BFI shuts on admissions high note

LONDON -- The 55th BFI London Film Festival, the best edition for artistic director Sandra Hebron, set an admissions record exceeding 133,000 tickets offered, up from last year's lots of 132,000. The fest closed Thursday evening while using U.K. premiere of Terence Davies' "The Dark Blue Sea." Some 207 features examined inside the 16 days, with Lynne Ramsay's "We must Discuss Kevin" beating rival competitors including "Shame," "The Descendants" and "The Artist" for the best film award. The fest welcomed 557 filmmaker site visitors, including 245 from outdoors the U.K. There has been 971 accredited industry affiliates, who attended 43 industry tests. "With times of amazing films and live occasions, inspiring and informative filmmakers, and passionate audiences, we're delighted while using reception the 2010 festival has become, and grateful to all or any our supporters," mentioned Hebron, in their farewell after presiding over nine years of admissions growth. She grew to become an associate from the British Film Institute's festivals department in 1997, and needed charge of the LFF in 2003. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com