importantly, it offers opportunities for people to see films that may not otherwise get a UK screening along with films which will get a release in the near future. Some films are accompanied by Q&A sessions which give the audience unique access to the filmmaker and/or a member of the cast and offer insight into the making of the film and occasionally an opportunity for the audience to engage directly and ask questions. Other than these events the screenings at the Festival are quite informal and similar to the normal cinema experience.

Stewart took a sabbatical for the 2018 edition of the festival and her deputy, Tricia Tuttle stood in as interim artistic director. She became artistic director in December 2018.<ref name=Tuttle/><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/lff-62-tricia-tuttle-new-director-bfi-festivals|website=[[BFI]]|title=Tricia Tuttle appointed new Director, BFI Festivals|date=21 October 2018|access-date=18 January 2020))</ref> Current film programmers include Kate Taylor (Senior Programmer), Michael Blyth and Laure Bonville.

The 2018 festival was held from 10 to 21 October.<ref name=2018e>((cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/lff-62-mike-leigh-peterloo-manchester|website=[[BFI]]|title=Mike Leigh's Peterloo announced as first ever BFI London Film Festival premiere outside London|access-date=18 January 2020))</ref> It opened with the European premiere of [[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve McQueen]]'s ''[[Widows (2018 film)|Widows]]''.<ref name=62nd>((cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/62nd-bfi-london-film-festival-programme-announced|website=[[BFI]]|title=62nd BFI London Film Festival programme announced  |access-date=28 January 2020))</ref> It saw the first film at the festival to premiere outside London with the UK premiere of [[Mike Leigh]]'s '' [[Peterloo (film)|Peterloo]]'' being held at [[HOME (Manchester)|HOME]] in Manchester on 17 October<ref name=2018e/> as well as the world premiere of [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[They Shall Not Grow Old]]'', which was also screened simultaneously around the UK.<ref name=62nd/> It closed with the world premiere of ''[[Stan & Ollie]]''.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/stan-ollie-steve-coogan-john-c-reilly|website=[[BFI]]|title=World premiere of Stan & Ollie to close 62nd BFI London Film Festival|access-date=18 January 2020))</ref>

The 2019 edition ran from 2–13 October and opened with [[Armando Iannucci]]'s ''[[The Personal History of David Copperfield]]'' which was shown at the [[Odeon Leicester Square]] and at the Embankment Garden Cinema.<ref>((cite web|url=https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=personalhistoryofdavidcopperfield|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517000635/https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=personalhistoryofdavidcopperfield|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2020|website=[[BFI]]|title=The Personal History of David Copperfield|access-date=18 January 2020))</ref> It closed with [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[The Irishman]]''.<ref name=Tuttle>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/festivals/bfi-london-film-festival-chief-tricia-tuttle-amps-up-festive-atmosphere-1203355776/|title=BFI London Film Festival Chief Tricia Tuttle Amps Up Festive Atmosphere|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|date=2 October 2019|access-date=18 January 2020))</ref>

The 2020 festival was held between 7–18 October, however, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom]], the festival featured up to 50 online films with only 12 films being shown in London and around the United Kingdom.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-festival/news/bfi-london-film-festival-announces-new-format-2020-edition|website=[[BFI]]|title=BFI London Film Festival announces new format for 2020 edition|date=2 July 2020|access-date=7 July 2020))</ref><ref>((cite news|newspaper=[[Evening Standard]]|date=2 July 2020|access-date=7 July 2020|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/bfi-london-film-festival-accessible-2020-format-a4486841.html|title=BFI London Film Festival announces new virtual format for 'accessible' 2020 edition|last=Fletcher|first=Harry))</ref> The festival opened with the European premiere of Steve McQueen's ''[[Mangrove (film)|Mangrove]]'' and closed with ''[[Ammonite (film)|Ammonite]]'', directed by [[Francis Lee (director)|Francis Lee]].<ref>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/kate-winslet-saoirse-ronan-london-film-festival-1234748238/|title=Saoirse Ronan, Kate Winslet Drama 'Ammonite' to Close BFI London Film Festival|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|date=26 August 2020|access-date=26 August 2020))</ref>

