2022 BFI London Film Festival

The 66th BFI London Film Festival was a film festival that took place from 5–16 October 2022.[2] British-American producer Tanya Seghatchian served as jury president.[3] Marie Kreutzer's Corsage won the Best Film Award.[4]

66th BFI London Film Festival
Official artwork for the 2022 BFI London Film Festival[1]
Opening filmMatilda the Musical
Closing filmGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Founded1957
AwardsBest Film Award: Corsage
Festival date5–16 October 2022
Websitewhatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp
BFI London Film Festival

The festival opened with Matilda the Musical directed by Matthew Warchus[5] and closed with Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery directed by Rian Johnson.[6]

Juries

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Main Competition

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First Feature Competition

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Documentary Competition

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Immersive Art and XR Competition

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Short Film Competition

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

Venues

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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.[8]

London cinemas

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Expanded venues

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UK-wide cinemas

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Official Selection

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Galas

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

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country Gala
Matilda the Musical Matthew Warchus United Kingdom Opening Night
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Rian Johnson United States Closing Night
Empire of Light Sam Mendes United Kingdom, United States American Express
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh Ireland, United Kingdom, United States American Express
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico Headline
Decision to Leave 헤어질 결심 Park Chan-wook South Korea Headline
Living Oliver Hermanus United Kingdom Headline
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson United States Headline
She Said Maria Schrader United States Headline
The Son Florian Zeller United Kingdom Headline
Till Chinonye Chukwu United States Mayor of London
The Whale Darren Aronofsky United States BFI Patrons
White Noise Noah Baumbach United States Headline
The Wonder Sebastián Lelio United Kingdom, Ireland Headline

Special Presentations

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The following films were selected for the Special Presentations section.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Allelujah Richard Eyre United Kingdom
Bones and All Luca Guadagnino United States
Causeway Lila Neugebauer United States
The English (episodes 1 and 2) Hugo Blick United Kingdom, Spain
The Eternal Daughter Joanna Hogg United Kingdom, United States
Holy Spider عنکبوت مقدس Ali Abbasi Denmark, Germany, Sweden, France
My Imaginary Country Mi país imaginario Patricio Guzmán Chile, France
Nanny Nikyatu Jusu United States
Nil by Mouth Gary Oldman United Kingdom
The Swimmers Sally El Hosaini United Kingdom
Triangle of Sadness Ruben Östlund Sweden, Germany, France, United Kingdom
Women Talking Sarah Polley United States
The Inspection Elegance Bratton United States
Piaffe Ann Oren Germany
“U Scantu”: A Disorderly Tale Elisa Giardina Papa Italy

In Competition

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

Official Competition

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The following films competed for the Best Film Award.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Argentina, 1985 Santiago Mitre Argentina
Brother Clement Virgo Canada
The Damned Don’t Cry Les damnés ne pleurent pas Fyzal Boulifa France, Belgium, Morocco
Enys Men Mark Jenkin United Kingdom
Godland Vanskabte Land Hlynur Pálmas Denmark, Iceland, France, Sweden
Saint Omer Alice Diop France

First Feature Competition

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

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
1976 Manuela Martelli Chile, Argentina, Qatar
Blue Jean Georgia Oakley United Kingdom
Jeong-sun Jihye Jeong South Korea
Joyland جوائے لینڈ Saim Sadiq Pakistan
Medusa Deluxe Thomas Hardiman United Kingdom
Our Lady of the Chinese Shop Nossa senhora da loja do chinês Ery Claver Angola
Robe of Gems Manto de Gemas Natalia López Gallardo Argentina, Mexico
Rodeo Lola Quivoron France

Documentary Competition

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

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
All That Breathes Shaunak Sen India, United Kingdom, United States
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Nan Goldin United States
Casa Susanna Sébastien Lifshitz France, United States
The Future Tense Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor Ireland, United Kingdom
Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters Leah Gordon, Eddie Hutton Mills Haiti, United Kingdom
Lynch/Oz Alexandre O. Philippe United States
Name Me Lawand Edward Lovelace United Kingdom
What About China? Trinh Minh-ha United States, China, Singapore

