The London Film Festival unveiled the full program for its rejigged 2020 edition, with 'Nomadland,' 'Soul,' and 'David Byrne's American Utopia' added to the lineup. More details:
The new LFF Expanded strand, incorporating virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality and including live immersive performance, will be accessibly both virtually and at the BFI Southbank. This year's festival has also done away with the usual official jury, with four awards up for grabs— best fiction feature, best documentary feature, best short film and best XR — to be voted on by the online audience.
Meanwhile, the £50,000 IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award for a first or second time British writer, director, or writer/director will be awarded during the event. "Although it’s been born out of crisis, this year’s edition of the LFF will be our most accessible yet," said BFI CEO Ben Roberts."Thanks to the many talented and dedicated teams across the BFI, and the encouragement of our partners and industry colleagues - we have shaped a festival that suggests a future for bringing filmmakers and film lovers together." Added festival director Tricia Tuttle:"This has been such a period of uncertainty and change across the industry and when we embarked on a radical new plan for our 2020 edition, we stepped into unknown territory. But we’ve been so encouraged by the adventurousness of filmmakers and rights holders, the unwavering support of our collaborators and the spirit of unity and experimentation"
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