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Welcome to our refreshed BFI London Film Festival Industry Programme which tackles pressing questions facing the industry at a time of immense change, change in both how THE BIG PICTURE 4 work is being produced and how we’re reaching audiences. We also feature an increased international focus which positions the UK within a wider global conversation - an approach SPOTLIGHT CONVERSATIONS 10 that parallels our public programme, featuring 37 UK feature films in the context of films from 77 countries. INDUSTRY PANELS 16 New strands help audiences navigate our events. Big Picture sessions explore how SCREEN TALKS & LFF CONNECTS 22 key areas of the industry are adapting to disruption and evolution, from sales and distribution models to SVOD; from immersive and high-end television production to festival PARTNER EVENTS 24 programming. Spotlight events showcase the work of major game-changing individuals and duos, offering the chance to hear them reflect on impressive careers and get their NEW BRITISH TALENT 28 perspectives on an industry in flux. While ourNew Talent programmes support the development of the UK’s next generation of filmmakers and other creatives from the wider NETWORKING 32 screen sectors. SOCIAL HUBS 38 Panel discussions and debates delve into the timely and urgently topical – such as how the industry is responding to the climate emergency and the continued need for more inclusive DELEGATE SERVICES 40 practice – and these sit alongside a series of satellite programmes for filmmakers and creatives, delivered by and with partners. FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 44

Business and collaboration bloom in informal settings and we invite industry delegates to meet one another at daily networking receptions at Vue in Leicester Square, and also join us at our BFI Southbank Hub, open to industry and public and featuring free talks, events and club nights. Daily press and industry screenings run through the final day of the LFF for the first time, and Cinando online viewing portal gives you time to screen LFF films at home. One thing that doesn’t come with your delegate accreditation, though, is much time for sleep.

See you there.

TRICIA TUTTLE FESTIVAL DIRECTOR, BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL INDUSTRY EVENTS PROGRAMMER ROWAN WOODS THE BIG PICTURE A series of agenda-setting conversations exploring how key areas of the industry TAKING THE are responding to change. Senior figures in the UK and international industry will discuss the challenges and opportunities TEMPERATURE across the international sales landscape, distribution, the festival circuit and the emerging high-end TV space and explore OF AN INDUSTRY how these sectors move forward over the IN FLUX coming years.

MON 7 OCT 15:30 – 17:00 KEY QUESTIONS VUE6 The festival circuit currently finds itself in a moment of flux, FACING THE with a widespread changing of the guard at the top level. It's also facing challenges to its traditional role in the distribution ecosystem as deep-pocketed new buyers disrupt the acquisitions markets at festivals. With the emergence of new FESTIVAL CIRCUIT platforms including Apple+, HBO Max, Quibi and Disney+ over the coming year, premium content will increasingly be able to find its way directly to audiences on a variety of platforms, without having to rely on a traditional festival-theatrical- distribution model. There are urgent questions about the role that festivals play as gatekeepers and ensuring a more diverse range of voices are heard.

PANELLISTS INCLUDE INGE DE LEEUW (PROGRAMMER, INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM) GIONA NAZZARO (GENERAL DELEGATE, VENICE CRITICS’ WEEK) MARIETTE RISSENBEEK (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BERLINALE)

MODERATED BY KATE TAYLOR (SENIOR PROGRAMMER, BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL)

5 TUE 8 OCT 13:00 – 14:30 WHAT NEXT? VUE6 It’s well established that the newer streaming companies have THE DISTRIBUTION had a significant impact on the production sector, the festival circuit, the awards conversation and audience viewing habits, but few places have the shifts and changes in the industry been DEBATE more keenly felt than in theatrical distribution and exhibition. Our panel of international distributors discuss the changing landscape and provide perspectives on the future of independent distribution across a variety of models, scales and territories.

PANELLISTS INCLUDE LOUISA DENT (MANAGING DIRECTOR, CURZON ARTIFICIAL EYE) PIM HERMELING (CEO, SEPTEMBER FILMS) HAMISH MOSELEY (MANAGING DIRECTOR, ALTITUDE FILM ENTERTAINMENT) MODERATED BY ALEX RITMAN (UK CORRESPONDENT, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

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6 TUE 8 OCT 15:30 – 17:00 THE REVOLUTION VUE6 The Crown, Chernobyl, Succession, Big Little Lies, Game of Thrones; investment is being pumped into the booming high- WILL BE TELEVISED end TV sector with some of the most exciting creative work now being made for the small screen. Directors such as Barry Jenkins, Lukas Moodysson (LFF 2019), Andrea Arnold and HIGH-END TV Andrew Haigh are just some of the names now working in TV and the hierarchy that once existed between film and television has been well and truly shattered. We sit down with those on the frontline to discuss the boom and ask how producers are adapting to meet the demands of the platforms, how the streamers and public broadcasters are working together, what the fluidity between the different mediums means for talent, what international co-production opportunities look like and what, ultimately, this all might mean for the independent film industry.

PANELLISTS INCLUDE LARS BLOMGREN (HEAD OF SCRIPTED EMEA, ENDEMOL SHINE) JANE FEATHERSTONE (FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, SISTER PICTURES) ANDY HARRIES OBE (CEO, LEFT BANK PICTURES) HAKAN KOUSETTA (COO, SEE SAW FILMS) MODERATED BY STEWART CLARKE (INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT, VARIETY)

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WED 9 OCT to tell a story. 13:00 – 14:30 THE CHANGING VUE6 The end. With the pre-sale model becoming less reliable, distributors LANDSCAPE OF acquiring less in favour of originating their own content and If you’re working in film, TV, animation the big US talent agencies increasingly becoming involved or games, Film London can offer you in financing and selling, the role of the traditional sales agent is changing. expert advice on locations, logistics INTERNATIONAL and the UK’s generous tax reliefs. Our panel of international sales agents outline what these changes mean for producers and provide an analysis of the current sales landscape - which films are working in which From big-budget blockbusters to SALES territories, evolving distribution models, what the international ground-breaking indies, we can help market is looking for from UK content, and what UK producers need to know about selling their films abroad. you to create something special.

Get in touch to find out more. PANELLISTS INCLUDE CAROLE BARATON (CO-FOUNDER, CHARADES) SÉBASTIEN BEFFA (PARTNER, PLAYTIME) @Film_London DAVE BISHOP (CEO, PROTAGONIST PICTURES) filmlondon.org.uk THANIA DIMITRAKOPOULOU (HEAD OF SALES, MATCH FACTORY) RYAN KAMPE (PRESIDENT, VISIT FILMS)

MODERATED BY MELANIE GOODFELLOW (SENIOR CORRESPONDENT, EUROPE AND MIDDLE EAST, SCREEN INTERNATIONAL)

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If you’re working in film, TV, animation or games, Film London can offer you expert advice on locations, logistics and the UK’s generous tax reliefs.

