London Film Fest Locks in Competition Slate with Kore-eda, Morley Leading the Way

The BFI London Film Festival just dropped its 10 competition titles for 2026, and it's the kind of lineup that reminds you why film festivals still matter. Hirokazu Kore-eda and Carol Morley are both in the mix, which alone tells you the curators aren't playing it safe.

LFF director Kristy Matheson emphasized diversity in the selection, highlighting how the competition brings different filmmaking approaches to the stage. Translation: this isn't all prestige drama or arthouse gatekeeping. It's a real mix.

When you've got a festival pulling from multiple voices and styles like this, it usually means some unexpected stuff is gonna hit different. That's the whole point—discovery, not just confirmation of who's already famous. The full slate should tell us a lot about where cinema's headed right now.

Read the full story at The Hollywood Reporter → https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bfi-london-film-festival-2026-competition-program-kore-eda-1236674931/