The second edition of SXSW London has unveiled the lineup of films and speakers for its screen program, which will open with the world premiere of “Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day.”
From BAFTA-nominated director Tina Ghavari and screenwriter Justine Waddell, the adaptation features a cast including Haley Bennett, Jack Whitehall, Jennifer Saunders, Lily Allen, Sally Phillips and Misia Butler, with Bennett and Whitehall among those expected to attend.
The darkly satirical “Savage House” — featuring Richard E. Grant and Claire Foy, Bel Powley and Jack Farthing — is also getting its world premiere at the festival, with Grant and Foy reported to be hitting the red carpet.
Elsewhere, SXSW London will feature an exclusive first-look screening of the Adult Swim animated series “Get Jiro,” based on The New York Times bestselling DC/Vertigo graphic novel from renowned chef Anthony Bourdain.
SXSW London has also unveiled six films selected for this year’s Official Competition section, including “The Other Side of the Sun” (Dir: Tawfik Sabouni), “The Red Hangar” (Juan Pablo Sallato), “Roya” (Mahnaz Mohammadi), “Memory” (Vladlena Sandu), “Remake” (Ross Mcelwee) and “Only Rebels Win” (Danielle Arbid).
“The films in our Official Competition embody what we are most excited about in contemporary cinema: no-holds-barred, deeply human and formally audacious films that provoke and challenge us to think wider, deeper and more empathetically,” said Anna Bogutskaya, head of screen at SXSW London.
Alongside the film, the festival has also announced its lineup of panels and speakers. Among them are “Toy Meets Tech: The New Technologies of Toy Story 5” with Thomas Jordan, VFX supervisor on “Toy Story 5” and “BookTok to Screen,” about transforming viral literary trends to streaming, with Prime Video’s head of originals UK and Europe Tara Erer and Banijay’s head of adaptations Hannah Griffiths.
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