Blitz to open London Film Festival

The 68th BFI London Film Festival has released its 2024 programme, in cinemas from 9-20 October, opening with the World Premiere of Steve McQueen’s Blitz and closing with the European Premiere of Morgan Neville’s Piece by Piece and a gala European premiere of  R.J. Cutler and David Furnish’s Elton John: Never Too Late

The Festival features 253 titles (comprising features, shorts, series and immersive works) hail from 79 countries, and feature 63 languages and 112 works are made by female and non-binary filmmakers – 44% of the programme.

Returning to its home at the heart of London’s South Bank at BFI Southbank and the Royal Festival Hall, the Festival will also run in cinemas and venues across central London plus nine LFF partner cinemas across the UK. A curated programme of free short films will be available digitally across the UK on BFI Player from 9 – 20 October.

The full programme available at https://www.bfi.org.uk/lff