From big-budget blockbusters to ground-breaking indies, we can help you to create something special.

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@Film_London filmlondon.org.uk SPOTLIGHT CONVER- SATIONS

Conversations with key figures on the international stage reflecting on their career, their work and an industry in flux.

The Personal History of David Copperfield, Dir. Armando Iannucci (FilmNation Entertainment) THU 3 OCT 15:30 – 16:30 GLEN BASNER VUE6 CEO, FILMNATION FilmNation Entertainment is one of the leading distributors, financiers and producers of independent film and television in the US. Set up in 2008 by Glen Basner, FilmNation has ENTERTAINMENT established itself as a home for specialty filmmaking with global appeal that balances creative integrity and commercial potential, racking up more than 40 Academy Award® nominations and eight wins. Its slate features LFF Opening Night Gala The Personal History of David Copperfield, The Mayor of London's Gala The Aeronauts, Sundance favourites The Big Sick and Late Night and awards heavy-hitters Arrival, Room and The King’s Speech. In 2019, the company announced its joint UK TV venture with Nordic Entertainment Group, and in the past two years the company has diversified its storytelling through theatre and podcasting. Glen Basner talks about his career, the importance of great storytelling and FilmNation’s expansion into different mediums.

IN CONVERSATION WITH BEN ROBERTS (DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE, BFI)

11 FRI 4 OCT 13:00 – 14:00 NANCY UTLEY & VUE6

One of the film industry’s most enduring and well-respected STEPHEN GILULA partnerships, Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula have been working together for almost 20 years. As co-heads of Fox CO-CHAIRMEN, Searchlight Pictures, they have made their mark on the independent theatrical landscape, the festival circuit and numerous award campaigns of the past few decades, with FOX SEARCHLIGHT films including Academy Award®-winners The Favourite, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Shape of Water, Birdman, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Slumdog Millionaire. PICTURES Their current slate includes three films at this year’s Festival: The Personal History of David Copperfield, Jojo Rabbit and A Hidden Life. In the year that Fox Searchlight Pictures celebrates its 25th anniversary, Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula reflect on Searchlight - past, present and future in the context of independent film production and distribution.

IN CONVERSATION WITH JOE UTICHI (AWARDSLINE EDITOR, DEADLINE)

12 FRI 4 OCT 15:30 – 16:30 DEDE GARDNER VUE7

Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner are the Academy Award®- & JEREMY KLEINER winning co-presidents of Brad Pitt’s production company, Plan B Entertainment. Their body of work includes Best Picture Academy Award®-winner Moonlight, Academy Award® CO-PRESIDENTS, ® nominees The Big Short and Selma, and Academy Award - winning 12 Years A Slave. Their work across a variety of models PLAN B and platforms includes Okja and War Machine for Netflix and The Lost City of Z and Beautiful Boy for Amazon in addition to theatrical releases (World War Z, Eat Pray Love, and The ENTERTAINMENT Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford) and premium cable (Emmy-nominee Feud). Their current slate includes James Gray’s sci-fi feature Ad Astra, David Michod’s historical drama The King (LFF 2019) and Joe Talbot’s impressive debut The Last Black Man In San Francisco (LFF 2019). In the pipeline are Barry Jenkins’ anticipated television adaptation of The Underground Railroad for Amazon, Miranda July’s third feature Kajillionaire, Jon Stewart’s political satire Irresistible and Blonde written and being directed by Andrew Dominik. Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner will discuss championing new and established voices and supporting stories that matter.

IN CONVERSATION WITH WENDY MITCHELL (JOURNALIST AND FILM FESTIVAL CONSULTANT)

13 FRI 11 OCT 15:30 – 16:30 VINCENT MARAVAL VUE6

Vincent Maraval is one of the co-founders of Wild Bunch, one CO-FOUNDER, of the world’s leading players in international sales. Wild Bunch has an exceptional reputation for discovering and presenting innovative, director-driven cinema to distributors worldwide. WILD BUNCH This year its official selection and headline films at Cannes featured Ladj Ly’s Les Misérables, Gaspar Noé’s Lux Aeterna, Nariman Aliev’s Homeward, Kirill Mikhanov’s Give Me Liberty, INTERNATIONAL Rebecca Ziotowski’s An Easy Girl, Elia Suleiman’s It Must Be Heaven, Kantemir Balagov’s Beanpole and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s Le Jeune Ahmed. The company’s track record is phenomenal, having presented critically acclaimed films to worldwide audiences including Shoplifters, Capernaum, I, Daniel Blake, City of God, Blue is the Warmest Colour and Pan’s Labyrinth. Whilst the sales sector faces seismic challenges in bringing films to market, Wild Bunch has struck out once more, launching Wild Bunch International as a standalone company. Vincent Maraval discusses the future of European cinema and how the emergence of the new streaming platforms is good news for arthouse cinema and theatrical distribution.

IN CONVERSATION WITH MIKE GOODRIDGE (INDEPENDENT PRODUCER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AND AWARDS MACAO)

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NETWORK LFF Industry guide Ad 198x198mm 2019-09.indd 1 13/09/2019 16:48 THE ART OF SOUND THE ROAD TO THE OSCAR FOR A series of discussions addressing topical, SOUND EDITING practical and creative industry questions. AND SOUND MIXING PANELS THU 3 OCT 13:00 – 14:30 VUE6

The coming of sound revolutionised the film industry, but the transition to ‘talkies’ was about so much more than dialogue. Sound editing and sound mixing are now fundamental to the cinematic experience, immersing the audience in worlds and moments, and eliciting emotional responses. They’re also perhaps the most widely misunderstood of all the Oscar® categories. With Midge Costin’s definitive documentary Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound in the Festival line-up, we dig into the craft of sound editing and mixing with a heavy-weight line up of industry experts, each recognised by the Academy for their work.