The 2021 festival was held from 6 to 17 October 2021, opening with the world premiere of [[Jeymes Samuel]]'s ''[[The Harder They Fall (2021 film)|The Harder They Fall]]'' at [[Royal Festival Hall]]. It closed with [[Joel Coen]]'s ''[[The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021 film)|The Tragedy of Macbeth]]'', his first film without brother [[Ethan Coen|Ethan]] also directing.<ref>((cite news|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|title=Idris Elba western The Harder They Fall to open London film festival|date=4 August 2021|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/aug/04/idris-elba-western-the-harder-they-fall-to-open-london-film-festival|last=Pulver|first=Andrew|access-date=6 August 2021))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/bfi-london-film-festival-dual-london-cultural-hubs|website=[[BFI]]|title=BFI London Film Festival announces dual London cultural hubs on the Southbank and in the West End|date=8 June 2021|access-date=6 August 2021))</ref>

The [[2022 BFI London Film Festival|2022 festival]] was held from 5 to 16 October 2022, opening with the world premiere of ''[[Matilda (2022 film)|Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical]]'' at the Royal Festival Hall. It closed with ''[[Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery]]''. Tuttle stepped down as festival director after the festival and was replaced by Kristy Matheson.<ref>((cite web|website=[[Screen Daily]]|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/tricia-tuttle-named-as-new-berlin-film-festival-director/5188710.article|title=Tricia Tuttle named as new Berlin Film Festival director|last=Dams|first=Tim|date=12 December 2023|access-date=22 February 2024))</ref><ref>((cite book|title=BFI London Film Festival 2023|page=3))</ref>

The [[2023 BFI London Film Festival|2023 festival]] was held from 4 to 15 October 2023, opening with the international premiere of ''[[Saltburn (film)|Saltburn]]'' at the Royal Festival Hall. It closed with the world premiere of ''[[The Kitchen (2023 film)|The Kitchen]]''.<ref>((Cite news |last=Khomami |first=Nadia |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |date=2023-10-03 |title=London film festival: privilege and poverty collide in big British cinema showcase |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/03/london-film-festival-saltburn-kitchen |access-date=2023-10-16 |issn=0261-3077))</ref>

== Programmes ==
The Festival is organized in various sections:<ref>((Cite web|last=|first=|date=August 30, 2018|title=The 62nd BFI London Film Festival Announces Full 2018 Programme|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-press-release-62nd-bfi-london-film-festival-announces-full-2018-programme-2018-08-30-v1.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821032344/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-press-release-62nd-bfi-london-film-festival-announces-full-2018-programme-2018-08-30-v1.pdf|archive-date=21 August 2020|access-date=January 25, 2021|website=British Film Institute))</ref><ref>((Cite web|title=Film and events programme|url=https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/films|access-date=2021-01-25|website=BFI London Film Festival 2019))((dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic))((cbignore|bot=medic))</ref>

* '''Galas'''
** Opening Night Gala - Film that screened on the opening night.
** Closing Night Gala - Film that screened on the closing night.
** Headline Galas - About 10 films, includes American Express Gala, Mayor of London's Gala, BFI Patrons' Gala, American Airlines Gala and The May Fair Hotel Gala to name a few.
** Festival and Strand Gala - Red carpet galas of themed strands: Cult, Dare, Thrill, Debate, Love, Laugh, Family, Journey, Create, and Treasures.
* '''Special Presentations''' - Focus on new works from major directors. This section includes Documentary, Experimenta, BFI Flare and other Special Presentations.
* '''Strands''' - Films were organized according to themes to encourage discovery and to open up the Festival to new audiences. The themes include: 
** Love - films that are sweet, passionate and tough, as well as charts the highs and lows of many kind of love from around the globe.
** Debate - features films that are amplify, scrutinize, argue, surprise and thrives on conversation.
** Laugh - celebrates humour in all its form, from laugh-out-loud comedy to dry and understated
** Dare - features in-your-face, up-front and arresting films that take audience out of their comfort zones
** Thrill - features nerve-shredders that get audience on the edge of their seats
** Cult - features films that are mind-altering and classifiable, as well as sci-fi and horror genre
** Journey - focused on the journey or the destination that transport and shift the perspectives of audience
** Create - features films that channel the electricity of creative process and celebrating artistic expression in all its form
** Experimenta - features films and videos by artists that revolutionize and reshape the vision of cinema
** Family - showcases films for the young and the young at heart
** Treasures - brings recently restored cinematic classics from archives around the world
** Expanded - showcases immersive art and [[Extended reality|extended reality (XR)]] content
* '''In Competition''' - celebrate the highest creative achievements of British and international filmmakers.
** Official competition - films are competing for the Best Film Award.
** First Feature Competition - films are competing for the Sutherland Award.
** Documentary Competition - films are competing for the Grierson Award.
** Short Film Award - recognizes short from works with a unique cinematic view.

