BFI London Film Festival Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

Following the unveiling of its world premieres, including Guillermo del Toro’s highly-anticipated animated feature, “Pinocchio,” the 66th BFI London Film Festival (LFF) has announced its full program line-up, which will be presented in cinemas and online across the U.K. Over twelve days from October 5-16, the LFF will return to its flagship venues in the heart of London – BFI Southbank and the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, which between them host Galas, Special Presentations, and Official Competition.

Outside of Cannes, which still has big problems with showing Netflix content in-competition, most major film festivals are littered with premieres from the world’s biggest streamer. And this year, Netflix is spreading the wealth to even include the BFI London Film Festival, which is getting the honor of being the world premiere event for Guillermo del Toro’s highly-anticipated animated feature, “Pinocchio.” Today, the BFI London Film Festival announced a slate of world premieres coming to the event.

Folks, as you are probably well aware, we are knee-deep in fall film festival season. And with the end coming soon, we’re starting to see the last bit of high-profile fall films get some last-minute world premieres.

Tufted greybeards, warm flannel shirts, woven knits, a candlelit glow to weathered faces. Autumnal warmth spreads throughout this deeply tender film like a gentle hand to a tired cheek.

George Clooney has joined the line-up of the BFI London Film Festival.

The BFI London Film Festival finds itself experiencing many of the issues that are plaguing the 2020 festival circuit. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many events to close this year and with the fall shaping up to be only a slight bit better than the spring and summer, events like the LFF are having to adapt.