PANELLISTS INCLUDE GILLIAN DODDERS (DIALOGUE EDITOR, EX MACHINA, 127 HOURS) GLENN FREEMANTLE (OSCAR®-WINNING SOUND EDITOR, GRAVITY) WALTER MURCH (OSCAR®-WINNER, APOCALYPSE NOW, THE ENGLISH PATIENT) STUART WILSON (MULTI-OSCAR®-NOMINEE, WAR HORSE, SKYFALL, STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, ROGUE ONE, THE LAST JEDI)

MODERATED BY FRANCINE STOCK (WRITER, CRITIC AND BROADCASTER)

IN ASSOCIATION WITH AMPAS INDUSTRY 16 HOT TOPIC CLOSE UP PUTTING CLIMATE SEX, NUDITY CHANGE ON THE AND INTIMACY CREATIVE AGENDA ON SCREEN

MON 7 OCT WED 9 OCT 13:00 – 14:30 15:30 – 17:00 VUE6 VUE6

Climate change is one of the most urgent social Cinema has always had a complicated relationship with sex and political issues of our lifetime, but what kind of on screen. But what goes into filming these intimate scenes responsibility do filmmakers and other creatives have and how are the urgent cultural conversations around power in leading this conversation and shaping wider social and consent in the wake of the #MeToo movement affecting attitudes and responses? working practices on set? Kumi Naidoo, Secretary-General of Amnesty International, With HBO, Bond and the BBC all hiring their first intimacy leads a discussion on the power of storytelling, its ability coordinators, and Directors UK about to release new to affect social and political change and the importance guidelines on the subject, our panel explore best practices of putting the climate emergency on the creative agenda. for filming scenes featuring sex, nudity or intimacy, how to get the best out of your actors while keeping them safe and comfortable, and the cultural impact of the kind of sex we see on screen.

PANELLISTS INCLUDE PANELLISTS INCLUDE KUMI NAIDOO (SECRETARY-GENERAL, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL) ITA O’BRIEN (INTIMACY COORDINATOR, GENTLEMAN JACK, SEX EDUCATION) YARIT DOR (INTIMACY COORDINATOR, THE NEVERS, ADULT MATERIAL) OTHER PANELLISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED HALINA REIJN (DIRECTOR, INSTINCT)

MODERATED BY JESS SEARCH (CHIEF EXECUTIVE, DOC SOCIETY) MODERATED BY ANNA BOGUTSKAYA (HEAD OF ARTS AND CULTURE, DICE, FREELANCE FILM PROGRAMMER AND BROADCASTER)

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THU 10 OCT THU 10 OCT 13:00 – 14:30 15:30 – 17:00 VUE6 VUE6

Developing an original creative voice has always been a key There are many talent development schemes and initiatives part of growing as a director, but as the boundaries between aimed at supporting debut features, but what happens film and television become ever more porous, the distribution next? How do directors and producers go about making that landscape more precarious and the competition for audience transition to tricky second feature? eyeballs increasingly intense, the pressure is on for filmmakers Filmmakers who have recently undertaken that journey both to emerge fully-formed and with a strong sense of identity if inside and outside the public funding system – and done so they want to attract the attention of festivals, audiences and with great style, confidence and skill – reveal how they did it future financiers. and what they learned along the way. This session spotlights the filmmakers behind some of the most bold and distinctive first features in this year’s programme. We hear about the process of getting their first feature made and how they found their voice.

PANELLISTS INCLUDE PANELLISTS INCLUDE FYZAL BOULIFA (WRITER-DIRECTOR, LYNN + LUCY) BABAK ANVARI (WRITER-DIRECTOR, WOUNDS) ROSE GLASS (WRITER-DIRECTOR, SAINT MAUD) SARAH BROCKLEHURST (PRODUCER, ANIMALS) CLAIRE OAKLEY (WRITER-DIRECTOR, MAKE UP) CRAIG ROBERTS (WRITER-DIRECTOR, ETERNAL BEAUTY) PHILLIP YOUMANS (WRITER-DIRECTOR, BURNING CANE) MODERATED BY OLIVER KAEMPFER (PRODUCER, PARKVILLE PICTURES MODERATED BY LIZZIE FRANCKE (SENIOR PRODUCTION AND MICROWAVE EXECUTIVE, FILM LONDON) AND DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE, BFI)

18 “A WORD AFTER A WORD AFTER A WORD IS POWER” REACHING AUDIENCES - MARGARET ATWOOD DISTRIBUTION AND WOMEN, WRITING EXHIBITION IN THE AND AUTHORSHIP IMMERSIVE SECTOR

FRI 11 OCT FRI 11 OCT 13:00 – 14:30 13:00 – 14:30 VUE6 BFI SOUTHBANK BLUE ROOM

Fleabag, Russian Doll, Derry Girls, Catastrophe, Chewing Like many other media sectors, the immersive industry is Gum, Killing Eve, Sex Education, The End of the F***ing undergoing seismic change and developing at a rapid pace. World, The Bisexual, Broad City, Insecure, Girls... Television Everyone is interested in the creative potential of immersive but has always been a writer’s medium and the TV revolution the biggest challenge is how to get the work seen widely. As has also been a revolution for female voices. But authorship the immersive industry wrestles with how to build sustainable is a contested concept in a collaborative medium and when models of distribution and exhibition and develop a life for it comes to film the idea of the screenwriter as authoring VR and AR work beyond festivals and galleries, our panel of voice is far less common. With Portrait of a Lady on Fire experts discuss the challenges around reaching audiences and Rocks in the LFF line up offering fascinating examples and building a workable value chain at the intersection of female authorship both on and off-screen we explore between storytelling and technology. the notion of authorship and who has the right to tell which stories and debate representation with some of the loudest and clearest voices in film and television. PANELLISTS INCLUDE TOBY COFFEY (HEAD OF DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL THEATRE) VICKI DOBBS BECK (EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE, ILMXLAB) PANELLISTS INCLUDE LIZ ROSENTHAL (CURATOR VENICE VR, VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL MOIRA BUFFINI (WRITER, HARLOTS, JANE EYRE) AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, CREATIVEXR) CHARLIE COVELL (WRITER, THE END OF THE F**KING WORLD, KAOS) NELL WHITLEY (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, MARSHMALLOW LASER FEAST) THERESA IKOKO (WRITER, ROCKS) NIDA MANZOOR (WRITER, LADY PARTS, JAMILLAH AND ALADDIN) MODERATED BY REBECCA GREGORY-CLARKE (HEAD OF IMMERSIVE, CLAIRE WILSON (WRITER, ROCKS, LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL) STORYFUTURES ACADEMY AND THE NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL)

MODERATED BY KATE MUIR (WRITER, CRITIC AND CAMPAIGNER FOR TIME’S UP UK) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

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TUE 8 OCT 15:00 – 17:00 ICA

This year’s presenters include Judah Attille, Tanoa Sasraku- Ansah, Adam Farah (free.yard), and Experimenta artists Zinzi Minott and Louis Henderson with a contribution from The Living and the Dead Ensemble. With the lineage of artists moving image still largely stemming

FI DEM II, Dir. Zinzi Minott from a singular history of avant-garde and experimental cinema, this debate offers an alternative perspective on what innovation and radicality means for artists whose work foregrounds Black experience. What alternative lineages of experimental film Inspired by the Strategies of Refusal practice are artists drawing from? To what extent are artists of Experimenta 2019 programme, this year's marginalised identities able to privilege form over content in their Experimenta Debate invites artists working engagement with the audio-visual? Beyond representation, what with the moving image to explore the strategies are artists employing in their practices to address socio-political issues in their work? resistive strategies they employ in their engagements with visual culture. These provocations follow up on last years' Debate in which Rabz Lansiquot, Taylor Le Melle & Experimenta 2018 artists Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, Ayo Akingbade and Morgan Quaintance discussed their positions on representation in visual culture, considering the extent to which the visibility of subjects on screen correlates to those same subjects’ agency and sovereignty in praxis.