==Surprise film==
Derek Malcolm introduced a screening of an unannounced film during the festival each year.<ref name=Prayer/>

Surprise films have included ''[[A Chorus Line (film)|A Chorus Line]]'' (1985), ''[[The Color of Money]]'' (1986),<ref name=Prayer/> ''[[Sideways]]'' (2004), ''[[Capitalism: A Love Story]]'' (2009), ''[[Silver Linings Playbook]]'' (2012),<ref name=BFIsurprise/> ''[[The Grandmaster (film)|The Grandmaster]]'' (2013), ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman]]'' (2014), ''[[Anomalisa]]'' (2015),<ref name=BFIsurprise>((cite web|website=[[BFI]]|url=https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=surprisefilm2017&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208101747/https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=surprisefilm2017&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 December 2021|title=Surprise Film|access-date=22 January 2020))</ref> ''[[Sully (film)|Sully]]'' (2016),<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.doubleskinnymacchiato.com/2016/10/london-film-festival-2016-lff-surprise-film-sully-review-clint-eastwood-tom-hanks.html|title=London Film Festival 2016 Part I: Surprise Film| date=9 October 2016|access-date=18 January 2020))</ref> ''[[Lady Bird (film)|Lady Bird]]'' (2017),<ref>((cite news|title=Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird revealed as surprise film at BFI London Film Festival|url=http://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2017/10/15/news/greta-gerwig-s-lady-bird-revealed-as-surprise-film-at-bfi-london-film-festival-1162595/|date=15 October 2017|work=The Irish News|access-date=22 January 2020))</ref> ''[[Green Book (film)|Green Book]]'' (2018)<ref name=2019brochure>((cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/lff-2019-festival-brochure-v4.pdf|page=108|title=BFI London Film Festival 2019 Brochure|access-date=21 January 2020))</ref> ''[[Uncut Gems]]'' (2019),<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/adam-sandler-movie-revealed-as-surprise-film-at-london-film-festival-38580431.html|title=Adam Sandler movie revealed as surprise film at London Film Festival|date=9 October 2019|last=Harding|first=Laura|work=Irish Independent|access-date=21 January 2020))</ref> [[C'mon C'mon (film)|''C’mon C’mon'']] (2021),<ref>((Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/bfi/status/1447663068239048705 |title=The wait is over! The #LFF surprise film is C'mon C'mon!|access-date=2022-11-20 |website=Twitter |language=en))</ref> and [[The Menu (2022 film)|''The Menu'']] (2022).<ref>((Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/bfi/status/1580652215844626433|title=The wait is over... The #LFF 2022 Surprise Film is The Menu! |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=Twitter |language=en))</ref> With the most recent being [[Ferrari (2023 film)|''Ferrari'']] (2023).<ref>((cite web | title="Ferrari" (BFI London Film Festival 2023) | website=Cinefied.com | date=21 November 2023 | url=https://www.cinefied.com/ferrarimoviereview | access-date=16 February 2024))</ref>

For the 50th anniversary of the festival, rather than one surprise film, there were 50 screenings of a surprise film around London.<ref name=fiftieth/>

==Awards==
The categories highlight both emerging and established talent.

