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INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS & STARS COME OUT FOR THE 62ND BFI FILM FESTIVAL & FURTHER ADDITIONS TO THE PROGRAMME

• New LFF Connects talk confirmed with Jonas Åkerlund (LORDS OF CHAOS) • Addition of ’s starring to the festival programme • Acting and Performing talent recently confirmed include: (WIDOWS); (A PRIVATE WAR); Zoe Kazan, Harry Melling, Jonjo O’Neill (THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS); Dickie Beau, Jake Graf, Aiysha Hart, Johnny Palmer, Ray Panthaki, Robert Pugh, Fiona Shaw (COLETTE); Laia Costa (LIFE ITSELF); Billy Howle, Aaron Taylor-Johnson (OUTLAW KING); Dakota Johnson, (); Michaela Coel (BEEN SO LONG); (WILD ROSE); Colman Domingo, Kiki Layne (IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK); Jonathan Pryce (THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE); Yalitza Aparicio, Marina De Tavira (ROMA); , Alejandro Patiño (PAPI CHULO); (THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER); Joel Fry, (BENJAMIN); (SOMETIMES ALWAYS NEVER); Sofie Gråbøl, Lars Brygmann (THAT TIME OF YEAR); Adam Pearson (CHAINED FOR LIFE); (NANCY); Sophia Andersen Martinussen, Jonas Bjeril, Vilmer Trier Brøgger (STICKS AND STONES); Thomas Cocquerel, Radha Mitchell (CELESTE); Jessica Hynes (THE FIGHT); Matt Goss, Luke Goss (AFTER THE SCREAMING STOPS); Connor Swindells (VS.). • Directors newly confirmed to attend across the festival include: Tinge Krishnan (BEEN SO LONG); (FAHRENHEIT 11/9); (IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK); Terry Gilliam (THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE); Tom Harper (WILD ROSE); László Nemes (SUNSET); Soudade Kaadan (THE DAY I LOST MY SHADOW); Roberto Minervini (WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN THE WORLD’S ON FIRE?); Nijla Mumin (JINN); John Butler (PAPI CHULO); Morgan Neville (WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?); Sara Colangelo (THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER); Paddy Breathnach (ROSIE); Ursula Meier (SHOCK WAVES – DIARY OF MY MIND); Simon Amstell (BENJAMIN); Carl Hunter (SOMETIMES ALWAYS NEVER); () Andrew Bujalski (SUPPORT THE GIRLS); Paprika Steen (THAT TIME OF YEAR): Whitney Horn, Lev Kalman (TWO PLAINS & A FANCY); Aaron Shimberg (CHAINED FOR LIFE); Matteo Garrone (DOGMAN); Amanda Kramer (LADYWORLD); Craig William Macneill (LIZZIE); Lee Hae-Young (BELIEVER); Kim Nguyen (THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT); Sara Blecher (MAYFAIR); Timur Bekmambetov (PROFILE); Jahmil XT Qubeka (SEW THE WINTER TO MY SKIN); S. Craig Zahler (DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE); Jonas Åkerlund (LORDS OF CHAOS); Panos Cosmatos (MANDY); Joe Penna (ARCTIC); Ben Hackworth (CELESTE); Jacques Audiard (THE SISTERS BROTHERS); Morgan Neville (THEY’LL LOVE ME WHEN I’M DEAD); (THE WILD PEAR TREE); Joe Pearlman, David Soutar (AFTER THE SCREAMING STOPS); Steve Sullivan (BEING FRANK – THE CHRIS SIEVEY STORY); Xiaolu Guo (FIVE MEN AND A CARAVAGGIO), Nandita Das (MANTO); Sarah Lewis (NO IFS OR BUTS), Nicholas Jack Davis (RUDEBOY – THE STORY OF TROJAN RECORDS); Brady Corbet (VOX LUX); Ed Lilly (VS.); Mark Cousins (WOMEN MAKE FILM – A NEW ROAD MOVIE THROUGH CINEMA); Bouchra Khalili (TWENTY-TWO HOURS); Euzhan Palcy (SUGAR CANE ALLEY).

LONDON, Wednesday 26 September: The 62nd BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® today announces more filmmakers and stars attending this years’ Festival.

