Tuesday 5 March 2013

BFI 57th London Film Festival Dates Announced

The dates for the 57th London Film Festival have been announced by the British Film Institute.  The 2013 Festival will run from Wednesday 9th until Sunday 20th October 2013.

Submissions are now open for both feature films and short films.

The London Film Festival aims to champion creativity, originality, vision and imagination through its annual showcase of feature films, documentaries, short films, animation and excperimental films from around the world.  The festival attracts large public audiences to venues across the capital bringing leading international film-makers, new talent, industry professionals and the media to London for a 12-day celebration of cinema.

Last year's festival hosted 227 feature films and 111 short films from 57 countries including 13 World Premieres. 570 film-maker guests drew the highest ever audience attendance of 151,000 including a record number of industry delegates. 

The full programme for the 2013 festival will be announced in September.

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