London Film Festival Director Kristy Matheson: Elevating U.K. Cinema Globally with Premieres and Must-Watch Picks
Kristy Matheson, the director of the BFI London Film Festival (LFF), discusses the festival's strengths, including audience-friendly screenings and its position in the awards season calendar. She acknowledges the competition from festivals like Cannes and Venice but highlights LFF's unique appeal of showcasing films to a real paying audience. Matheson also mentions the inclusion of the "Chicken Run" sequel, "Dawn of the Nugget," and the film "Saltburn" as highlights of this year's program.