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@directors_uk | directors.uk.com Join leaders in contemporary cinema for in-depth interviews and hear from artists working at the intersection of film and other creative industries in a series of inspiring talks. SCREEN TALKS & LFF CONNECTS

Michael B. Jordon in Just Mercy (Dir. Destin Daniel Cretton) LFF CONNECTS SCREEN TALK WILLIAM NICHOLSON RIAN JOHNSON

SAT 5 OCT TUE 8 OCT 11:00 – 12:15 15:00 – 16:15 CURZON SOHO BFI SOUTHBANK, NFT1

Celebrated screenwriter, playwright, novelist and filmmaker Genre hopping director Rian Johnson joins us to talk about his William Nicholson joins us to discuss his career and the acclaimed career and the making of his fifth feature Knives Out. making of Hope Gap. SCREEN TALK LFF CONNECTS MICHAEL B. JORDON ATOM EGOYAN

SUN 6 OCT TUE 8 OCT 11:30 – 12:45 16:40 – 17:55 ODEON LUXE LEICESTER SQUARE BFI SOUTHBANK, NFT1

We welcome Michael B. Jordan, on the occasion of his latest Atom Egoyan joins us to discuss his distinguished body starring role in Just Mercy, to discuss his approach to acting of work – which includes opera, theatre, music, and art and producing. installations - and the making of Guest of Honour. SCREEN TALK SCREEN TALK KIM LONGINOTTO CÉLINE SCIAMMA

SUN 6 OCT WED 9 OCT 15:30 – 16:45 12:00 – 13:15 ICA BFI SOUTHBANK, NFT1

Acclaimed documentarian Kim Longinotto joins us to Director and screenwriter Céline Sciamma joins us to talk discuss her storied career and her new documentary, about her career and the making of her fourth feature film, Shooting the Mafia. Portrait of a Lady on Fire. SCREEN TALK LUKAS MOODYSSON

TUE 8 OCT 11:00 – 12:15 BFI SOUTHBANK, NFT3

Swedish writer-director Lukas Moodysson joins us to discuss his filmmaking career and the making of his first TV series Gösta.

Gold and Silver delegates will have access to an allocation of £5 tickets to Screen Talks & LFF Connects events (usually £18). Discount codes and availability will be emailed directly to eligible delegates. KEEP AN EYE ON BFI.ORG.UK/LFF/EVENTS FOR MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

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EVENTS LFF x FB SEEN INITIATIVE GETTING GREAT WORK SEEN AND REPRESENTATIVE VOICES HEARD

THU 3 OCT 09:00 – 16:00 FACEBOOK, RATHBONE PLACE

Facebook’s SEEN programme supports storytellers whose voices aren’t always heard, helping them harness audiences and opportunities across digital platforms, and connect more people to their stories in meaningful ways – thus ensuring both they and their work get seen. This year at LFF, the SEEN programme will be working with five female filmmakers in the run up to the festival, to create assets and digital strategies that profile their work and enable them to engage with the widest audiences. The day will also include a series of discussions on how to elevate women’s voices in the industry, along with workshops designed to equip the attending filmmakers with strategies, tools and an understanding of best practice for getting their work seen in the digital space.

THE SEEN DAY IS FOR EMERGING DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS AND WRITERS (UP TO AND INCLUDING FIRST FEATURES) AND IS BY INVITATION ONLY PARTNER INDUSTRY 24 This year LFF has partnered with Facebook to host exclusive events exploring best practices in digital marketing and how to reach audiences in the online space, helping cinematic storytelling thrive.

LFF x FB INDUSTRY DAY ENGAGING AUDIENCES IN GREAT CINEMA

FRI 4 OCT 10:00 – 15:00 FACEBOOK, RATHBONE PLACE

This dynamic day of industry keynotes, talks, panels and practical sessions will look at evolving audience habits in the digital space and explore best practice when it comes to finding and reaching those audiences. Facebook will share insights into viewing trends, best ways to use online platforms, and debate broader industry shifts to understand what’s now, and what’s next, for our ever evolving industry.

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MON 7 – TUE 8 OCT WED 9 – THU 10 OCT INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS 09:00 – 18:00 DIGITAL CATAPULT

Now in its 13th year, The Production Finance Market (PFM) On 9 October the CreativeXR Showcase will demonstrate the is a two-day financing event for film, facilitating over 800 innovative immersive prototypes developed by the 20 talented face-to-face meetings between producers and financiers teams taking part in the second year of CreativeXR. from the international marketplace. The Market has helped The Showcase event will give the immersive commissioning forge countless long-term business connections, and is community an exclusive opportunity to experience the best of the only event of its kind in the UK. From encouraging the UK’s creative minds using virtual, augmented and mixed new business relationships to attaching international sales reality to create riskier, content-driven projects that are opening companies and securing various forms of investments in up novel ways of engaging audiences and telling new stories. companies and film projects, PFM is invaluable for producers and financiers alike. The CreativeXR Market on 10 October will welcome immersive teams from outside the CreativeXR programme to pitch The main strand is for projects with budgets above €1m their virtual, augmented or mixed reality projects to a global and the New Talent strand offers emerging filmmakers audience of commissioners, distributors, funders and industry the chance to connect with potential financiers for projects stakeholders. Providing the chance for these companies to The Danish Girl © NBCUniversal budgeted at €1m and under. The event also includes a hold one-to-one meetings with highly regarded experts and keynote address and panel discussion which are open to influential figures. “Elstree Studios is a very special place to me. I felt nostalgic about Elstree Studios after the success of LFF industry delegates. The King’s Speech so it was a joy to return with my new film, The Danish Girl, and make that connection again. Elstree has been, and remains, the proud home to some of this country’s finest films and television. MARKET ATTENDANCE IS BY INVITATION ONLY IF YOU ARE A COMMISSIONER/FINANCIER OF IMMERSIVE I have greatly enjoyed my times at Elstree and am delighted to be a part of both its story and its history.” EXPERIENCES AND WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND PLEASE GET IN Tom Hooper, Director: The Danish Girl FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO ATTEND THE KEYNOTE AND PANEL TOUCH WITH [email protected] DISCUSSION GET IN TOUCH WITH [email protected] SEATS ARE ALLOCATED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS FIND OUT MORE AT CREATIVEXR.CO.UK