*'''The [[Sutherland Trophy]]''' – for the most original and innovative first feature in the London Film Festival. Named after the BFI's patron, [[George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland|The 5th Duke of Sutherland]], this award boasts recipients as noteworthy as [[Satyajit Ray|Ray]], [[Bernardo Bertolucci|Bertolucci]], [[Fassbinder]], [[Jean-Luc Godard|Godard]] and [[Antonioni]].
*'''The Grierson Award''' – for the best feature-length documentary in the festival. This award is given jointly by the LFF and the Grierson Trust which commemorates the pioneering Scottish documentary-maker [[John Grierson]] (1898–1972), famous for ''[[Drifters (1929 film)|Drifters]]'' and ''[[Night Mail]]''. The Grierson Trust has a long-standing tradition of recognising outstanding films that demonstrate integrity, originality and technical excellence and social or cultural significance.

From 2009, a new standalone awards ceremony was launched which included the following awards:

*'''Best Film''' – celebrates creative, original, imaginative, intelligent and distinctive filmmaking.
*'''Best British Newcomer Award''' – celebrates new and emerging British film talent and recognises the achievements of a new writer, producer or director who demonstrates real creative flair and imagination with their first feature.
*'''BFI Fellowships''' – the Festival showcases both the work of new filmmakers and established ones, and presenting two Fellowships provides a fitting contrast to those Awards recognising new talent.

===2004===
;The [[Sutherland Trophy]]
:''[[Tarnation (2003 film)|Tarnation]]'', dir. [[Jonathan Caouette]]
;7th [[FIPRESCI]] International Critics Award
:''[[Aaltra]]'', dir. [[Gustave de Kervern]] and [[Benoît Delépine]]
;The [[Alfred Dunhill]] UK Film Talent Award
:''[[A Way of Life (2004 film)|A Way of Life]]'', dir. [[Amma Asante]]
;9th Annual [[Satyajit Ray]] Award
:''[[The Woodsman (2004 film)|The Woodsman]]'', dir. [[Nicole Kassell]]
;TCM Classic Shorts Award
:''Nits'', dir. [[Harry Wootliff]]

===2005===
;The [[Sutherland Trophy]]
:''For the Living and the Dead'', dir. Kari Paljakka
;8th [[FIPRESCI]] International Critics Award
:''[[Man Push Cart]]'', dir. [[Ramin Bahrani]]
;The [[Alfred Dunhill]] UK Film Talent Award
:Producer Gayle Griffiths
;The 10th Annual [[Satyajit Ray]] Award
:''[[Pavee Lackeen]]'', dir. [[Perry Ogden]]
;The Grierson Award for Best Documentary
:''[[Workingman's Death]]'', dir. [[Michael Glawogger]]
;TCM Classic Shorts Award
:''[[Jane Lloyd]]'', dir. [[HAPPY]] (Directing duo [[Guy Shelmerdine]] and [[Richard Farmer (director)]])

===2006===
;The [[Sutherland Trophy]]
:''[[Red Road (film)|Red Road]]'', dir. [[Andrea Arnold]]
;9th [[FIPRESCI]] International Critics Award
:''[[Lola (2006 film)|Lola]]'', dir. Javier Rebollo
;The [[Alfred Dunhill]] UK Film Talent Award
:Producer [[Mark Herbert]]
;The 11th Annual [[Satyajit Ray]] Award
:''[[The Lives of Others]]'', dir. [[Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck]]
;The Grierson Award for Best Documentary
:''[[Thin (film)|Thin]]'', dir. [[Lauren Greenfield]]
;TCM Classic Shorts Award
:''[[Silence Is Golden (film)|Silence Is Golden]]'', dir. [[Chris Shepherd]]

===2007===
;The [[Sutherland Trophy]]
:''[[Persepolis (film)|Persepolis]]'', dir. [[Marjane Satrapi]] and [[Vincent Paronnaud]]
;10th [[FIPRESCI]] International Critics Award
:''[[Unrelated]]'', dir. [[Joanna Hogg]]
;The [[Alfred Dunhill]] UK Film Talent Award
:[[Sarah Gavron]], director of ''[[Brick Lane (2007 film)|Brick Lane]]''
;The 12th Annual [[Satyajit Ray]] Award
:''[[California Dreamin' (film)|California Dreamin']]'', awarded posthumously to director [[Cristian Nemescu]]
;The Grierson Award for Best Documentary
:''[[The Mosquito Problem and Other Stories]]'', dir. [[Andrey Paounov]]
;TCM Classic Shorts Award
:''À bout de truffe'', dir. Tom Tagholm

