London Film Festival 倫敦電影節

Film lovers are looking to London for the next two weeks, to discover the best in UK cinema at the 51st British Film Institute London Film Festival.

　　The festival will include exclusive showings of 184 feature films and 133 shorts as well as a host of screen talks, masterclasses and live events. 128 films will have their UK premieres at the festival.

　　Renowned UK filmmakers including Richard Attenborough will showcase their latest work, and there is also space for some UK newcomers to feature film.

　　However, the London Film Festival is definitely not just about celebrating UK cinema. Visitors will enjoy offerings from 43 different countries around the world.

　　Golden Lion winner Ang Lee's new film 'Lust Caution' will feature as well as Jia Zhangke's 'Wu Yong'. There is a special event celebrating the rise of Romanian cinema, and a strand of 14 films dedicated to France, called 'The French Revolutions'.

　　The festival will focus on documentaries as well as features, with a wealth of documentaries from around the world.

　　Directors and actors will take to the stage to discuss their careers and work. These will include David Lynch, Robert Rodriguez, Paul Greengrass, Laura Linney and Steve Buscemi.

　　Classic films including A Clockwork Orange will be shown as part of a series looking at restorations of archive films. And recent popular releases will be given another outing too. For example the IMAX cinema will show the Bourne trilogy back to back in a special event.

　　Artistic Director Sandra Hebron said"We look forward to welcoming filmmakers, audiences and press and industry delegates alike to our two week celebration of the best, most creative and original films of the year."

　　GLOSSARY 詞滙表

　　showings 放映
　　shorts 短片
　　a host of許多
　　masterclasses 大師班
　　premieres 首映式
　　renowned 有名的
　　filmmakers 制片人
　　showcase 展示
　　newcomers 新人
　　offerings 樣片
　　the rise of 陞起
　　documentaries 紀錄片
　　a wealth of 很多的
　　take to the stage 上台
　　restorations 脩複
　　archive 舊的，老的 （影片）
　　outing 上縯
　　back to back 連串（上縯）
　　industry delegates 業界人士