Discover the world’s best new films, series and immersive storytelling. The 69th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express takes place from 8 to 19 October in London and around the UK. Highlights of the festival include Jafar Panahi’s critically acclaimed Palme d’Or winner It Was Just an Accident, The Experimenta Strand and The Mayor of London’s Gala screening of Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet.