FORGOTTEN HISTORY: London film festival - The Untold Story

The History of Sound director on importance of queer romance in films not being weighed down by shame

The History of Sound premiered at London Film Festival Saturday night (October 18) at the Royal Festival Hall in London, where director Oliver Hermanus spoke on the importance of queer film not being weighted down by shame.

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2025

Inside the London Film Festival premieres and Frieze week parties

What’s going on behind the velvet rope during London’s biggest week of art and film

Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025

Amal Clooney Swaps Her Tamara Ralph Rose Sequin Gown for a Hot Pink Mini Dress at London Film Festival

She's constantly eclipsing her movie star husband.

Marie Claire · Oct 11, 2025

From Louis Partridge's sex scenes to Cate Blanchett's script notes: inside the BFI London Film Festival parties

All the pictures and gossip from London’s biggest week in film

Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2024

Could Christopher Nolan direct the next James Bond?

The rumour mill is turning as London Film Festival closes

Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2023

Greta Gerwig at the London Film Festival on the thrill of making Barbie: ‘It was just infectious’

This year, the celebrated filmmaker became the first solo female director to make a $1bn movie

Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2023

The Kitchen: Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares’s dystopian thriller gets a brand new trailer

The film, which has been in the works for over a decade, explores inequality, gentrification and resilience

Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2023

Emerald Fennell’s SALTBURN starring Barry Keoghan will open the 2023 London Film Festival

The film has been billed as ‘a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire’

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2023

Iran Bars Filmmaker from Travel to London Fest ‘Over Support for Protests'

An Iranian filmmaker said his country barred him from traveling to the London Film Festival over his support for the protest movement sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini that he called a "great moment in history". "I was prevented by the Iranian authorities from boarding my flight to London…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 15, 2022

The Most Privileged Person in the World: Sick of Myself is Norway’s must-see punk-horror-comedy

Kristoffer Borgli’s much-hyped London Film Festival entry breaks down both the perfect woman and the ‘anti-heroine’ trope, writes Katie Driscoll

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022