Short Film Competition

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The following films competed for the Short Film Award.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
An Avocado Pit Um Caroço de Abacate Ary Zara Portugal
Drop Out Ade Femzo United Kingdom
I Have No Legs, and I Must Run 跑!跑!跑! Yue Li China
The Ocean Analog El oceano analogo Luis Macias Spain, Mexico
It’s Raining Frogs Outside Ampangabagat nin talakba ha likol Maria Estela Paiso Spain, Mexico
The Ritual to Beauty Maria Marrone, Shenny de Los Angeles United States
Rosemary A.D. (After Dad) Ethan Barrett United States
A Sod State Eoghan Ryan Ireland, Netherlands
Transparent Siobhan Davies United Kingdom

Immersive Art and XR Competition

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

English Title Original Title Lead Artist(s) Production Country
All Unsaved Progress Will be Lost Mélanie Courtinat France
Apparatus Ludens Untold Garden United Kingdom, Sweden
As Mine Exactly Charlie Shackleton United Kingdom
Black Movement Library – Movement Portraits LaJuné McMillian United States
The Choice Joanne Popinska Canada, Poland
Digital Motions Helge Letonja, Marcel Karnapke, Björn Lengers, Anke Euler Germany
FRAMERATE: Pulse of The Earth Matthew Shaw, William Trossell, ScanLAB Projects United Kingdom
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats Darren Emerson United Kingdom
The Infinite Library Mika Johnson India, Germany, Czechia
Intravene Darkfield, Crackdown, Brenda Longfellow United Kingdom, Canada
The Last Time I Saw Snow Isobel Mascarenhas-Whitman, Alex Tennyson United Kingdom
Line of Contact Dani Ploeger Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ukraine
Missing Pictures: The Money Wrench Gang Clément Deneux France, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Luxembourg, South Korea
Monoliths Lucy Hammond, Hannah Davies, Asma Elbadawi, Carmen Marcus United Kingdom
On the Morning You Wake (To the End Of The World) Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, Mike Brett, Steve Jamison, Arnaud Colinart, Pierre Zandrowicz United Kingdom, France, United States
Pan + Tilt Ruth Gibson, Bruno Martelli United Kingdom
Planet City Liam Young, Kayvan Boudai, Elliot Ordower, James Clark United States, China
Walzer Frieda Gustavs, Leo Erken Netherlands

Strands

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

Love

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English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Aftersun Charlotte Wells United Kingdom, United States
Blue Bag Life Lisa Selby, Rebecca Hirsch Lloyd-Evans, Alex Fry United Kingdom
The Blue Caftan Le Bleu du caftan Maryam Touzani France, Morocco, Belgium
Bros Nicholas Stoller United States
Close Lukas Dhont Belgium, France, Netherlands
The Cloud Messenger Meghdoot Rahat Mahajan India
Lady Chatterley's Lover Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre United Kingdom
Last Flight Home Ondi Timoner United States
Love Life ラブ ライフ Koji Fukada Japan, France
Malintzin 17 Eugenio Polgovsky, Mara Polgovsky Mexico, Switzerland
Mammals (episodes 1–3) Stephanie Laing United Kingdom
Maya Nilo (Laura) Lovisa Sirén Sweden
More Than Ever Plus que jamais Emily Atef France, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway
One Fine Morning Un beau matin Mia Hansen-Løve France, Germany
Pretty Red Dress Dionne Edwards United Kingdom
She Is Love Jamie Adams United Kingdom
Tori and Lokita Tori et Lokita Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Belgium, France
Winter Boy Le Lycéen Christophe Honoré France

Debate

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English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Blaze Del Kathryn Barton Australia
Blue Island 憂鬱之島 Chan Tze-woon Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan
Bobi Wine: The People’s President Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp Uganda
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power Nina Menkes United States
Call Jane Phyllis Nagy United States
Declaration അറിയിപ്പ് Mahesh Narayanan India
Exterior Night (episodes 1–6) Esterno notte Marco Bellocchio Italy, France
Hidden Letters Violet Du Feng, Zhao Qing China, United States, Norway, Germany
If the Streets Were on Fire Alice Russell United Kingdom
Klondike Клондайк Maryna Er Gorbac Ukraine
Next Sohee 다음 소희 July Jung South Korea
Palm Trees and Power Lines Jamie Dack United States
Stonewalling 石門 Huang Ji, Ryuji Otsuka Japan
The Store Butiken Ami-ro Sköld Sweden, Italy

