The BFI London Film Festival not only brings us films from directors that we know, but also feature filmmakers that are making their feature film debuts.
This year the collection of twelve films in the First Feature Competition category includes directors from all around the world.
We take a look at some of the standout movies and directors that are featuring in this year.
- Kill Your Darlings - John Krokidas
Kill Your Darlings is one of the movies in this category that everyone is talking about, as it has already been whipping up a storm on the festival circuit.
John Krokidas makes the transition from shorts and he has written and directed this film.
He has brought together and impressive cast as Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Elizabeth Olsen, Michael C Hall and Jennifer Jason Leigh are all set to star.
The movie brings together poets Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs after a murder in 1944.
This is a role that is totally different to anything that Radcliffe has done before and it is exciting to see him back on the big screen and showing his versatility as an actor.
- B For Boy - Chika Anadu
B For Boy is set in contemporary northern Nigeria and sees Chika Anadu take up the director's chair.
The movie follows one woman's need for a male child to continue her husband's name.
This is set to be one of the standout films in this category as director Anadu delivers into a rich and interesting culture.
Uche Nwadili will lead the cast as she takes on the central role of Amaka in what is her first acting role.
- Sixteen - Rob Brown
Rob Brown will show his debut feature Sixteen at the London Film Festival. This is a movie about a young boy who is trying to turn his life around.
Set in London the movie follows Jumah; a former African child solider who has been brought to the UK by an aid worker.
Just when it looks like Jumah is starting to move forward a violent incident puts his life in danger.
This British urban thriller is one of the Brit movies to watch out for at the festival as Brown starts to make a name for himself.
- The Long Way Home - Alphan Eseli
The Long Way Home marks the first film project of any kind for writer/director Alphan Eseli, as The Long Way Home will be screened at the festival.
Set in Eastern Anatolia the snow covered backdrop to the film promises to make it one of the most visually stunning movies at the festival.
The movie takes place in the aftermath of the Battle of Sarikamis in 1915 and follows a group of people as they try to flee the conflict.
The Long Way Home will introduce us to actors Ugur Polat, Nergis Öztürk, Serdar Orçin in what looks set to be one of the most powerful films on show.
- Wounded - Fernando Franco
Wounded is a movie that hails from Spain and introduces us to filmmaker Fernando Franco.
Franco has teamed up with Enric Rufas to pen the screenplay which looks at issues of mental health.
The film follows Ana, a thirty year old ambulance driver who suffers from a personality disorder, harms herself and drinks to excess.
The movie will chart a day in the life of this character and show the difficulties she faces as well how good she is at her job.
Marian Álvarez will take on the central role of a woman who faces a daily battle - it promises to be a fascinating watch.
- Youth - Tom Shoval
Director Tom Shoval has been behind shorts such as Aya and I Will Drink My Tears in recent years, and is now making the leap to feature film.
Youth marks his debut, a script that he has also penned, and is set in the outskirts of Tel Aviv.
The movie follows two teenage brothers who go to desperate lengths to save their family home; which is under threat as their unemployed father is struggling to support his family.
Eitan and David Cunio will play the two brothers in the film and are non professional actors.
This movie is set to be a moral one but Shoval has also laced it with some black humour.
Other films to watch out for in this category include Hide Your Smiling Faces by Daniel Patrick Carbone, Ilo Ilo by Anthony Chen, Luton by Michalis Konstantatos, Salvo from Fabio Grassadonia and Antoinio Pizaaz, Sarah Prefers To Run by Chloe Robichaud and Trap Street by Vivian Qu.
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