===2008===
;The [[Sutherland Trophy]]
:''[[Tulpan]]'', dir. [[Sergey Dvortsevoy]]
;11th [[FIPRESCI]] International Critics Award
:''Three Blind Mice'', dir. [[Matthew Newton]]
;The 13th Annual [[Satyajit Ray]] Award
:''[[Mid-August Lunch]]'', dir. Gianni Gregorio
;The Grierson Award for Best Documentary
:''Victoire Terminus'', dir. Florent de la Tullaye and Renaud Barret
;TCM Classic Shorts Award
:''Leaving'', dir. Richard Penfold and Sam Hearn

===2009===

In 2009, a new annual standalone awards ceremony was launched to showcase the work of imaginative and original filmmakers and to reward distinctive and intriguing work.

The Awards took place at the Inner Temple on 28 October 2009 and were hosted by [[Paul Gambaccini]]. Winners of the Sutherland Trophy, Best British Newcomer and Best Film received the inaugural Star of London award designed by sculptor Almuth Tebbenhoff.

;'''Best Film'''
:''[[Un prophète]]'', dir. [[Jacques Audiard]]
;'''The [[Sutherland Trophy]]'''
:''[[Ajami (film)|Ajami]]'', dir. Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani
;'''Best British Newcomer Award'''
:[[Jack Thorne]], writer of ''The Scouting Book For Boys''
;'''The Grierson Award for Best Documentary'''
:''[[Defamation (film)|Defamation]]'', dir. [[Yoav Shamir]]
;'''BFI Fellowships'''
:Filmmaker – [[Souleymane Cissé (film director)|Souleymane Cissé]]
:Actor – [[John Hurt]]

====Judges====

*'''Best Film''': [[Anjelica Huston]], [[John Akomfrah]], [[Jarvis Cocker]], [[Mathieu Kassovitz]], [[Charlotte Rampling]], [[Iain Softley]]
*'''The [[Sutherland Trophy]]''': [[Paul Greengrass]], [[David Parfitt]], Matt Bochenski, [[Gillian Wearing]], [[Molly Dineen]], [[Mark Cosgrove]], [[Kerry Fox]], Sara Frain, [[Michael Hayden (actor)|Michael Hayden]], Sandra Hebron
*'''Best British Newcomer Award''': Lenny Crooks, [[Christine Langan]], [[Tessa Ross]], [[Tanya Seghatchian]], Michael Hayden, Sandra Hebron
*'''The Grierson Award''': [[Nick Broomfield]], Ellen Fleming, Christopher Hird, Michael Hayden, Sandra Hebron

===2010===
;'''Best Film'''
:''[[How I Ended This Summer]]'', dir. [[Alexei Popogrebski]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/oct/27/clio-barnard-award-london-film-festival London film festival: British director Clio Barnard wins best newcomer], ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved 27 October 2010.</ref>
;'''The [[Sutherland Trophy]]'''
:''[[The Arbor (film)|The Arbor]]'', dir. Clio Barnard
;'''Best British Newcomer Award'''
:Clio Barnard, director of ''The Arbor''
;'''The Grierson Award for Best Documentary'''
:''[[Armadillo (2010 film)|Armadillo]]'', dir. Janus Metz
;'''BFI Fellowship'''
:Filmmaker – [[Danny Boyle]]

===2011===
;'''Best Film'''
:''[[We Need to Talk About Kevin (film)|We Need to Talk About Kevin]]'', dir. [[Lynne Ramsay]]<ref name=kevin>((cite news|last=Brown|first=Mark|date=26 October 2011|access-date=8 November 2017|title=We Need to Talk About Kevin scoops top prize at London film festival|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/oct/26/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-bfi))</ref>
;The [[Sutherland Trophy]]
:''[[Las Acacias (film)|Las Acacias]]'', dir. Pablo Giorgelli<ref name=kevin/>
;'''Best British Newcomer Award:'''
:Candese Reid, actress in ''Junkhearts''<ref name=kevin/>
;'''The Grierson Award for Best Documentary'''
:''[[Into the Abyss (film)|Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life]]'', dir. [[Werner Herzog]]<ref name=kevin/>
;'''BFI Fellowships'''
:Filmmaker – [[David Cronenberg]]<ref name=kevin/>
:Actor – [[Ralph Fiennes]]<ref name=kevin/>

