INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS & STARS COME OUT FOR THE 62ND BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL & FURTHER ADDITIONS TO THE PROGRAMME • New LFF Connects talk confirmed with Jonas Åkerlund (LORDS OF CHAOS) • Addition of Brady Corbet’s VOX LUX starring Natalie Portman to the festival programme • Acting and Performing talent recently confirmed include: Liam Neeson (WIDOWS); Tom Hollander (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, Tilda Swinton (SUSPIRIA); Michaela Coel (BEEN SO LONG); Jessie Buckley (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); Matt Bomer, Alejandro Patiño (PAPI CHULO); Maggie Gyllenhaal (THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER); Joel Fry, Colin Morgan (BENJAMIN); Bill Nighy (SOMETIMES ALWAYS NEVER); Sofie Gråbøl, Lars Brygmann (THAT TIME OF YEAR); Adam Pearson (CHAINED FOR LIFE); Andrea Riseborough (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); Michael Moore (FAHRENHEIT 11/9); Barry Jenkins (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); Boots Riley (SORRY TO BOTHER YOU) 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); Nuri Bilge Ceylan (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, Viola Davis, Daniel Kaluuya, Liam Neeson, Michelle Rodriguez, Gillian Flynn; STAN & OLLIE: Jon S. Baird, Nina Arianda, Steve Coogan, Rufus Jones, John C. Reilly, Jeff Pope, Faye Ward; A PRIVATE WAR: Matthew Heineman, Jamie Dornan, Tom Hollander, Rosamund Pike, 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: Wash Westmoreland, Dickie Beau, Jake Graf, Denise Gough, Aiysha Hart, Keira Knightley, Johnny Palmer, Ray Panthaki, Robert Pugh, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West, Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley; THE FAVOURITE: Yorgos Lanthimos, Joe Alwyn, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Nicholas Hoult, James Smith, Emma Stone; 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, Amandla Stenberg, Angie Thomas; MAKE ME UP: Rachel Maclean; OUT OF BLUE: Carol Morley, Patricia Clarkson; PETERLOO: Mike Leigh; 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, Carey Mulligan. 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 PARIS 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; THE BILL 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; DUBLIN 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;