Screen Talks programme announced for 68th BFI London Film Festival

The 68th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express is thrilled to announce this year’s line-up of Screen Talks, in which audiences have the chance to hear first-hand from leading voices in contemporary cinema and television from both sides of the camera.

The Screen Talks programme will include interviews with Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank, Red Road), Sean Baker (Tangerine, The Florida Project), Mike Leigh (Secrets and Lies, Vera Drake), Steve McQueen (Hunger, Widows), Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave, Queen of Katwe) , Zoe Saldaña (Avatar, Guardians of the Galaxy), Denis Villeneuve (Dune, Arrival) and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Nyad, Free Solo).

One of the major voices of British cinema, Andrea Arnold’s impact on both the large and small screen cannot be overestimated. From Wasp, Fish Tank and American Honey to I Love Dick and Transparent, Arnold has proven herself a formidable filmmaker….