Updated and confirmed line-ups are (all cast listed alphabetically):

HEADLINE GALAS

WIDOWS: Steve McQueen, , Daniel Kaluuya, Liam Neeson, , ; STAN & OLLIE: Jon S. Baird, , , Rufus Jones, John C. Reilly, Jeff Pope, Faye Ward; A PRIVATE WAR: , Jamie Dornan, Tom Hollander, , Stanley Tucci; THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Tim Blake Nelson, Bill Heck, Zoe Kazan, Harry Melling, Jonjo O’Neill; BEAUTIFUL BOY: Felix van Groeningen, Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet; CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME: Richard E. Grant, Melissa McCarthy, Amy Nauiokas; COLETTE: , Dickie Beau, Jake Graf, Denise Gough, Aiysha Hart, , Johnny Palmer, Ray Panthaki, Robert Pugh, Fiona Shaw, , Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley; THE FAVOURITE: , Joe Alwyn, , Mark Gatiss, Nicholas Hoult, James Smith, ; THE FRONT RUNNER: Jason Reitman, Hugh Jackman; LIFE ITSELF: Dan Fogelman, Olivia Cooke, Laia Costa; OUTLAW KING: David Mackenzie, Billy Howle, Aaron Taylor-Johnson; SUSPIRIA: Luca Guadagnino, Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton.

STRAND GALAS

BORDER (Dare): Ali Abbasi; BURNING (Thrill): Lee Chang-Dong; CAPERNAUM (Debate): Nadine Labaki; IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (Love): Barry Jenkins, Colman Domingo, Kiki Layne; THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE (Laugh): Terry Gilliam, Jonathan Pryce, Tony Grisoni; ROMA (Journey): Alfonso Cuarón, Yalitza Aparicio, Marina De Tavira THE WHITE CROW (Create): Ralph Fiennes; WILD ROSE (Festival Gala): Tom Harper, Jessie Buckley, Nicole Taylor, Faye Ward.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

AQUARELA: Victor Kossakovsky, Eicca Toppinen; BEEN SO LONG: Tinge Krishnan, Michaela Coel, George Mackay, Nadine Marsh-Edwards, Amanda Jenks; FAHRENHEIT 11/9: Michael Moore; THE HATE U GIVE: George Tillman Jr, , Angie Thomas; MAKE ME UP: Rachel Maclean; OUT OF BLUE: Carol Morley, ; PETERLOO: ; RAFIKI: Wanuri Kahiu; THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD: Peter Jackson.

OFFICIAL COMPETITION

BIRDS OF PASSAGE: Ciro Guerra, David Gallego; DESTROYER: Karyn Kusama; HAPPY AS LAZZARO: Alice Rohrwacher; HAPPY NEW YEAR, COLIN BURSTEAD.: Ben Wheatley; IN FABRIC: Peter Strickland; JOY: Sudabeh Mortezai; THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN: David Lowery; SHADOW: Zhao Xiaoding; SUNSET: László Nemes; TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG: Dominga Sotomayor.

FIRST FEATURE COMPETITION

THE CHAMBERMAID: Lila Avilés; THE DAY I LOST MY SHADOW: Soudade Kaadan; HOLIDAY: Isabella Eklöf; JOURNEY TO A MOTHER’S ROOM: Celia Rico Clavellino; ONLY YOU: Harry Wootliff; RAY & LIZ: Richard Billingham; SONI: Ivan Ayr; WILDLIFE: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, .

DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

DREAM AWAY: Marouan Omara, Johanna Domke; EVELYN: Orlando von Einsiedel; JOHN MCENROE - IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION: Julien Faraut; THE PLAN THAT CAME FROM THE BOTTOM UP: Steve Sprung; PUTIN’S WITNESSES: Vitaly Manksi; THE RAFT: Marcus Lindeen; THEATRE OF WAR: Lola Arias, David Jackson, Sukrim Rai; WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN THE WORLD’S ON FIRE?: Roberto Minervini; YOUNG AND ALIVE: Matthieu Bareyre.

LOVE

AMIN: Philippe Faucon; CARMEN AND LOLA: Arantxa Echevarria; DAUGHTER OF MINE – Laura Bispuri; I USED TO BE NORMAL – A BOYBAND FANGIRL STORY: Dara Donnellly, Sadia Latifi; IRENE’S GHOST: Iain Cunningham; JINN: Nijla Mumin, Avril Speaks; ORDINARY TIME: Susana Nobre; PAPI CHULO: John Butler, Matt Bomer, Alejandro Patiño; A EDUCATION: Jean Paul Civeyrac; RAJMA CHAWAL: Leena Yadav; TEHRAN – CITY OF LOVE: Ali Jaberansari; WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?: Morgan Neville.