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JG 26 +44 (0)208 953 1600 ● [email protected] ● www.elstreestudios.co.uk SUPPORTING FILMS TO FIND A BIGGER THE AUDIENCE MEET Each year we present a selection of films from the LFF programme which have yet to secure UK distribution or sales representation. One-to-one ‘speed-dating’ style meetings help develop relationships between buyers and sellers to enhance the opportunity for these films to be sold for UK theatrical, BUYERS digital platforms or home entertainment. Last year we helped arrange more than 350 meetings with over 30 participating distributors and sales agents, digital platforms and broadcasters with an average of 13 meetings per participating company. This year’s meetings have already been arranged. DAY If you would like to learn more about this unique Festival service, please contact [email protected]

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“Elstree Studios is a very special place to me. I felt nostalgic about Elstree Studios after the success of The King’s Speech so it was a joy to return with my new film, The Danish Girl, and make that connection again. Elstree has been, and remains, the proud home to some of this country’s finest films and television. I have greatly enjoyed my times at Elstree and am delighted to be a part of both its story and its history.” Tom Hooper, Director: The Danish Girl

Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JG +44 (0)208 953 1600 ● [email protected] ● www.elstreestudios.co.uk THE IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN FILMMAKER BURSARY AWARD IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE BFI BRITISH COUNCIL CONNECTING UK FILM Returning for the fourth year, the Bursary supports exceptional new and emerging UK-based writers, directors, or writer- WITH INTERNATIONAL directors whose first or second feature film premieres at BFI London Film Festival. This £50,000 Award is given with no strings attached and no deliverables. Instead, it is designed to OPPORTUNITIES provide the chosen filmmaker with the gift of time to develop themselves and their projects, spearheading future success. It will be presented at LUMINOUS, the BFI’s biennial fundraising Gala on 1 October, the evening before LFF’s Opening Night. Last year’s recipient was Richard Billingham, writer and director of Ray & Liz which had its UK premiere in the Festival’s 2018 First Feature Competition.

THIS YEAR’S SHORTLIST ROSE GLASS | WRITER-DIRECTOR, SAINT MAUD HONG KHAOU | WRITER-DIRECTOR, MONSOON PETER MACKIE BURNS | DIRECTOR, RIALTO THIS YEAR’S SHORTLIST WAS DRAWN UP BY ROSE GARNETT (DIRECTOR, BBC FILMS) LARUSHKA IVAN-ZADEH (CHIEF FILM CRITIC, METRO) . Championing new UK talent at annual GREAT 8 Cannes showcase OLLIE MADDEN (HEAD OF CREATIVE, FILM4) . Travel Grants for short filmmakers, Lab participants and VR makers BEN ROBERTS (DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE, BFI) Searchable databases of UK films and international festivals TRICIA TUTTLE (DIRECTOR OF FESTIVALS, BFI) . Selector screenings putting UK films in front of the world’s premier film festivals FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS ANNUAL BURSARY AWARD, . VISIT BFI.ORG.UK/IWC . Annual catalogues highlighting the best of UK Features, Shorts, Animation and Documentaries

Visit us at www.britishcouncil.org/film See GREAT 8 showcase alumni Perfect 10, Lynn + Lucy, Calm With Horses, Eternal Beauty, @British_Film pictured above, at this year’s LFF TALENT NEW BRITISH 28 BRITISH COUNCIL CONNECTING UK FILM WITH INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

. Championing new UK talent at annual GREAT 8 Cannes showcase . Travel Grants for short filmmakers, Lab participants and VR makers . Searchable databases of UK films and international festivals . Selector screenings putting UK films in front of the world’s premier film festivals . Annual catalogues highlighting the best of UK Features, Shorts, Animation and Documentaries

Visit us at www.britishcouncil.org/film See GREAT 8 showcase alumni Perfect 10, Lynn + Lucy, Calm With Horses, Eternal Beauty, @British_Film pictured above, at this year’s LFF BFI NETWORK iFEATURES @LFF

In partnership with the BFI Film Fund, the Festival’s talent iFeatures is the premier UK filmmaking programme, driving development programme sees 12 emerging writers, the development of low-budget high-quality debut features directors and producers selected from hundreds of and realising the talent of emerging generations of filmmakers. applications across the UK, to participate in masterclasses, They foster the most outstanding, daring and distinctive screenings, networking and one-to-ones with visiting UK storytellers from across the UK. They seek out talent and and international filmmakers and executives whose films offer them the opportunity to experiment, develop their are screening at the Festival. voice, and create contemporary films that speak to a world This year, the programme will focus on filmmakers telling audience. Critically acclaimed films from the iFeatures family stories with global ambitions: stories that can be culturally have premiered at Sundance, Toronto, Venice and Berlin, specific whilst resonating internationally. and won awards at BAFTA, BIFA, EFA and festivals worldwide - from Lady Macbeth, Apostasy, The Levelling and The Goob, THIS YEAR’S COHORT ARE to God’s Own Country, The Last Tree, Adult Life Skills and Pin Cushion. TOMISIN ADEPEJU (WRITER-DIRECTOR) CARYS LEWIS (WRITER-DIRECTOR) JEN CORCORAN (PRODUCER) ALICE LUSHER (PRODUCER) iFeatures is led by Creative England in collaboration with its key NOSA EKE (WRITER-DIRECTOR) JAYISHA PATEL (WRITER-DIRECTOR) partners BFI, BBC Films and ScreenSkills; our work is made MATILDA IBINI (WRITER) CHI THAI (PRODUCER) possible by funding from the National Lottery, the Licence Fee KARIM KHAN (WRITER) IAN WAUGH (WRITER-DIRECTOR) and Film Skills Fund contributions from UK film productions. JACK KING (WRITER-DIRECTOR) PARIS ZARCILLA (WRITER-DIRECTOR)

h CLUB, OFFICIAL VENUE FOR BFI NETWORK@LFF h CLUB IS AN INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE COMMUNITY ENABLING MEMBERS TO CONNECT, COLLABORATE AND CREATE IN LONDON AND LOS ANGELES h CLUB ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT BFI NETWORK@LFF AND THE GREAT WORK THEY DO IN MENTORING UPCOMING FILMMAKERS 30 LFF CRTICS’ SCREEN STARS MENTORSHIP OF TOMORROW

