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The 70th edition of the festival will run from October 8 to 17. It will open with Simon Stone's Elsinore and close with Jesse Eisenberg's The Debut.

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Godzilla Minus Zero
Godzilla Minus Zero
Japan, 1949. Pilot Kōichi, his wife Noriko and adoptive daughter Akiko are attempting to recover from Godzilla’s recent attacks. But just as everything seems settled, a new danger emerges.
Musk
Musk
A detailed look at the tech billionnaire.
The Devils
The Devils
A rebellious priest in 17th-century France is falsely accused of witchcraft.
Wild Horse Nine
Wild Horse Nine
Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris and Lee are dispatched from Santiago to Rapa Nui.
I Love Boosters
I Love Boosters
A crew of professional shoplifters takes aim at a cutthroat fashion maven.
La Bola Negra
La Bola Negra
Drama exploring the inter-connected lives of three gay men.
Elsinore
Elsinore
Account of Ian Charleson’s life, capturing the moment when he faced his own mortality as he prepared to play Hamlet at the Royal National Theatre.
Klara And The Sun
Klara And The Sun
An Artificial Friend is desperate to find a loving home.
Making Marie Antoinette
Making Marie Antoinette
A behind-the-scenes look at the 2006 film.
I Play Rocky
I Play Rocky
Sylvester Stallone, then a failing actor, writes the ultimate underdog story and must fight for his chance to play the role of a lifetime - Rocky Balboa.
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London Film Festival Features

A walking contradiction
Sinéad O'Shea on James 'Fergie' Chambers Jr and All About The Money
Celluloid vampire
Arthur Harari on Léa Seydoux, the mystery of ideas, and The Unknown
Expanding the possible
Fernanda Salgado on fantasy, reality, Jan Švankmajer and Ana, En Passant
The only thing worth saying
Chuko and Arie Esiri on adapting Mrs Dalloway and making Clarissa
Head space
Florid director Billy Lumby and his cast on bringing an authentic picture of mental health to the big screen
London Film Festival highlights
Movies to catch at the 2026 edition
Care and community
Mike Leigh and the Tender Loving Care cast on humanity and looking out for one another
Wool power
Concrete Land director Asmahan Bkerat on learning about herself as she filmed a Bedouin clan's life
Heightened reality
Louise Bagnall on bringing animation Julián to vibrant, colourful life
Same movie, different mode
James Gray, Miles Teller and Adam Driver discuss making Paper Tiger
Spectators
Marie Kreutzer, Léa Seydoux, Laurence Rupp and Catherine Deneuve on Gentle Monster
Conflicted characters
Alexis Manenti on Too Many Beasts and Flesh And Fuel
The buzz of a bond
Fernando Eimbcke on fun and games in Flies

London Film Festival News

Imperium takes top prize at LFF
Sergei Loznitsa’s documentary explores the Soviet Union of the Seventies
London Film Festival announces full programme
70th edition premieres include Wildwood and Ray Gunn
The Debut to close London Film Festival
Jesse Eisenberg stars in his latest alongside Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti
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