Tom Hanks-starrer “Saving Mr. Banks” closes BFI London Film FestOctober 21, 2013 - 18:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The world premiere of John Lee Hancock's Saving Mr. Banks, starring Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Colin Farrell and Jason Schwartzman, brought the 57th edition of the BFI London Film Festival to an end Sunday, Oct. 20., The Hollywood Reporter said The movie tells the tale of Walt Disney's battle to persuade PL Travers to bring her much-loved Mary Poppins tales to the big screen via his studio. The modern day Walt Disney Company, which fully bankrolled the production of Saving Mr. Banks after BBC Films developed the script, "entrusted" the movie to the BFI LFF organizers to mark its world debut in the British capital. Hanks, whose has bookended this year's shindig after the festival opened with Captain Phillips, again took to the red carpet to support a movie's debut on British soil. He was joined by fellow cast members Thompson, Farrell, Ruth Wilson and British screenwriter Kelly Marcel. At the closing ceremony, which was beamed around the U.K. to 20 screens in the Odeon exhibition chain live from London's Odeon Leicester Square, autograph hunters gathered to cheer Hanks and the other attending celebs. On Saturday night (Oct. 19), organizers garnered headlines and a coup of sorts with the surprise appearance of Johnny Depp at the event's standalone film awards ceremony to present Sir Christopher Lee with his BFI Fellowship, the highest honor the British Film Institute can bestow. The second Official Competition line-up designed to recognize "inspiring, inventive and distinctive filmmaking" saw the best film nod Saturday night go to U.K. based Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski's Ida. The BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express, drew over 500 guests for the 12 day event including more than 150 directors and over 110 actors for the 235 feature films plus screenings, masterclasses and events. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |