BFI London Film Festival Reveals Annual Works-In-Progress Lineup
26.09.2023 - 08:29
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The BFI London Film Festival will present five feature films and documentaries by UK-based filmmakers at its fourth annual Works-in-Progress showcase. Scroll down for the lineup.
The showcase, which forms part of the festival’s industry program, will be an in-person event at Picturehouse Central where filmmakers will screen extracts from their projects for an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers.
The projects are either in production or post-production. An online package with the projects will also be available online for one week from October 7 through a secure platform to a wider pool of invited international industry professionals.
Last year, two projects from the 2021 in-progress lineup were screened during the LFF. The pics were Pretty Red Dress, written and directed by Dionne Edwards, and Medusa Deluxe, written and directed by Thomas Hardiman. This year, Girl written and directed by Adura Onashile, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and will screen at LFF, alongside Hoard, written and directed by Luna Carmoon, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Both films were part of the 2022 works-in-progress showcase.
The in-person showcase will take place on October 7 as part of the Festival’s UK Talent Days.
“My thanks to the filmmakers for presenting their work with us. It’s a great privilege to welcome these teams to London to meet with industry leaders, distributors, and financiers as well as other creators,” said Kristy Matheson.
“We look forward to seeing their fruitful creative and business collaborations that will emerge at the festival.”
The 2023 Works-in-Progress projects are:
· THE CEREMONY; dir-wr Jack King; prods Hollie Bryan,