Film
Chair: Anna Smith
Vice Chair: Rich Cline
Secretary: Karen Krizanovich
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News & Reviews
London Critics Name Roma as Film of the Year
Alfonso Cuarón's personal drama also wins Director of the Year, while Yorgos Lanthimos' period black comedy The Favourite takes four awards, including British/Irish Film, Screenwriter, Actress for Olivia Colman and Supporting Actress for Rachel Weisz. The UK's leading...
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British Comic Judi Love to Host CC Film Awards
Presented by Dover Street Entertainment and hosted by The May Fair Hotel for a seventh year, the ceremony on Sunday, 20th January, will also be sponsored by Heaven Skincare. Britain's leading film critics today announced that actor, comic and social commentator Judi...
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The Favourite leads nominees for CC Film Awards
Pedro Almodóvar is named as recipient of the London critics' top honour, The Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film, as Yorgos Lanthimos' Queen Anne drama The Favourite picks up 10 nominations across the board. Presented by Dover Street Entertainment, the ceremony...
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Rising Stars Set to Announce London Critics’ Nominations
The London-based media group Dover Street Entertainment returns as headline sponsor for the awards, which will be held for a seventh year at The May Fair Hotel. British actors Molly Wright and Lee Shone will announce the nominations for the 39th London Critics' Circle...
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In & Out Like Flynn
Postcards from CinéfestOZ, Western Australia, 2018 White sand, white surf: at midnight under the bright full moon of late August I stood alone on a West Australia beach, watching the pale water lap the even paler shore, my shadow a sharply-outlined black silhouette...
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Notes From the Dream House
As the British Film Institute launches the Philip French Collection as part of its library, Carcanet Press is publishing a volume of hand-selected reviews spanning half a century. Marianne Gray writes... Notes From the Dream House Selected Film Reviews 1963 - 2013 by...
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Six Critics Welcomed Into the London Film Critics’ Circle
The UK Critics’ Circle Film Section is thrilled to announce six new members for 2018/19. Film Section Chair Anna Smith calls them “exceptional”. They are: The majority of this year’s applications came from female film...
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Hockney dispels Shadows
On 3rd October 2018, Britain's foremost artist David Hockney received the Critics' Circle award for Distinguished Service to Art. The relaxed ceremony took place over lunch at the Chelsea Arts Club, London, a beautiful venue with access through long french windows...
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