24/09/2015 - Clio Barnard, James Kent and Mark Cousins, among the jurors for First Feature and Documentary sections

Filmmaker Clio Barnard

The 59^th British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival (7-18 October) has revealed the juries for the First Feature and Documentary competitions. Presiding over the jury for the Sutherland Award for the First Feature Competition is director/screenwriter Desiree Akhavan (Appropriate Behaviour) and joining her are filmmakers Clio Barnard (The Selfish Giant [+see also:
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The jury for the Grierson Award presented for the Documentary Competition is presided over by documentarian Mark Cousins (I Am Belfast [+see also:
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