Following a highly successful inaugural year in 2018, six Stars of Tomorrow is Screen International's showcase of aspiring film critics and journalists will once again be joining up-and-coming actors, filmmakers and heads of department the LFF Critics Mentorship programme that aims to develop in the UK and Ireland. Screen celebrates their 2019 Stars of a diverse range of writers, and enable them to take their next Tomorrow at the BFI London Film Festival. professional steps into the industry. Recognising that there is a lack of diversity in film criticism that is damaging to film culture, LFF is taking a small but significant step to redress this imbalance by providing emerging film writers with an intensive Festival experience, opportunities to engage with films and filmmakers, and build meaningful relationships with publications, LFF Media partners and the BFI teams. ANSON BOON (BLACKBIRD) TERENCE DUNN (PERFECT 10) Led by film critic, screenwriter and activist Kate Muir, each of the participants will also be paired with a mentor from an LFF Media partner who will support them to produce up to three pieces of film journalism for publication. This year’s participating media partners are Time Out, Screen Daily, Little White Lies, Sight and Sound, Evening Standard, Empire and bfi.org.uk. NADIA LATIF (WHITE GIRL) CLAIRE OAKLEY (MAKE UP)

HIMESH PATEL (THE AERONAUTS) ALICE SEABRIGHT (END-O)

31 NETWORKING RECEPTIONS, DRINKS AND DJ NIGHTS Join fellow delegates and unwind after a full day of screenings and events, take the opportunity to network with the wider film industry and meet our wonderful industry partners through our Receptions and Industry Drinks. On Friday and Saturday nights let your hair down with our series of free DJ Nights inspired by films in the festival.

INDUSTRY DRINKS DJ NIGHT MY FRIEND FELA THU 3 OCT 17:00 – 18:30 FRI 4 OCT VUE WEST END BAR 21:00 – 01:00 BFI BAR & KITCHEN OPEN TO ALL INDUSTRY AND FILMMAKER DELEGATES WITH A DELEGATE PASS DJ Volta 45 (Doin' Our Own Thing) and Aquila (Zilla Nights) will keep the dancefloor grooving with their collection of West INDUSTRY DRINKS African and pan-African vinyl; including tunes from Fela, along IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CINANDO with those he inspired and those who inspired him. FRI 4 OCT FREE AND OPEN ENTRY 17:00 – 18:30 VUE WEST END BAR OPEN TO ALL INDUSTRY AND FILMMAKER DELEGATES WITH A DELEGATE PASS SHORT FILMMAKER MIXER SAT 5 OCT 19:00 – 21:00 INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER WELCOME BFI SOUTHBANK BLUE ROOM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BRITISH COUNCIL The LFF is committed to showcasing bright new filmmaking FRI 4 OCT 18:30 – 21:00 talent. This event is a great opportunity to get to know your BRITISH COUNCIL fellow shorts filmmakers making a splash throughout this year’s A celebration of the outstanding international films representing programme. We take the opportunity to spotlight the emerging various corners of the globe at this year’s LFF, hosted by talent, some of whom feature in this year’s short film collections the British Council Film team, which seeks to foster creative across the Festival strands. relationships between UK filmmakers and their international RSVP VIA THE DELEGATE MICROSITE counterparts. Join us, our international guests, and members of BFI.ORG.UK/PROFESSIONAL-DELEGATE the wider UK film industry, as we all raise a glass to celebrate the LFF’s international programme.

RSVP VIA THE DELEGATE MICROSITE BFI.ORG.UK/PROFESSIONAL-DELEGATE 33 BRIT NIGHT DJ NIGHT WHITE RIOT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ELSTREE STUDIOS SAT 5 OCT MON 7 OCT 21:00 – 01:00 21:00 – LATE BFI BAR & KITCHEN UNIT DJs Dapper D and Jaybyrd Slim (The Nitty Gritty) Join us in saluting the best of British film and extraordinary play reggae and new wave inspired by the Rock talent in this year’s Festival. Along with Elstree Studios, ‘home Against Racism movement of the late seventies of British productions’ and hosted at creative post-production and early eighties including Steel Pulse, The Clash, studio, UNIT, we bring you ‘Brit Night 2019’: bigger, bolder and Misty In Roots, X-Ray Spex, The Beat, Aswad, guaranteed to be better than ever! An excellent opportunity to The Slits and The Specials. celebrate the diversity and innovation of British film through a FREE AND OPEN ENTRY night of fun, dance and music.

RSVP VIA THE DELEGATE MICROSITE BFI.ORG.UK/PROFESSIONAL-DELEGATE INDUSTRY DRINKS INDUSTRY DRINKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FESTIVAL FORMULA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FOCUS: THE MEETING PLACE FOR INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION MON 7 OCT 17:00 – 18:30 TUE 8 OCT VUE WEST END BAR 17:00 – 18:30 VUE WEST END BAR OPEN TO ALL INDUSTRY AND FILMMAKER DELEGATES WITH A DELEGATE PASS OPEN TO ALL INDUSTRY AND FILMMAKER DELEGATES WITH A DELEGATE PASS

34 INDUSTRY DRINKS FUTURE COLLABORATORS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CREATIVE EUROPE DESK UK CONNECTING DIRECTORS & PRODUCERS WED 9 OCT IN ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECTORS UK 17:00 – 18:30 VUE WEST END BAR THU 10 OCT 19:00 – 22:00 OPEN TO ALL INDUSTRY AND FILMMAKER DELEGATES WITH A DELEGATE PASS THE DEN A creative event connecting directors with a story to tell and producers with an appetite to tell it. You’ll have the chance to both enjoy a drink and network in the Basement Bar, or join a DOCUMENTARY RECEPTION round of 1-on-1 director-producer sit-downs in The Den. Meet CONNECT AT THE CONDUIT your future collaborators at this networking affair partnered with IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DOC SOCIETY Directors UK, the professional association for screen directors working in the UK. WED 9 OCT 18:30 – 21:00 THE CONDUIT RSVP VIA THE DELEGATE MICROSITE BFI.ORG.UK/PROFESSIONAL-DELEGATE LFF and BFI Doc Society invite all of you non-fiction adventurers and aficionados to convene for a chin-wag and show appreciation for the great documentaries in this year’s INDUSTRY DRINKS programme. Doc Society, committed to enabling great FRI 11 OCT documentary films and connecting them to audiences globally 17:00 – 18:30 are once again our partners. Just as innovative about prevalent VUE WEST END BAR issues is our host The Conduit, which serves as a home for a OPEN TO ALL INDUSTRY AND FILMMAKER DELEGATES WITH A DELEGATE PASS diverse community of people passionate about social change.

