Loznitsa's 'Imperium' Claims Top Prize at BFI London Film Festival

The 70th BFI London Film Festival concluded with Sergei Loznitsa's "Imperium" taking home the Best Film award in the Official Competition. The jury, led by filmmaker Sam Pollard, lauded Loznitsa's work, which explores the Soviet Union through archival footage.

Other notable winners at the festival included "Concrete Land" and "9 Temples to Heaven." The festival also saw the announcement of Jessica Edwards as the new executive director of the Woodstock Film Festival, which also revealed its 2026 Maverick Award recipients, with "Mouse" winning Best Narrative Feature. Meanwhile, the Warsaw Film Festival expressed its commitment to prioritizing film quality over excessive glamour, aiming to be a hub for cinematic discovery.