International Filmmakers And Stars Confirmed To Attend Galas And Special Presentations At The 66th BFI London Film Festival

Talent Out In Force For LFF

The 66^th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express today announces the line-up of filmmakers and stars attending Galas and Special Presentations at this year’s Festival. Full programme talent attendance will be announced on 3 October…

HEADLINE GALAS

ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL

Matthew Warchus; Cast Emma Thompson; Alisha Weir; Lashana Lynch; Stephen Graham; Sindhu Vee; Tim Minchin; Dennis Kelly; Tim Bevan; Eric Fellner; Jon Finn; Luke Kelly

GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

Rian Johnson; Ram Bergman; Daniel Craig; Janelle Monae; Edward Norton; Kathryn Hahn; Madelyn Cline; Kate Hudson; Leslie Odom Jr.; Jessica Henwick; Dave Bautista

EMPIRE OF LIGHT

Sam Mendes; Olivia Colman; Micheal Ward; Colin Firth; Toby Jones; Tom Brooke; Tanya Moodie; Crystal Clarke; Hannah Onslow; Pippa Harris

THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

Martin McDonagh; Brendan Gleeson; Colin Farrell; Barry Keoghan; Graham Broadbent

BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS

Alejandro González Iñárritu; Daniel Giménez Cacho; Griselda Siciliani; Ximena Lamadrid; Iker Solano; Karla Luna Cantu; Stacy Perskie Kaniss; Darius Khondji

DECISION TO LEAVE

Park Chan-wook; Park-Hae il

LIVING

Oliver Hermanus; Stephen Woolley; Bill Nighy; Aimee Lou Wood; Kazuo Ishiguro

GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO

Guillermo del Toro; Mark Gustafson; David Bradley; Gregory Mann; Cate Blanchett; Christoph Waltz; Burn Gorman; Gary Ungar; Corey Campodonico; Alex Bulkley

SHE SAID

Maria Schrader; Carey Mulligan; Dede Gardner; Jeremy Kleiner; Megan Twohey; Jodi Kantor; Rebecca Lenkiewicz

THE SON

Florian Zeller; Vanessa Kirby

TILL

Chinonye Chukwu; Jalyn Hall; Danielle Deadwyler; Tosin Cole; John Douglas Thompson; Hayley Bennet; Barbara Broccoli; Keith Beauchamp

THE WHALE

Darren Aronofsky; Samuel D Hunter; Brendan Fraser

WHITE NOISE

Noah Baumbach; Greta Gerwig; Jodie Turner-Smith; Raffey Cassidy; David Heyman; Uri Singer; Leslie Converse

THE WONDER

Sebastián Lelio; Florence Pugh; Niamh Algar; Elaine Cassidy; Kila Lord Cassidy; Toby Jones; Tessa Ross; Emma Donoghue; Mathew Herbert

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND SPECIAL SCREENINGS

ALLELUJAH

Richard Eyre; Jennifer Saunders; Judi Dench; Bally Gill; Gerard Horan; Lorraine Ashbourne; Louis Serkis-Ashbourne; Jesse Akele; Ross Tomlinson

BONES & ALL

Luca Guadagnino; Timothee Chalamet; Taylor Russell; David Kajganich; Theresa Park; Francesco Melzi d’Eril; Lorenzo Mieli; Marco Morabito; Peter Spears

CAUSEWAY

Lila Neugebauer; Jennifer Lawrence; Justine Ciarrocchi

THE ENGLISH

Hugo Blick; Greg Brenman; Colin Wratten; Emily Blunt; Chaske Spencer; Tom Hughes; Steve Wall; Stephen Rea

THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER

Joanna Hogg; Tilda Swinton; Carly Sophia-Davies; Joseph Mydell

HOLY SPIDER

Ali Abbasi; Zar Amir-Ebrahimi

MY POLICEMAN

Michael Grandage; Emma Corrin; David Dawson; Rupert Everett; Linus Roache; Gina McKee; Philip Herd; Robbie Rogers; Cora Palfrey; Bethan Roberts

NANNY

Nikyatu Jusu; Anna Diop; Michelle Monaghan; Nikkia Moulterie; Rina Yang

NIL BY MOUTH

Ray Winstone

THE SWIMMERS

Sally El Hoisaini; Nathalie Issa; Manal Issa; Matthias Schweighöfe; Ahmed Malek; Yusra Mardini; Sven Spannenkrebs; Ali Jaafar; Eric Fellner; Stephen Daldry