DEBATE

AN IMPOSSIBLE LOVE – Catherine Corsini; ANGELO: Larisa Faber; FREEDOM FIELDS: Naziha Arebi; GIRLS OF THE SUN: Eva Husson; HOUSE OF MY FATHERS: Suba Sivakumaran; I DO NOT CARE IF WE GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS BARBARIANS: Radu Jude; THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER: Sara Colangelo, Maggie Gyllenhaal; ROSIE: Paddy Breathnach; SHOCK WAVES – DIARY OF MY MIND: Ursula Meier; STYX: Wolfgang Fischer; UNSETTLING: Iris Zaki; UTØYA – JULY 22: Erik Poppe; THE VICE OF HOPE: Edoardo De Angulas; YOURS IN SISTERHOOD: Irene Lustig.

LAUGH

AMRA AND THE SECOND MARRIAGE: Mahmoud Sabbagh, Alshaima’a Tayeb; BENJAMIN: Simon Amstell, Joel Fry, Colin Morgan; MURRAY STORIES – LIFE LESSONS LEARNED FROM A MYTHICAL MAN: Tommy Avallone, Jesse Hall; THE BREAKER UPPERERS: Madeleine Sami, Ana Scotney; CRYSTAL SWAN: Guy Cimbalo, Yury Borisov; FLORIANOPOLIS DREAM: Ana Katz; SOMETIMES ALWAYS NEVER: Carl Hunter, Bill Nighy; SORRY TO BOTHER YOU: Boots Riley; SUPPORT THE GIRLS: Andrew Bujalski; THAT TIME OF YEAR: Paprika Steen, Sofie Gråbøl, Lars Brygmann; TWO PLAINS & A FANCY: Whitney Horn, Lev Kalman; WOMAN AT WAR: Benedikt Erlingsson.

DARE

AKASHA: Hajooj Kuka; CHAINED FOR LIFE: Aaron Shimberg, Adam Pearson; CONSEQUENCES: Darko Štante, Gašper Markum, Timon Šturbej; THE DEAD AND THE OTHERS: João Salaviza; DOGMAN: Matteo Garrone; THE FLOWER: Elisa Carricajo; THE GREEN FOG: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson; LADYWORLD: Amanda Kramer; LIZZIE: Craig William Macneill; MADELINE’S MADELINE: Josephine Decker NANCY: Christina Choe, Andrea Riseborough; PETRA: Jaime Rosales; SAUVAGE: Camille Vidal-Naquet, Félix Maritaud; STICKS AND STONES: Martin Skovbjerg, Sophia Andersen Martinussen, Jonas Bjeril, Vilmer Trier Brøgger; SUBURBAN BIRDS: Lu Huang; UNITED SKATES: Dyana Winkler.

THRILL

BELIEVER: Lee Hae-Young; OLDSCHOOL: Dave Tynan, Ian Lloyd Anderson, Mike Donnelly, JJ Rolfe; THE GUILTY – Gustav Möller, Jakob Cedergren; THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT: Kim Nguyen; MAYFAIR: Sara Blecher, Ronak Patani; THE PREY: Jimmy Henderson; PROFILE: Timur Bekmambetov; SEW THE WINTER TO MY SKIN: Jahmil XT Qubeka.

CULT

CAM: David Goldhaber; DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE: S. Craig Zahler; DUPLICATE: Bill Oliver; KNIFE + HEART: Yann Gonzalez; LORDS OF CHAOS: Jonas Åkerlund; MANDY: Panos Cosmatos; THE NIGHTSHIFTER: Dennison Ramalho; SCHOOL’S OUT: Sébastien Marnier.

JOURNEY

ARCTIC: Joe Penna; CELESTE: Ben Hackworth, Thomas Cocquerel, Radha Mitchell; DOVLATOV: Aleksey German Jr; ELDORADO: Markus Imhoof; ETANGS NOIRS: Timeau De Keyser, Pieter Dumoulin, Cédric Luvuezo; THE FIGHT: Jessica Hynes; HOLY TOUR: Meryl Fortunat-Rossi; KEEP GOING: Joachim Lafosse; MAKI’LA: Machérie Ekwa Bahango; MIRIAM LIES: Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada; MONROVIA, INDIANA: Frederick Wiseman; NAMDEV BHAU IN SEARCH OF SILENCE: Dar Gai; THE SISTERS BROTHERS: Jacques Audiard; THEY’LL LOVE ME WHEN I’M DEAD: Morgan Neville; TWIN FLOWER: Laura Luchetti; THE WILD PEAR TREE: Nuri Bilge Ceylan; WINTER FLIES: Olmo Omerzu.

