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BFI London Film Festival Scores Biggest In-Person Audience in 10 Years — Global Bulletin
The BFI London Film Festival had its highest attendance in 10 years, and more global briefs.
“Our biggest thanks go to the artists and industry colleagues from the U.K. and across the globe who fueled our collective curiosity this year,” festival director Kristy Matheson said in a statement. Darren Thornton’s dramedy “Four Mothers” won for best feature, Sophie Compton and Daisy-May Hudson’s “Holloway” took home the documentary prize and Jamie Benyon’s crime romp “Two Minutes” nabbed the short film honor. The festival’s opening night saw the world premiere of Steve McQueen’s “Blitz,” starring Saoirse Ronan, and it was closed by Pharrell William’s Lego biopic “Piece by Piece.” Other buzzy movies that screened at London Film Festival this year included “Emilia Pérez” (pictured above), “Anora,” “We Live in Time,” “The Wild Robot” and “Endurance.”
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