London Film Festival hosts industry leaders and talent

The 67th BFI London Film Festival from Oct 4 to 15 2023 features an Industry Forum of panels and talks discussing international and UK industry collaboration, finding and nurturing emerging talent and how screen companies are experimenting with generative AI.

The Festival features three Spotlight conversations with industry leaders: Jennifer Lee, Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, and the co-director, co-writer and executive producer of the globally successful Frozen films; Emile Sherman and Iain Canning, co-founders of See-Saw Films, with work including The Power Of The Dog and Widows; and Carole Baraton, Chief Executive Officer of leading French sales company Charades.

Other Forum events will feature producers from France, South Africa and Nigeria.

The industry programme also includes:  

• Bill Kramer, Chief Executive Officer, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and and Jane Millichip, Managing Director of BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts), in conversation with Ben Roberts, BFI Chief Executive.‍
• Experts and pioneers in artificial intelligence as a tool for film and moving image: Rianna Dearden from Charisma.ai, Sami Arpa from Largo.ai,
• Tim Webber from Framestore with the lawyer Hannah Wylie on the IP landscape ‍Panel discussions with writers, directors and creative talent
• Emerging writers developing film and TV work from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
• UK Talent Days programme
• LFF Works-in-Progress Showcase
• Buyers & Sellers Event; BFI NETWORK@LFF LFF Critics Mentorship Programme
• Film London Production Finance Market
• Networking events for industry professionals

More details here.