Laugh

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English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Chee$e Damian Marcano Trinidad and Tobago, United States
The Estate Dean Craig United States
Fast and Feel Love เร็วโหด..เหมือนโกรธเธอ Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit Thailand
I Love My Dad James Morosini United States
Klokkenluider Neil Maskell United Kingdom, United States
The Middle Ages La edad media Luciana Acuña, Alejo Moguillansky Argentina
Rimini Ulrich Seidl Austria, France, Germany
Sick of Myself Kristoffer Borgli Norway, Sweden

Dare

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English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Butterfly Vision Бачення метелика Maksym Nakonechnyi Ukraine, Czechia, Croatia, Sweden
Coma Bertrand Bonello France
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel France
EO IO Jerzy Skolimowski Poland, Italy
Horseplay Los agitadores Marco Berger Argentina
Inland Fridtjof Ryder United Kingdom
Into the Ice Rejsen til isens indre Lars Henrik Ostenfeld Denmark, Germany
Manticore Manticora Carlos Vermut Spain
No Bears خرس نیست Jafar Panahi Iran
Pacifiction Tourment sur les îles Albert Serra France, Spain, Germany, Portugal
Shttl Ady Walter Ukraine, France
Subtraction تفریق Mani Haghighi Iran, France
Unrest Unrueh Cyril Schäublin Switzerland
The Woodcutter Story Metsurin tarina Mikko Myllylahti Finland, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany
Xalé Moussa Sene Absa Senegal, Ivory Coast

Thrill

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English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Ashkal Youssef Chebbi France, Tunisia, Qatar
The Blaze En plein Feu Quentin Reynaud France
Boy from Heaven صبي من الجنة, Tarik Saleh Sweden, France, Finland, Denmark
Emily the Criminal John Patton Ford United States
Faraaz Hansal Mehta India
The Good Nurse Tobias Lindholm United States
The Origin of Evil L'Origine du mal Sébastien Marnier France, Canada
Señorita 89 (episodes 1 and 2) Lucía Puenzo, Nicolás Puenzo, Jimena Montemayor, Sílvia Quer Mexico
A Spy Among Friends (episodes 1 and 2) Nick Murphy United Kingdom
The Stranger Thomas M. Wright Australia
The Woman in the White Car Christine Ko South Korea

Cult

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English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Attachment Natten har øjne Gabriel Bier Gislason Denmark
The Kingdom Exodus (episodes 1 and 2) Riget exodus Lars von Trier Denmark
Linoleum Colin West United States
New Normal Bum-shik Jung South Korea
Nightmare Marerittet Kjersti Helen Rasmussen Norway, France
The Origin Andrew Cumming United Kingdom
Unicorn Wars Alberto Vázquez Spain, France
You Won't Be Alone Goran Stolevski Australia

Journey

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English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
After Sherman Jon-Sesrie Goff United States
Aisha Frank Berry Ireland
Alcarràs Carla Simón Spain, Italy
Autobiography Makbul Mubarak Indonesia, France, Singapore, Poland, Philippines, Germany, Qatar
Crows Are White Ahsen Nadeem United States
The Girl from Tomorrow Primadonna Marta Savina Italy, France
High School (episodes 1–3) Clea DuVall United States, Canada
Know Your Place Zia Mohajerjasbi United States
Liquor Store Dreams So Yun Um United States
Nayola José Miguel Ribeiro Portugal, Belgium, France, Netherlands
The Passengers of the Night Les passagers de la nuit Mikhaël Hers France
Shabu Shamira Raphaela Netherlands
Small, Slow But Steady ケイコ 目を澄ませて Shô Miyake Japan, France
Summer with Hope Tabestan Ba Omid Sadaf Foroughi Canada, Iran
Super Eagles ‘96 Yemi Bamiro United Kingdom, Nigeria
Under the Fig Trees تحت الشجرة Erige Sehiri Tunisia, France, Switzerland, Germany, Qatar
Utama Alejandro Loayza Grisi Bolivia, Uruguay, France

Create

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English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
The African Desperate Martine Syms United States
Creature Asif Kapadia United Kingdom
Fragments of Paradise KD Davison United States
Geographies of Solitude Jacquelyn Mills Canada
Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande Tim Mackenzie-Smith United Kingdom
God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines Kristian R Hill United States
Leonora addio Paolo Taviani Italy
Meet Me in the Bathroom Dylan Southern, Will Lovelace United Kingdom
Peter von Kant François Ozon France, Belgium
Self Portrait as a Coffee Pot William Kentridge South Africa, United States
Where Is This Street? or With no Before and After Onde fica esta rua? ou Sem antes nem depois João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata Portugal, France
The Worst Ones Les Pires Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret France

