The 53rd London Film Festival starts Wednesday with popular American actor George Clooney in attendance. Clooney, together with Meryl Streep, provided voices for the lead characters of 'Fantastic Mr. Fox'.
Popular American actor George Clooney and Meryl Streep are attending the 53rd London Film Festival which opens Wednesday and runs until October 29.
Clooney has two movies in the festival aside from 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' where Clooney and Streep provided voices for the lead characters.
Philstar.com reports:
The London lineup includes more than 300 films from almost 50 countries. The festival wraps up Oct. 29 with the world premiere of "Nowhere Boy," Sam Taylor-Wood's film about the young John Lennon.
The Times BFI London Film
Festival is the UK's largest public film event, screening over 300 films from 60 countries. The festival, the LFF, currently in its 53rd year, is held every year by the British Film Institute and is currently sponsored by The Times newspaper.
The 2008 Festival ran from 15 October to 30 October, and the 2009 Festival will be between October 14 and 29. The Festival presents selected new films from the full spectrum of world cinema, with an extensive schedule of industry and public forums, education events, lectures and celebrity interviews.