===2012===
((Main|2012 BFI London Film Festival Awards))

===2013===

[[Pawel Pawlikowski]], best known for his films ''[[My Summer of Love]]'' and ''[[Last Resort (2000 film)|Last Resort]]'', won the Best Film award for his black and white social drama ''[[Ida (film)|Ida]]'', his first film shot in his native Poland. Pawlikowski, at the time, was a visiting tutor at the [[National Film and Television School]] in Buckinghamshire and one of his pupils there, [[Anthony Chen]], picked up the Best First Feature prize for ''[[Ilo Ilo]]''.<ref name="UK Screen">((cite news|url=http://ukscreen.com/news/master-and-pupil-honoured-by-lff-on-the-same-night/|last=Korsner|first=Jason|title=Master and Pupil Honoured by LFF on the Same Night|date=20 October 2013|work=UK Screen|access-date=8 November 2017|archive-date=23 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023012254/http://ukscreen.com/news/master-and-pupil-honoured-by-lff-on-the-same-night/|url-status=dead))</ref>

===2014===
''[[Leviathan (2014 film)|Leviathan]]'' was named the Best Film at the London Film Festival Awards on 18 October 2014, at a ceremony where the main prizes went to Russia, Ukraine (Best First Feature, ''[[The Tribe (2014 film)|The Tribe]]'') and Syria (Best Documentary, ''[[Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait|Silvered Water]]''), three countries at the centre of long-running conflicts. The winning film-makers all said they hoped that culture could help to restore peace to their countries.<ref name="UKScreen.com">((cite news|url=http://ukscreen.com/news/international-politics-creeps-into-lff-awards/|last=Korsner|first=Jason|title=International Politics Creeps into LFF Awards|date=19 October 2014|work=UK Screen|access-date=8 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724173730/http://ukscreen.com/news/international-politics-creeps-into-lff-awards/|archive-date=24 July 2015|url-status=dead))</ref>

===2015===
At a London Film Festival declared by its director Clare Stewart to be promoting strong women in the industry, both in front of and behind the camera, the theme continued into the awards, with the Best Film being named as the Greek comedy ''[[Chevalier (2015 film)|Chevalier]]'', directed by [[Athina Rachel Tsangari]]. The winner of the Sutherland Award for Best First Feature, ''[[The Witch (2015 film)|The Witch]]'', was described by the jury as "a fresh, feminist take on a timeless tale." Another woman was honoured with the Grierson Award for the best documentary; the Australian filmmaker [[Jennifer Peedom]], who was shooting ''[[Sherpa (film)|Sherpa]]'' as a devastating avalanche struck the Himalayas, in April 2014. And the Oscar-winning [[Cate Blanchett]] described how she was "deeply honoured and dumbstruck" at being awarded a BFI Fellowship.<ref name="What's Worth Seeing">((cite news|url=http://whatsworthseeing.com/women-reign-supreme-at-london-film-festival/|last=Korsner|first=Jason|title=Women Reign Supreme at London Film Festival|date=17 October 2015|work=What's Worth Seeing|access-date=8 November 2017))</ref>

===2016===
Following the previous year's festival aimed to celebrate strong women in the film industry, 2016 was partly designed to better reflect the diverse audiences in society;<ref name="BBC News">((cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37561235/|title=London Film Festival to focus on diversity|date=5 October 2016|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=8 November 2017))</ref> the festival opened with a film directed by a black director and the BFI Fellowship was awarded to [[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve McQueen]]. Most of the awards, once again, had strong female themes – either being directed by women, about women or both. [[Kelly Reichardt]]’s ''[[Certain Women (film)|Certain Women]]'' won the Official Competition, while ''[[Raw (film)|Raw]]'', by the French director [[Julia Ducournau]], won the Sutherland Award for the Best First Feature. Noting that there are still too few opportunities for female directors, Ducournau said, "It's about time that things are starting to change. It's good that doors are now being opened." The Grierson Award for the best documentary went to ''[[Starless Dreams]]'', filmed inside a rehabilitation centre for juvenile delinquent women in Iran. For the first time, the London Film Festival ran a competition for the best short film. This went to Issa Touma, Thomas Vroege and Floor van de Muelen for the documentary ''9 Days – From My Window in Aleppo''. Touma, a Syrian photographer who regularly returns to Aleppo, said it was important for intellectuals, academics and artists not to desert the country. "You can't change anything from far away," he said.<ref>((cite web|url=http://whatsworthseeing.com/diversity-reigns-at-lff-awards/|last=Korsner|first=Jason|title=Diversity Reigns at the London Film Festival Awards|date=15 October 2016|work=What's Worth Seeing|access-date=8 November 2017))</ref>

