London Film Festival to open without stars, but with new level of accessibility

A cyclist rides past a sign saying ‘Welcome Back! We’ve Missed You’ displayed above the front of the BFI Southbank cinema in London (Yui Mok/PA)

The BFI London Film Festival will open today and will be “the most exciting, most accessible, most creative version” possible, the festival director has said.

The celebration of cinema will have an expanded online presence and regional screenings this year, prompted by the coronavirus pandemic and concerns over accessibility.