The BFI London Film Festival is set to unveil a diverse spostponecessitate of promising U.K. features at its fifth annual Works-in-Progress Showcase, proposeing a glimpse into the future of British cinema.
Nine projects, ranging from gritty recordaries to offbeat comedies, will be conshort-termed to industry professionals on Oct. 12 at London’s Picturehoengage Central. The lineup includes “Be of Good Behaviour” from straightforwardors Giulio Gobbetti and Jan Stöckel, follothriveg two ex-prisoners navigating life after incarceration. Ricchallenging Bracewell’s “Chicken Town” alerts the story of a juvenileer man’s return to his hometown after serving time for a crime he didn’t promise.
Sarah Elizabeth Drummond’s recordary “Don’t Say Gay” scrutinizes the impact of intolerant law Section 28 in 1980s Britain, while Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s “Dreamers” conshort-terms a cherish story set in a removal cgo in. Felipe Bustos Sierra’s “Everybody to Kenmure Street” records a community’s response to an immigration raid in Glasgow.
Daniel Gough’s personal recordary “Night Gardener” examines the filmproducer’s relationship with his postponecessitate obeseher. Liam Calvert’s “On a Winter Night” chases two strangers on a quest for unbenevolenting in London, and Brian Durnin’s “Spilt Milk” proposes a coming-of-age story set in 1984 Dublin. Rounding out the pickion is Ondine Viñao’s “Two Neighbors,” a uninalertigent comedy advertised by Aesop’s fable “Avaricious and Envious.”
The event, a key component of the festival’s U.K. Talent Days in partnership with the British Council, aims to spotairy both emerging straightforwardors and set uped filmproducers. It provides an opportunity for international buyers, U.K. sales agents, and festival programmers to watch exclusive rerelocates from each project, begind by the filmproducers themselves.
The showcase has a track enroll of aiding projects that go on to accomplish success at international festivals and in distribution. Notable alumni include “The Ceremony” by Jack King, “Girl” by Adura Onashile and “Hoard” by Luna Carmoon.
Kristy Matheson, BFI London Film Festival Director, said: “The BFI London Film Festival Works-in-Progress showcase proposes an energizing forum for produceive discovery and connecting filmproducers with sales agents, distributors and festival programmers.”