CREATE

AFTER THE SCREAMING STOPS: Joe Pearlman, David Soutar, Matt Goss, Luke Goss; BAD REPUTATION: Kevin Kerslake; BE NATURAL – THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHE: Pamela Green; BEING FRANK – THE CHRIS SIEVEY STORY: Steve Sullivan; BERGMAN – A YEAR IN THE LIFE: Jane Magnusson; FIVE MEN AND A CARAVAGGIO: Xiaolu Guo, Saleh Addonia, Simon De Reyer; MANTO: Nandita Das; MARI: Georgia Parris; MR. SOUL!: Melissa Haizlip; NO IFS OR BUTS: Sarah Lewis, Steve Brooks, James Freeman; RUDEBOY – THE STORY OF TROJAN RECORDS: Nicholas Jack Davis; SHUT UP AND PLAY THE PIANO: Philipp Jedicki; VOX LUX: Brady Corbet; VS.: Ed Lilly, Connor Swindells; WOMEN MAKE FILM – A NEW ROAD MOVIE THROUGH CINEMA: Mark Cousins.

FAMILY

ALONE IN SPACE: Ted Kjellsson, Ella Rae Rappaport, Henrik Stahl; DILILI IN PARIS: Michel Ocelot; THE ELEPHANT QUEEN: Mark Deeble, Victoria Stone; GORDON & PADDY: Linda Hamback; JIM BUTTON AND LUKE THE ENGINE DRIVER: Dennis Gansel, Leigh Anne Esperanzata, Solomon Gordon, Eden Gough; PACHAMAMA: Juan Antin.

EXPERIMENTA

BETWEEN TWO CINEMAS: Ross Lipman; CLADACH: Margaret Salmon; DOOZY: Richard Squires, Eric Geynes; SECOND TIME AROUND: Dora Garcia; THE SUN QUARTET: Colectivo Los Ingravidos; TWENTY- TWO HOURS: Bouchra Khalili;

TREASURES

NONE SHALL ESCAPE: Grover Crisp; SUGAR CANE ALLEY: Euzhan Palcy; TUNES OF GLORY: Juliet Mills, Gareth Neame.

NEW PROGRAMME ADDITIONS

VOX LUX Strand: Create Dir-Scr Brady Corbet. Prod Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak, David Litvak, Christine Vachon, David Hiojosa, Andrew Lauren, DJ Gugenheim, Brian Young. With Natalie Portman, , . USA 2018. 110 min. Sales Sierra-Affinity

Natalie Portman dazzles in Brady Corbet’s ferociously entertaining and provocative portrait of 21st century America seen through the prism of a pop star phenomenon.

It’s 1999 and teenage Celeste (an arrestingly good Raffey Cassidy) is a survivor of a high school shooting. Performing a song she composed with her sister Eleanor (Stacey Martin) at a memorial service for her murdered classmates, she captures the imagination of and the attention of a manager (Jude Law), fuelling a rapid ascent to superstardom. Following his audacious debut Childhood of a Leader, Brady Corbet delivers a powerful commentary on 21st century insta-celebrity culture, charting momentous gear shifts in America through the experiences of a popstar. Celeste’s world offers intriguing contrasts, between the mass adulation of fame and isolation, between artifice and art, notoriety and talent. As adult Celeste, Natalie Portman makes for an astonishing pop diva, while offers arch commentary as our deliciously dry narrator. All propelled by a truly magnificent and idiosyncratic score from Scott Walker and synth-sugar classics penned by .

LFF CONNECTS: JONAS ÅKERLUND Hear from one of today’s most singular and visionary filmmakers, known for working across a multitude of different visual mediums.

We are delighted to welcome visionary director of music videos, commercials, documentaries, concert films, stage shows and feature films, Jonas Åkerlund, to discuss his influential career as well as his latest feature film, the raucous black metal biopic Lords of Chaos. Renowned for his stylised music videos for the likes of , , The Rolling Stones, U2 and Beyoncé, Åkerlund went on to introduce his trademark cinematic style to the world of feature filmmaking with movies ranging from drug-induced frenzy (Spun, 2002) and schlocky horror (Horsemen, 2009), to offbeat comedy (Small Apartments, 2012). He has won awards for his ground-breaking concert films and his commercial work for major international brands has earned him Addy, Cannes Gold Lion and Cannes Grand Prix Awards. Proving a master of multiple disciplines, Åkerlund has also seen his art projects exhibited in Frankfurt, Seoul and Stockholm, shot numerous portraits, album covers and fashion stories for magazines such as The Face, Elle, and V magazine, and even created and directed his very own circus.

