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Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo black ball It won the BFI London Film Festival 2026 Audience Award for Best Feature Film, and was directed by Grace Harper Brighouse. dependence It was voted by the public as Britain’s best discovery.
Spanish filmmakers Ambrossi and Calvo’s exploration of early 20th-century Spain’s queer culture premiered in competition at Cannes and won the TIFF People’s Choice award in September. This is also Spain’s official Oscar entry. Guitarica della Puente, Miguel Bernardo, and Penelope Cruz star.
The production team said in their acceptance speech, “It is especially meaningful to receive this kind of recognition from the audience.” Altitude will be released in UK-Ireland cinemas on November 6, with Netflix holding the US rights.
british documentary dependence Screened in the Grierson Competition for Best Documentary, it explores what it means to love an addict as the filmmaker looks through home movies from the decades following his father’s death.
London theaters reached an all-time high with 96% occupancy and 173,443 attendees. This is a 1.3% increase compared to 2025. However, attendance across the UK fell to 223,844 from 235,853 last year, partly due to two popular free exhibitions boosting the 2025 figures.
The festival was closed on October 18 by Sergei Loznitsa. empire It won the Best Film Award.
LFF will be held from October 6 to October 17 next year.