TRIANGLE OF SADNESS

Ruben Östlund; Dolly De Leon

WOMEN TALKING

Sarah Polley; Claire Foy; Rooney Mara; Dede Gardner; Jeremy Kleiner

THE INSPECTION

Elegance Bratton; Chester Algernal Gordon

PIAFFE

Ann Oren; Kristof Gerega; Bjørn Melhus; Samuel Eschmann

THE GOOD NURSE

Tobias Lindholm; Eddie Redmayne; Jessica Chastain; Scott Franklin; Krysty Wilson-Cairns; Amy Loughren

The 66th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express takes place from Wednesday 5 October – Sunday 16 October, 2022.

Tickets go on sale 13 September. BFI Members book early on 7 September and

American Express Cardmembers can access presale from 9 September.

www.bfi.org.uk/lff (BFI Members) / www.bfi.org.uk/amex (American Express Cardmembers)

Full Terms and Conditions apply. Maximum 4 Tickets per Cardmember. Tickets must be purchased with your American Express Card. Tickets are limited and subject to availability. For full Terms and Conditions, please visit www.bfi .org.uk/amex

About the BFI

We are a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image.

Our mission is:

• To support creativity and actively seek out the next generation of UK storytellers
• To grow and care for the BFI National Archive, the world’s largest film and television archive
• To offer the widest range of UK and international moving image culture through our programmes and festivals – delivered online and in venue
• To use our knowledge to educate and deepen public appreciation and understanding
• To work with Government and industry to ensure the continued growth of the UK’s screen industries

Founded in 1933, the BFI is a registered charity governed by Royal Charter.

The BFI Board of Governors is chaired by Tim Richards.

The BFI London Film Festival

BFI London Film Festival is Britain’s leading film event and one of the world’s best film festivals. It introduces the finest new British and international films to an expanding London and UK-wide audience and attracts significant international film industry participation. LFF is a compelling combination of diverse films, red carpet glamour, friendly audiences and vibrant exchange. LFF provides an essential profiling opportunity for films seeking global success; promotes the careers of British and international filmmakers through its industry and awards programmes and positions London as the world’s leading creative city.

Tricia Tuttle Biography

Tricia Tuttle continues her role as Director of BFI Festivals for the fifth year. She was appointed the position following her role as Artistic Director of the 62nd Edition of the BFI London Film Festival in 2018 and five successful years as Deputy Head of Festivals at BFI, including BFI Flare and BFI London Film Festival.

Moving from North Carolina in 1997 to complete a joint MA at BFI and Birkbeck, University of London in Film and TV Studies, Tricia’s passion for film has seen her work as a programmer, lecturer, writer and journalist.  Her career has spanned a five year tenure at BAFTA, starting in 2008 and with her appointment as Film Programme Manager in 2011; programming the BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (the pre-cursor to BFI Flare) and as Event Producer at London’s The Script Factory.  Tuttle has been instrumental in evolving BFI Festivals, continuing to expand audience reach year on year and introducing impactful initiatives such UK-wide cinema venue partnerships, digital screenings, LFF For Free and also BFI Flare’s FiveFilms4Freedom, in partnership with the British Council.

About American Express

American Express is a global services company, providing customers with access to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and build business success. Learn more at americanexpress.com and connect with us on facebook.com/americanexpress

About American Express Experiences

Through American Express Experiences, Cardmembers have access to presale tickets, as well as the best seats and exclusive offers at some of the UK’s most sought-after entertainment events via partnerships with a range of institutions, including The British Film Institute, AEG, Live Nation, Somerset House, and the National Theatre. Amex Experiences is just one example of the powerful backing that American Express provides its customers.

About the Southbank Centre

The Southbank Centre is the UK’s largest arts centre occupying a prominent riverside location that sits in the midst of London’s most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames. We exist to present great cultural experiences that bring people together and we achieve this by providing the space for artists to create and present their best work and by creating a place where as many people as possible can come together to experience bold, unusual and eye-opening work. We want to take people out of the everyday, every day. The site has an extraordinary creative and architectural history stretching back to the 1951 Festival of Britain. The Southbank Centre is made up of the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery as well as being home to the National Poetry Library and the Arts Council Collection. It is also home to six Resident Orchestras (Aurora Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Philharmonia Orchestra). www.southbankcentre.co.uk/