===2017===
Accepting the prestigious BFI Fellowship at the 2017 London Film Festival Awards, director [[Paul Greengrass]] acknowledged that it had been a difficult week for the film industry, on the day that [[Harvey Weinstein]] was expelled from the Academy that hands out the Oscars. He said the industry had to act and words weren't enough. The Best Film on the night went to Russia's ''[[Loveless (film)|Loveless]]'', making [[Andrey Zvyagintsev]] the second director to have won the honour twice. South Africa's [[John Trengove (director)|John Trengove]] won the Best First Film award for ''[[The Wound (2017 film)|The Wound]]''. Lucy Cohen's ''[[Kingdom of Us]]'', about the aftermath of a suicide, was named the Best Documentary. And Patrick Bresnan's ''[[The Rabbit Hunt]]'' won the third Best Short Film prize.<ref>((cite web|url=http://whatsworthseeing.com/harvey-weinsteins-shadow-hangs-over-london-film-festival-awards/|last=Korsner|first=Jason|title=Harvey Weinstein's Shadow Hangs Over London Film Festival Awards|date=14 October 2017|work=What's Worth Seeing|access-date=8 November 2017))</ref><ref>((cite press release |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/61st-bfi-london-film-festival-announces-2017-winners |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117191204/http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/61st-bfi-london-film-festival-announces-2017-winners |archive-date=17 November 2017 |title=61st BFI London Film Festival announces 2017 winners |url-status=live |publisher=BFI ))</ref>

===2018===
;'''Best Film'''
:''[[Joy (2018 film)|Joy]]'', dir. [[Sudabeh Mortezai]]<ref>((cite press release |url= https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/lff-62-awards-winners-announced |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023172930/https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/lff-62-awards-winners-announced |date=20 October 2018 |publisher=BFI |title=2018 competition winners announced at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival   |url-status= live |archive-date=23 October 2018  ))<!-- source for all 2018 awards listed in this subsection of the article --></ref>
:(Special mention: ''[[Birds of Passage (film)|Birds of Passage]]'', dir. [[Cristina Gallego]] and [[Ciro Guerra]])
;'''The [[Sutherland Award]]'''
:''[[Girl (2018 film)|Girl]]'', dir. [[Lukas Dhont]]
;'''The Grierson Award for Best Documentary'''
:''[[What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?]]'', dir. [[Roberto Minervini]]
;'''Short Film Award'''
:''[[Lasting Marks]]'', dir. [[Charlie Lyne]]

===2019===
;'''Best Film'''
:''[[Monos (film)|Monos]]'', dir. [[Alejandro Landes]]<ref>((cite press release  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029013850/https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/lff-63-competition-winners |date=12 October 2019  |url= https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/lff-63-competition-winners  |title=2019 competition winners announced at 63rd BFI London Film Festival  |publisher=BFI     |archive-date=29 October 2019       ))<!-- source for all 2019 awards in this subsection of the article --></ref>
:(Special commendations: ''[[Honey Boy (film)|Honey Boy]]'', dir. [[Alma Har'el]]; ''[[Saint Maud]]'', dir. [[Rose Glass]]) 
;The [[Sutherland Award]]
:''[[Atlantics]]'', dir. [[Mati Diop]]
:(Special commendation: ''[[House of Hummingbird]]'', dir. [[Bora Kim]])
;'''The Grierson Award for Best Documentary'''
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:''[[White Riot (film)|White Riot]]'', dir. [[Rubika Shah]]
;'''Short Film Award'''
:''[[Fault Line (film)|Fault Line]] (Gosal)'', dir. [[Soheil Amirsharifi]]
:(Special commendation: ''[[If You Knew]]'', dir. [[Stroma Cairns]])