RSVP VIA THE DELEGATE MICROSITE BFI.ORG.UK/PROFESSIONAL-DELEGATE

35 PROGRAMMERS OF COLOUR DJ NIGHT BLACK BUS STOP COLLECTIVE MIXER FRI 11 OCT FRI 11 OCT 21:00 – 01:00 17:30 – 21:00 BFI BAR & KITCHEN BFI SOUTHBANK BLUE ROOM Black Bus Stop, which screens in our Experimenta Strand 2 Come and meet the Programmers of Colour Collective (POC ). as part of the Strategies of Refusal programme, pays tribute 2 With 190 members worldwide, spanning six continents, POC to an iconic university gathering spot where young black aims to stimulate conversation around the underrepresentation students gathered in the eighties and nineties listening to of people of colour within film programming and international film music, talking politics, dancing, and flirting. Come and hang festival staffing, but also to act as a catalyst for transformative out at our own gathering spot, the BFI Bar & Kitchen, and change towards a more inclusive international programming dance and flirt to classic hip hop and RnB from the 80s/90s pool. Spurred by the many cases of (unconscious) bias in with DJ collective Born ‘n’ Bread. film festival selections that are gender-imbalanced, lack representation of people of colour or else portray them or other FREE AND OPEN ENTRY underrepresented groups in a way that is inauthentic or culturally appropriative– the Collective’s objective is for programming pools, and therefore the films selected for festivals, to become DJ NIGHT IT'S ONLY ROCK N' ROLL truly diverse.

RSVP VIA THE DELEGATE MICROSITE (BUT I LIKE IT) BFI.ORG.UK/PROFESSIONAL-DELEGATE SAT 12 OCT 21:00 – 01:00 BFI BAR & KITCHEN Inspired by the Ronnie Wood chronicling documentary Somebody Up There Likes Me, Festival favourites Sadie Lee and Jonathan Kemp celebrate the best of classic rock. Expect to hear The Rolling Stones, The Faces, Bowie, The Kinks and more.

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BFI SOUTHBANK Based at BFI Southbank, BFI Bar & Kitchen is a terrific place to work, relax or to make new friends amongst your fellow delegates in between screenings. This is also the home of our legendary DJ nights each Friday and Saturday of the Festival. HUBS A Delegate information desk will be open in the Atrium between 10:00 – 16:00 daily (until 12:00 on 12 and 13 October) where you can collect your Delegate Pass.

MONDAY – SUNDAY 10.00 – 23.00 DELEGATE DESK CLOSES AT 16.00 PLEASE NOTE DURING PRE-FESTIVAL PRESS & INDUSTRY SCREENINGS, THE HOURS OF OPENING WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY WHEN SCREENINGS ARE SCHEDULED EARLIER ACCESS FULL DISABLED ACCESS

BFI SOUTHBANK WILL ALSO HOST OUR #LFF FOR FREE PROGRAMME OF EVENTS. HEAD TO BFI.ORG.UK/LFFFORFREE SOCIAL SOCIAL 38 VUE WEST END BLIND SPOT This nine-screen cinema located in Leicester Square in the heart Set behind the façade of a boutique tea counter and a secret of the West End will host over 150 Press & Industry screenings, golden hand-shaped handle is Blind Spot at St Martins Lane, a Industry Events and Drinks during the Festival. There will also be late-night speakeasy that offers guests bespoke and signature a Delegate information desk open during P&I screening hours. cocktails bursting with flavours influenced by the British Empire and its ancient tea trade. DELEGATES RECEIVE A 40% DISCOUNT ON FOOD AND BEVERAGES, INCLUDING ALCOHOL, AT THE VENUE THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL PERIOD The bar is brought to life throughout the week with a programme WITH A DELEGATE PASS. of live music and events. MONDAY – SUNDAY 08:00 – LATE Kick the week off in style with Live Spot on Tuesdays, showcasing some of London’s hottest pop, rhythm and blues ACCESS FULL DISABLED ACCESS acts. On Fridays and Saturdays dance the night away until the early hours with our DJ residencies, playing 80s, 90s, R&B, Reggaeton and house music.

UNIT DURING THE FESTIVAL ENJOY 15% OFF ALL FOOD AND BEVERAGES, UNIT, the creative post production VFX, animation, grade, SUNDAY – THURSDAY WITH A DELEGATE PASS audio, and design studios based in Berners Mews Fitzrovia, will MONDAY - SATURDAY 17:00 UNTIL 01:30 throw open the doors of their bespoke new 5 storey space for SUNDAY 17:00PM UNTIL 22.30 delegates to work, use Wifi, enjoy smoothies and daily treats from 9:00-17:00 throughout the festival. ACCESS FULL DISABLED ACCESS

UNIT WILL ALSO BE PLAYING HOST TO THE ANNUAL BRIT NIGHT (SEE PG. 34) ALONGSIDE ELSTREE STUDIOS @UNIT_STUDIOS. MONDAY - SUNDAY 09:00-17:00 ACCESS PLEASE CONTACT [email protected] FOR ASSISTANCE

39 WHERE SHOULD I START? The LFF Delegate website has all the information you need

SERVICES including the latest ticket availability and up-to-date offers and discounts. Why not save the page to your home screen for quick access? We’ll remind you of the log in details on our festival bulletins. bfi.org.uk/lff/professional-delegates

MEETING OTHER DELEGATES There are plenty of opportunities to meet and connect with fellow industry professionals and filmmakers. Head to page 32 for our events listings including our networking receptions and daily industry drinks. Don’t forget to relax, unwind and let your hair down with our regular DJ Nights at BFI Southbank. On the delegate microsite you’ll also find a directory of delegates at the festival. Keep an eye out for the next generation of talent with BFI NETWORK@LFF and BFI Future Film Delegates. All delegates can access the official venue of BFI NETWORK@LFF, The h Club.

GET IN TOUCH Should you have any questions during the festival get in touch with the Delegate Services Team.

INDUSTRY & FILMMAKER SERVICES PRESS SERVICES [email protected] [email protected] 020 7185 1365 020 7815 1412 DELEGATE 40 HOW DO I VIEW AND WATCH FILMS? PUBLIC SCREENINGS PRESS & INDUSTRY SCREENINGS (P&I) PUBLIC WEEKDAY MATINEE SCREENINGS The full schedule is available online or you can pick up a hard All delegates can join the rush queues for unsold seats at these copy at the delegate information desks. Queues open 30 screenings. Look out for the Delegate Rush Queue line at each minutes prior to the screening. Please do not arrive before venue’s box office. this time – delegates will be asked to leave and return at the EVENING AND WEEKEND SCREENINGS appropriate time. Press delegates and Buyers & Sellers and Silver and Gold Delegates have access to a range of evening invited guests will be given priority access to certain screenings. and weekend screenings. During the Festival we will publish lists This year, at Vue, we are trialling a token system to reduce of evening and weekend screenings that are available to Silver queue times and best manage the health & safety of all and Gold delegates. To add your name to the guest lists visit the our attendees. Please refer to the delegate website for full delegate desks situated at BFI Southbank and Vue West End. details. We endeavour to accommodate as many delegates Complimentary seats (to these screenings only) will be released as possible but please note that access is subject to capacity. after all ticket sales are completed. To claim your complimentary P&I screenings of Headline Galas take place in the mornings ticket at screenings, present your Delegate Pass at the venue’s at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square (OLLS) ahead of the box office 30 minutes prior to the screening. One ticket per public screening. delegate, unless otherwise specified. Tickets are issued at the DIGITAL VIEWING LIBRARY (DVL) discretion of the Box Office Team and subject to availability. Can’t make a screening? Watch over 100 films at your leisure in our Digital Viewing Library, powered by Cinando. The DVL will be live from the 16 September – 31 October 2019. The DVL is only available in the UK. Delegates will be sent their unique login details.

