Preview: The wait is over, the BFI London Film Festival is back

Image: Chris McGill, Founder of Rebel Reel Cine Club
Chris McGill, Rebel Reel Cine Club founder finds joy and success with his (relatively) new cinema concept (outdoor and online) including curated images and music. Here he tells us the story of how his love of film became his pandemic saviour.
Image credit: 'DAZZLE: SOLO' at LFF Expanded
For 2020, the organisers of 64th BFI London Film Festival have announced the launch of LFF Expanded, the festival’s new dedicated strand of XR and immersive art. Using cinema as a jumping off point, LFF Expanded will be an expansive space for programming, featuring virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality and including live immersive performance.
Credit: Lorna Tucker, Photographed by Richard Stow
Image: 'Person to Person'
Over the last couple of weeks every chance I’ve had, I’ve have been dashing to an assortment of London Film Festival pre-screenings of feature films due to appear at the fest. As ever there’s a wide range on offer and the selection I’ve managed to catch so far reveals this…
So, here are my picks on the very eve on the fest of what I’ve seen, would recommend and what we are looking forward to.