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London Film Festival Launches Video Games Strand Alongside Interactive Works


The BFI London Film Festival runs from October 9 — 20.

THE GREAT ENDEAVOUR – INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE 11 – 27 Oct | Outernet (Free) | 10min | Artist/Studio: Liam Young | FreeGigantic waves, raging storms and the largest construction project in Human history: this impressive cinematic experience envisions a future world where we achieve planetary transformation. EMBODYING EARTH – EUROPEAN PREMIERE 11 – 27 Oct | BFI IMAX Foyer (Free) | 20min | Artist/Studio: Memo Akten & Katie PeytonHodstadter | FreeExploring the interplay of AI and dance, this riveting virtual simulation merges ethereal dancers with transhuman species, bringing them to life in an immersive ritual space. Complementing the presentation of Anagram’s Impulse: Playing With Reality, this programme looks at neurodivergence as well as mental and physical health through a selection of XR experiences and installations, offering new perspectives on a pressing issue, and aimed at driving societal change

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