04/09/2013 - Competition nominees announced for the Official Competition of the 57th British Film Institute London Film Festival

Films in Official Competition at the 57^th British Film Institute London Film Festival (October 9-20) are: Catherine Breillat’s Abuse Of Weakness [+see also:
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interview: Catherine Breillat
film profile] (photo - France); Richard Ayoade’s The Double [+see also:
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film profile] (India-Germany-France-US); Jahmil X.T Qubeka’s Of Good Report (South Africa); Peter Landesman’s Parkland (US); Ahmad Abdalla’s Rags & Tatters (Egypt); Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant [+see also:
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interview: Clio Barnard
interview: Clio Barnard
film profile] (UK); David Mackenzie’s Starred Up (UK); Xavier Dolan’s Tom At The Farm [+see also:
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interview: Jonathan Glazer
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Films in consideration for the Sutherland Award in the First Feature Competition are: Chika Anadu’s B For Boy (Nigeria); Daniel Patrick Carbone’s Hide Your Smiling Faces (US); Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo (Singapore); John Krokidas’ Kill Your Darlings (USA); Alphan Eseli’s The Long Way Home (Turkey); Michalis Konstantatos’ Luton (Greece); Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza’s Salvo (Italy); Chloé Robichaud’s Sarah Prefers To Run (Canada); Rob Brown’s Sixteen (UK); Vivian Qu’s Trap Street (China); Fernando Franco’s Wounded (Spain); and Tom Shoval’s Youth (Israel-Germany).

Nominees for Best British Newcomer are: Conner Chapman – actor The Selfish Giant; Shaun Thomas – actor, The Selfish Giant; Destiny Ekaragha – director Gone Too Far!; Rob Brown – director, Sixteen; Jack Fishburn and Muireann Price, Producers, Love Me Till Monday; and Jonathan Asser– screenwriter Starred Up.