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66th BFI London Film Festival

Official artwork for the 2022 BFI London Film Festival
Opening film	Matilda the Musical
Closing film	Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Location	London, United Kingdom
Founded	1957
Awards	Best Film Award: Corsage
Festival date	5–16 October 2022
Website	whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp
BFI London Film Festival
2023 2021

The 66th BFI London Film Festival was a film festival that took place from 5–16 October 2022. British-American producer Tanya Seghatchian served as jury president. Marie Kreutzer's Corsage won the Best Film Award.

The festival opened with Matilda the Musical directed by Matthew Warchus and closed with Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery directed by Rian Johnson.

Juries

Main Competition

• Tanya Seghatchian, British-American producer
• Gwendoline Christie, British actress
• Kemp Powers , American filmmaker and playwright
• Chaitanya Tamhane, Indian filmmaker
• Charles Gant, British journalist

First Feature Competition

• Nana Mensah, American actress, writer, and director
• Asim Chaudhry, British comedian and actor
• Isabel Stevens, British managing editor of Sight and Sound
• Kristy Matheson, Australian film programmer and creative director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival

Documentary Competition

• Roberto Minervini, Italian writer-director
• Tabitha Jackson, producer and former director of the Sundance Film Festival
• Morgan M. Page, Canadian writer and artist

Immersive Art and XR Competition

• Misan Harriman, Nigerian-British photographer
• Tonya Nelson, American regional director of Arts Council England
• Olivier Delpoux, French head of digital and audiovisual creation at Institut Français

Short Film Competition

• Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, British producer
• Sorcha Bacon, British producer
• Caspar Salmon, British journalist
• Maddy Probst, British managing producer at Bristol Watershed

Venues

Film screenings took place in 7 cinemas in London, while the Expanded section - dedicated to immersive art and extended realities (XR) - took place at 3 venues. Screenings for members of the press and film industry took place at two separate cinemas. Selected films were also screened at 10 additional cinemas across the UK.

London cinemas

• BFI Southbank
• Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
• Curzon Soho
• Curzon Mayfair
• Institute of Contemporary Arts
• Odeon Luxe West End
• Prince Charles Cinema
• Odeon Luxe Leicester Square - Press and industry screenings
• Picturehouse Central - Press and industry screenings

Expanded venues

• 26 Leake Street
• National Theatre
• BFI Southbank

UK-wide cinemas

• Broadway Cinema, Nottingham
• Chapter, Cardiff
• Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh
• Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow
• HOME, Manchester
• MAC, Birmingham
• Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast
• Showroom Cinema, Sheffield
• Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Watershed, Bristol

Official Selection

Galas

The following films were selected for the Galas section, which screens world, European, and British premieres of the most anticipated films.

Special Presentations

The following films were selected for the Special Presentations section.

In Competition

There were five competition sections, each with a different selection of films and different juries.

Official Competition

The following films competed for the Best Film Award.

First Feature Competition

The following films competed for the Sutherland Award, which is awarded to a directorial debut.

Documentary Competition

The following films competed for the Grierson Award, which is awarded to a feature-length documentary.

Short Film Competition

The following films competed for the Short Film Award.

Immersive Art and XR Competition

The following works competed for the Best Immersive Art and XR Award.

Strands

Most of the out-of-competition films have been organised into strands, each based on a different mood or emotion.

Love

Debate

Laugh

Dare

Thrill

Cult

Journey

Create

Experimenta

Family

Treasures

Shorts

The short film programme was divided into the following seven sections.

Ritual and Magick

This is Planet Earth

The Flight or Fight Response

Night Walks and Happy Never Afterse

Animated Shorts for Younger Audiences

Surprise Film

The Menu, dir. Mark Mylod

Awards

Competition

• Best Film Award: Corsage by Marie Kreutzer
• Sutherland Award: 1976 by Manuela Martelli
• Grierson Award: All That Breathes by Shaunak Sen
• Immersive Art and XR Award: As Mine Exactly by Charlie Shackleton
• Short Film Award: I Have No Legs, and I Must Run by Yue Li

Audience

• Audience Award - Feature: Blue Bag Life by Lisa Selby, Rebecca Hirsch Lloyd-Evans, and Alex Fry
• Audience Award - Short: Drop Out by Ade Femzo

References

1. "66th BFI London Film Festival announces UK-wide and London venues and programme structure". BFI. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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3. Ritman, Alex (4 October 2022). "London Film Festival: 'The Power of the Dog' Producer Tanya Seghatchian to Lead Main Jury". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
4. "'Corsage' nabs top honour at the London Film Festival". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
5. Ravindran, Manori (5 October 2022). "'Matilda' Musical Adaptation Right on Tune as Uplifting BFI London Film Festival Opener". Variety. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
6. Ntim, Zac (16 October 2022). "'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' Closes London Film Festival With Energetic Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
7. Goldbart, Max; Ntim, Zac; Goodfellow, Melanie; Whittock, Jesse; Goldbart, Max (4 October 2022). "'Power Of The Dog' Producer Tanya Seghatchian To Lead London Film Festival Jury; Luc Besson & James Gray Booked For Rome's Talks Program; Banijay Completes Sony Germany Deal; Bert Habets Named ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group CEO; Neom To Host Asian Winter Games In 2029 — Global Briefs". Deadline. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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