By Naman Ramachandran
Venice Film Festival 2024: Watch Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and more celebrities
The 68th BFI London Film Festival has announced its all-star line-up for 2024, featuring Angelina Jolie, Elton John, Daniel Craig, Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield, Saoirse Ronan and more in a programme that includes 39 world premieres and 12 international premieres, spread across 253 feature films, short films, series and immersive films.
The festival’s headline gala screenings will showcase a range of high-profile films. The world premiere of Steve McQueen’s “Blitz” starring Ronan will open the festival, while Morgan Neville’s “Piece by Piece” will close the festival.
Other gala performances include RJ Cutler and David Furnish's "Elton John: Never Too Late", Sean Baker's "Anora", Ali Abbasi's "The Apprentice" with Sebastian Stan, Andrea Arnold's "Bird", Edward Berger's "Conclave" with Ralph Fiennes, Jacques Audiard's "Emilia Pérez", Mike Leigh's "Hard Truths", Ben Taylor's "Joy", Pablo Larraín's "Maria" with Jolie, Marielle Heller's "Nightbitch" with Amy Adams, Pedro Almodóvar's "The Room Next Door" with Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, Simon Otto's "That Christmas" and John Crowley's "We Live in Time" with Pugh and Garfield.