=== 2020 ===
;'''Best Film'''
:''[[Another Round (film)|Another Round]]'', dir. [[Thomas Vinterberg]]
;'''Best Documentary'''
:''[[The Painter and the Thief]]'', dir. [[Benjamin Ree (director)|Benjamin Ree]]
;'''Best Short Film'''
:''[[Shuttlecock (short film)|Shuttlecock]]'', dir. [[Tommy Gillard (director)|Tommy Gillard]]
;'''Best XR/Immersive Art'''
:''[[To Miss the Ending]]'', created by [[David Callanan]] and [[Anna West]]
;'''IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award'''
:[[Cathy Brady]]

===2021===
;Best Film
:''[[Hit the Road (2021 film)|Hit the Road]]'', dir. Panah Panahi

;Best First Feature Film
:''[[Playground (2021 film)|Playground]]'', dir. [[Laura Wandel]]

;Best Documentary
:''[[Becoming Cousteau]]'', dir. [[Liz Garbus]]

;Best XR/Immersive Art
:''Only Expansion'', created by Duncan Speakman

;Best Short Film Competition
:''[[Love, Dad]]'', dir. Diana Cam Van Nguyen

;Audience Award
:''[[Costa Brava, Lebanon]]'', dir. Mounia Akl

===2022===
((main|2022 BFI London Film Festival))
Sources:<ref>((Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/431975/ |title= Corsage clinches victory at the BFI London Film Festival |first= David|last= Katz |date=17 October 2022|access-date=7 March 2023 |website= [[Cineuropa]] |language=en))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/london-film-festival-vicky-krieps-starrer-corsage-takes-best-film-award-1235146288/|title=London Film Festival Winners: Vicky Krieps-Starrer 'Corsage' Takes Best Film Award|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Zac|last=Ntim|date=16 October 2022|access-date=7 March 2023))</ref>
;Best Film
:''[[Corsage (film)|Corsage]]'', dir. [[Marie Kreutzer]]

;Best First Feature Film (Sutherland Award)
:''[[1976 (film)|1976]]'', dir. [[Manuela Martelli]]

;Best Documentary (Grierson Award)
:''[[All That Breathes]]'', dir. [[Shaunak Sen]]

;Best XR/Immersive Art
:''As Mine Exactly'', created by [[Charlie Shackleton]]

;
:''I Have No Legs, and I Must Run'', dir. Yue Li

;Audience Award – Feature
:''Blue Bag Life'', dir. Lisa Selby, Rebecca Hirsch Lloyd-Evans, Alex Fry

;Audience Award – Short
:''Drop Out'' - Ade Femzo

===2023===
((main|2023 BFI London Film Festival))

Sources:<ref>((Cite web |title=Award winners announced at 67th BFI London Film Festival |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-festival/news/award-winners-67th-bfi-london-film-festival |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=BFI |language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=2023-10-15 |title=London Film Festival Winners: Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 'Evil Does Not Exist' Wins Best Film, Palestinian Pic Takes Doc Award |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/london-film-festival-winners-ryusuke-hamaguchi-evil-does-not-existlina-soualem-1235574016/ |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Deadline |language=en-US))</ref>

;Best Film
:''[[Evil Does Not Exist]]'', dir. [[Ryusuke Hamaguchi]]

;Best First Feature Film (Sutherland Award)
:[[Paradise Is Burning]], dir. Mika Gustafson

;Best Documentary (Grierson Award)
:''[[Bye Bye Tiberias]]'', dir. Lina Soualem

;Best Short Film Competition
:''The Archive: Queer Nigerians'', dir. Simisolaoluwa Akande

==See also==
*[[British Film Institute Fellowship]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp Official website] | [https://www.lff.org.uk/ Old site]
*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/brief-history-bfi-london-film-festival A brief history of the BFI London Film Festival]
*[https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/every-bfi-london-film-festival-opening-night-film Every London Film Festival opening and closing night film]

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