The BFI London Film Festival returns this October for its 68th instalment. The list of in-demand screen talk guests have been announced. This includes Zoe Saldaña (‘Avatar,’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’), Daniel Kaluuya (‘Black Panther,’ ‘Get Out’), and the headlining guest that will surely be heavy on fan demand; Denis Villeneuve (‘Dune,’ ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘Sicario’).

“Audiences have the chance to hear first-hand from leading voices in contemporary cinema and television from both sides of the camera,” a London Film Festival rep said on Tuesday, unveiling the full lineup which includes:

Andrea Arnold | Saturday 19th October, 12:30 – BFI Southbank NFT1
Sean Baker | Saturday 12th October, 13:30 – Curzon Soho Screen 1
Daniel Kaluuya | Wednesday 9th October, 11:30 – Picturehouse Central
Mike Leigh | Sunday 20th October, 15:15 – BFI Southbank NFT1
Steve McQueen | Wednesday 9th October, 14:00 – BFI Southbank NFT1
Lupita Nyong’o | Monday 14th October, 12:30 – BFI Southbank NFT1
Zoe Saldaña | Saturday 12th October, 15:00 – BFI Southbank NFT1
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin | Sunday 13th October, 15:00 – BFI Southbank NFT3
Denis Villeneuve | Saturday 12th October, 11:30 – Southbank Centre

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Last week, the BFI-LFF unveiled the 11 in-competition titles for its 2024 edition:

April (France-Georgia-Italy, dir-scr. Dea Kulumbegashvili)
Bring Them Down (Ireland-UK-Belgium, dir-scr. Christopher Andrews)
The Extraordinary Miss Flower (UK, dir. Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard)
Four Mothers (Ireland-UK, dir. Darren Thornton)
Living in Two Worlds (Japan, dir. Mipo O)
Memoir of a Snail (Australia, dir-scr. Adam Elliot)
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (Zambia-UK-Ireland, dir-scr. Rungano Nyoni)
Thank You for Banking With Us (State of Palestine-Germany, dir-scr. Laila Abbas)
The Wolves Always Come at Night (Australia-Mongolia-Germany, dir. Gabrielle Brady)
Under the Volcano (Poland, dir. Damian Kocur)
Vermiglio (Italy-France-Belgium, dir-scr. Maura Delpero)

The London Film Festival will run from Wednesday, Oct 9, 2024 to Sunday, Oct 20, 2024 in London.

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