‘Imperium,’ ‘Concrete Land’ and ‘9 Temples to Heaven’ Win BFI London Film Festival Awards

‘Imperium,’ ‘Concrete Land’ and ‘9 Temples to Heaven’ Win BFI London Film Festival Awards

The BFI London Film Festival, LFF 2026, awards winners are 'Imperium,' 'Concrete Land,' '9 Temples to Heaven' and 'Aman.

London Film Festival 2026 Award Winners

Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa’s latest feature Imperium has won the Best Film Award in the Official Competition at this year’s London Film Festival. The winners were announced this afternoon, the last day of the LFF. The LFF Official Competition jury was led by documentary filmmaker Sam Pollard. Discussing why they chose Imperium, the jury described the picture as an “extraordinary film that explores the Soviet Union in the early 1970’s …

Sergei Loznitsa’s ‘Imperium’ Wins Best Film at BFI London Film Festival

Sergei Loznitsa’s “Imperium,” which revisits the Soviet Union of the early 1970s through footage shot by Italian cameramen, has won the best film award at the 70th BFI London Film Festival competition. The prizes were unveiled Sunday as the festival drew to a close. The competition jury was led by filmmaker Sam Pollard, whose credits include “MLK/FBI” and “Citizen Ashe,” and also featured “Life of Jorge Luis Borges” filmmaker Mariano Llinás and…

BFI LFF 2026 Awards Winners: ”Imperium,’ ‘Concrete Land’

The 70th edition of the BFI London Film Festival (LFF) is wrapping up Sunday night with the U.K. premiere of Jesse Eisenberg’s star-studded The Debut, following the afternoon unveiling of this year’s award winners. The 2026 honors were led by Sergei Loznitsa‘s Imperium, which won the best film award in the official competition, and Asmahan […]

BFI London Film Festival unveils 2026 award winners

Prizes go to films from France, Thailand, and UK.