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THU 3 OCT

START END EVENT VENUE GUIDE REFERENCE 13:00 14:30 THE ART OF SOUND VUE6 INDUSTRY PANELS | PAGE 16 15:30 16:30 GLEN BASNER VUE6 SPOTLIGHT | PAGE 11 17:00 18:30 INDUSTRY DRINKS VUE WEST END BAR NETWORKING | PAGE 33

FRI 4 OCT

START END EVENT VENUE GUIDE REFERENCE 10:00 15:00 LFF X FB INDUSTRY DAY FACEBOOK INDUSTRY PARTNER | PAGE 25

13:00 14:00 NANCY UTLEY & STEPHEN GILULA VUE6 SPOTLIGHT | PAGE 12

15:30 16:30 DEDE GARDNER & JEREMY KLEINER VUE7 SPOTLIGHT | PAGE 13

17:00 18:30 INDUSTRY DRINKS VUE WEST END BAR NETWORKING | PAGE 33

18:30 21:00 INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER WELCOME BRITISH COUNCIL NETWORKING | PAGE 33

21:00 01:00 DJ NIGHT: MY FRIEND FELA BFI BAR & KITCHEN NETWORKING | PAGE 33

SAT 5 OCT

START END EVENT VENUE GUIDE REFERENCE 11:00 12:15 WILLIAM NICHOLSON CURZON SOHO LFF CONNECTS | PAGE 23

19:00 21:00 SHORT FILMMAKER MIXER BLUE ROOM NETWORKING | PAGE 33

21:00 01:00 DJ NIGHT: WHITE RIOT BFI BAR & KITCHEN NETWORKING | PAGE 34

SUN 6 OCT

START END EVENT VENUE GUIDE REFERENCE ODEON LUXE 11:30 12:45 MICHAEL B. JORDAN LEICESTER SQ SCREEN TALKS | PAGE 23 15:30 16:45 KIM LONGINOTTO ICA SCREEN TALKS | PAGE 23

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START END EVENT VENUE GUIDE REFERENCE AM PM FILM LONDON PFM IoD PARTNER EVENTS | PAGE 26

13:00 14:30 HOT TOPIC VUE6 INDUSTRY PANELS | PAGE 17

15:30 17:00 KEY QUESTIONS FACING THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT VUE6 BIG PICTURE | PAGE 5

17:00 18:30 INDUSTRY DRINKS VUE WEST END BAR NETWORKING | PAGE 34

21:00 LATE BRIT NIGHT UNIT NETWORKING | PAGE 34

TUE 8 OCT

START END EVENT VENUE GUIDE REFERENCE AM PM FILM LONDON PFM IoD PARTNER EVENTS | PAGE 26

11:00 12:15 LUKAS MOODYSSON NFT3 SCREEN TALKS | PAGE 23

13:00 14:30 WHAT NEXT? THE DISTRIBUTION DEBATE VUE6 BIG PICTURE | PAGE 6

15:00 17:00 EXPERIMENTA DEBATE ICA INDUSTRY PANELS | PAGE 20

15:00 16:15 RIAN JOHNSON NFT1 SCREEN TALKS | PAGE 23

15:30 17:00 THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED: HIGH END TV VUE6 BIG PICTURE | PAGE 7

16:40 17:55 ATOM EGOYAN NFT1 LFF CONNECTS | PAGE 23

17:00 18:30 INDUSTRY DRINKS VUE WEST END BAR NETWORKING | PAGE 34

WED 9 OCT

START END EVENT VENUE GUIDE REFERENCE 09:00 18:00 CREATIVE XR DIGITAL CATAPULT PARTNER EVENTS | PAGE 26

12:00 13:15 CELINE SCIAMMA NFT1 SCREEN TALKS | PAGE 23

13:00 14:30 THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF INTERNATIONAL SALES VUE6 BIG PICTURE | PAGE 8

15:30 17:00 CLOSE UP: SEX, NUDITY AND INTIMACY ON SCREEN VUE6 INDUSTRY PANELS | PAGE 17

17:00 18:30 INDUSTRY DRINKS VUE WEST END BAR NETWORKING | PAGE 35

19:00 21:00 DOCUMENTARY RECEPTION: CONNECT AT THE CONDUIT THE CONDUIT NETWORKING | PAGE 35

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START END EVENT VENUE GUIDE REFERENCE 09:00 18:00 CREATIVE XR DIGITAL CATAPULT PARTNER EVENTS | PAGE 26

13:00 14:30 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK BIG VOICES, BOLD VISIONS VUE6 INDUSTRY PANEL | PAGE 18

15:30 17:00 DIFFICULT SECOND ALBUM VUE6 INDUSTRY PANEL | PAGE 18

19:30 23:30 FUTURE COLLABORATORS THE DEN NETWORKING | PAGE 35

FRI 11 OCT

START END EVENT VENUE GUIDE REFERENCE 13:00 14:30 WOMEN, WRITING AND AUTHORSHIP VUE6 INDUSTRY PANEL | PAGE 19

13:00 14:30 REACHING AUDIENCES BLUE ROOM INDUSTRY PANEL | PAGE 19

15:30 16:30 VINCENT MARAVAL VUE6 SPOTLIGHT | PAGE 14

17:00 18:30 INDUSTRY DRINKS VUE WEST END BAR NETWORKING | PAGE 35

18:00 21:00 PROGRAMMERS OF COLOUR COLLECTIVE MIXER BLUE ROOM NETWORKING | PAGE 36

21:00 01:00 DJ NIGHT: BLACK BUS STOP BFI BAR & KITCHEN NETWORKING | PAGE 36

SAT 12 OCT

START END EVENT VENUE GUIDE REFERENCE 21:00 01:00 DJ NIGHT: IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL (BUT I LIKE IT) BFI BAR & KITCHEN NETWORK EVENTS | PAGE 36

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