Experimenta

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English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
100 Ways to Cross the Border Amber Bay Bemak United States, Mexico
Becoming Plant Grace Ndiritu United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway
The Blue Rose of Forgetfulness Lewis Klahr United States
Herbaria Leandro Listorti Argentina, Germany
The United States of America James Benning United States

Family

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English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess Le Pharaon, le Sauvage et la princesse Michel Ocelot France
Mini-Zlatan and Uncle Darling Lill-Zlatan och morbror Raring Christian Lo Sweden, Norway
My Father’s Dragon Nora Twomey Ireland
My Robot Brother Robotbror Frederik Nørgaard Denmark
Neneh Superstar Ramzi Ben Sliman France

Treasures

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English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
All That Money Can Buy William Dieterle United States
The Circus Tent Thampu Govindan Aravindan India
Contras' City Djibril Diop Mambéty Senegal
Badou Boy Djibril Diop Mambéty Senegal
Eight Deadly Shots Kahdeksan surmanluotia Mikko Niskanen Finland
Foolish Wives Erich von Stroheim United States
Kamikaze Hearts Juliet Bashore United States
The Passion of Remembrance Maureen Blackwood, Isaac Julien United Kingdom
The Queen of Spades Thorold Dickinson United Kingdom

Shorts

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

Ritual and Magick

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English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Flowers Dumas Haddad United Kingdom
I Have No Legs, and I Must Run 跑!跑!跑! Yue Li China
In Light Alice Fassi Bulgaria, France, Italy
Nant Tom Chetwode-Barton United Kingdom
Bird in the Peninsula Atsushi Wada France, Japan
Bucket in the Forest Blaise Borrer Australia
Frontier Кордон Tymofii Biniukov Ukraine
The Ritual to Beauty Maria Marrone, Shenny de Los Angeles United States

This is Planet Earth

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English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Skyward Jessica Bishopp United Kingdom
Silence Arnas Pigulevicius United Kingdom
Blue Room Merete Mueller United States
Forest Coal Pit Siôn Marshall-Waters United Kingdom
It’s Raining Frogs Outside Ampangabagat nin talakba ha likol Maria Estela Paiso Spain, Mexico
Haulout Выход Evgenia Arbugaeva, Maxim Arbugaev United Kingdom

The Flight or Fight Response

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English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Tria Giulia Grandinetti Italy
Birds Katherine Propper United States
Groom Leyla Coll-O’Reilly United Kingdom
Back to School Tyro Heath United Kingdom
The Dependent Variables Le variabili dipendenti Lorenzo Tardella Italy
Yung Michal Štepán Vodrážka Czechia
My Year of Dicks Sara Gunnarsdóttir United States, Iceland

Night Walks and Happy Never Afterse

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English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Honey Madhu Tanmay Chowdhary, Tanvi Chowdhary India
Outdoors John Fitzpatrick United Kingdom
Rosemary A.D. (After Dad) Ethan Barrett United States
An Avocado Pit Um Caroço de Abacate Ary Zara Portugal
Curiosa Tessa Moult-Milewska United Kingdom
The Pass Pepi Ginsberg United States
Checoslovaquia Dennis Perinango Peru

Animated Shorts for Younger Audiences

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English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Suzie in the Garden Zuza v zahradách Lucie Sunková Czechia, Slovakia
I’m Not Afraid! Ich habe keine Angst! Marita Mayer Germany, Norway
Aeronaut Leon Golterman Netherlands
Bellysaurus Philip Watts Australia
Zootropolis + “Godfather of the Bride” Josie Trinidad, Trent Correy United States
Bristles Quentin Haberham Netherlands
Hush, Hush Little Bear Čuči čuči Māra Liniņa Latvia
Mr. Spam gets a New Hat William Joyce United Kingdom
Hello to Me in 100 Years Wu-Ching Chang Taiwan

Surprise Film

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The Menu, dir. Mark Mylod

Awards

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Competition

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Audience

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  • 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

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  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.
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