K.J. Yossman Kristy Matheson had big shoes to fill when she took over from Tricia Tuttle as director of the BFI London Film Festival (LFF) earlier this year.
Over the course of a decade, Tuttle transformed LFF into a highlight of the fall festival calendar, drawing some of the biggest names in entertainment to the English capital each October including, memorably, Ted Sarandos and Beyoncé, who flew in to celebrate the world premiere of “The Harder They Fall” in 2021.
Still, LFF, which has no film market component, continues to find itself overshadowed by competitors including Cannes, Venice and TIFF, particularly when it comes to nabbing those coveted world premieres.
Matheson, who moved over from the Edinburgh International Film Festival, where she was creative director, isn’t disheartened, instead focusing on LFF’s strengths, which she identifies as audience-friendly screenings, industry forum and its prime position in the awards season calendar.
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