LFF CONNECTS & SCREEN TALKS Previously announced LFF Connects include Boots Riley; Clint Mansell; David Hare; Simon Amstell. Previously announced Screen Talks include Alfonso Cuarón; Lee Chang-Dong; Maggie Gyllenhaal; Keira Knightley.

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For further press information and general enquiries about the 62nd BFI London Film Festival:

OPENING/CLOSING AND HEADLINE GALAS, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS and ASSOCIATED SCREEN TALKS: Email: [email protected] | Tel: +44 +207 932 9800 Head of Press: Festival Publicity Assistant: Georgie Markham

For Opening Night Red Carpet Media Enquiries and all Red Carpets for HEADLINE GALAS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: Email: [email protected] |Tel: +44 207 932 9800 Media Manager: Hannah Tatum Red Carpet Assistant: Gabriella Syer-Willoughby

MAIN FESTIVAL PROGRAMME AND STRAND GALAS, COMPETITIVE SECTIONS and FILMMAKER TEAS: Email: [email protected] | Tel: +44 +207 932 9800 Head of Press: Rob Deacon Festival Publicity Assistant: Holly Gregory Strand Publicists: Lucy Fleet, Bola Akande, Nikki Aslatt

For Red Carpet Media Enquiries for MAIN FESTIVAL PROGRAMME AND STRAND GALAS Email: [email protected] |Tel: +44 207 932 9800 Media Manager: Sam Ross

LFF CONNECTS AND SCREEN TALKS: Email: [email protected] | Tel: +44 +207 932 9800

LFF Film Assets Images are available on www.image.net Trailers/Clips are available on http://panther4.dmsukltd.com Social Media: @BFI |#LFF

GENERAL ENQUIRIES and FESTIVAL ACCREDITATION

BFI London Film Festival PR Manager: Mia Farrell Email: [email protected] | Tel: +44 (0)20 7957 8970 Accreditation email: [email protected]

BFI Head of Press and PR: Judy Wells [email protected]

Festival Information & Ticket Booking Telephone Bookings: 020 7928 3232 between 10:00 – 20:30 Online: www.bfi.org.uk/lff In person: BFI Southbank Office: 10:00 – 20:30

NOTES TO EDITORS

About the BFI

The BFI is the lead organisation for film in the UK with the ambition to create a flourishing film environment in which innovation, opportunity and creativity can thrive by:

• Connecting audiences to the widest choice of British and World cinema • Preserving and restoring the most significant film collection in the world for today and future generations • Championing emerging and world class film makers in the UK - investing in creative, distinctive and entertaining work • Promoting British film and talent to the world • Growing the next generation of film makers and audiences

The BFI is a Government arm’s-length body and distributor of Lottery funds for film. The BFI serves a public role which covers the cultural, creative and economic aspects of film in the UK. It delivers this role:

• As the UK-wide organisation for film, a charity core funded by Government • By providing Lottery and Government funds for film across the UK • By working with partners to advance the position of film in the UK.

Founded in 1933, the BFI is a registered charity governed by Royal Charter. The BFI Board of Governors is chaired by Josh Berger.

The BFI London Film Festival

BFI London Film Festival is Britain's leading film event and one of the world's best film festivals. It introduces the finest new British and international films to an expanding London and UK-wide audience and attracts significant international film industry participation. LFF is a compelling combination of diverse films, red carpet glamour, friendly audiences and vibrant exchange. LFF provides an essential profiling opportunity for films seeking global success; promotes the careers of British and international filmmakers through its industry and awards programmes and positions London as the world’s leading creative city.

Tricia Tuttle Biography Tricia Tuttle’s appointment as Artistic Director follows five successful years as Deputy Head of Festivals at BFI, including BFI Flare and BFI London Film Festival. Moving from North Carolina in 1997 to complete a joint MA at BFI and Birkbeck, University of and TV Studies, Tricia’s passion for film has seen her work as a programmer, lecturer, writer and journalist. Her career has spanned a five-year tenure at BAFTA, starting in 2008 and with her appointment as Film Programme Manager in 2011; programming the BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (the pre-cursor to BFI Flare) and as Event Producer at London’s The Script Factory. Highly regarded by the BFI and industry, Tuttle has been instrumental in evolving BFI Festivals, continuing to expand audience reach year on year and introducing impactful initiatives such as BFI Flare’s FiveFilms4Freedom, in partnership with the British Council.

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