A Variety dinner in Soho marked the start of awards season and the BFI London Film Festival, drawing a large British and international film crowd. Studiocanal and Variety used the event to showcase festival titles and industry ties.
01Summary
- 01The dinner took place at Soho Mews House in London and was Variety’s first London dinner.
- 02Guests included Jack O’Connell, Danny Boyle, Sandra Hüller, Taron Egerton, Rosalind Eleazar, Billie Piper, Gemma Chan, Florian Zeller and George MacKay.
- 03Variety hosted the event with international editor Elsa Keslassy, alongside London-based colleagues Alex Ritman and Ellise Shafer, in collaboration with Studiocanal.
- 04The guest list also included BFI chief executive Ben Roberts, London Film Festival artistic director Kristy Matheson and a range of producers and executives from the British and French film industries.
02Why it matters
The gathering signals the start of awards season and underlines how central the London Film Festival is to the film calendar. It also shows the growing links between British and French film companies, which can affect what gets made and financed next.
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