The 70th BFI London Film Festival concluded on Sunday with the announcement of its competition winners. Sergei Loznitsa’s documentary feature "Imperium," which revisits the Soviet Union of the early 1970s using archival footage shot by Italian cameramen, captured the festival's top honor for Best Film.
Additional category winners included "Concrete Land" and "9 Temples to Heaven," while "Aman" secured victory in the short film competition. The festival jury, led by a filmmaker, also recognized several works with special mentions, including "Queer Edward II," "MASC," and "Daughters of the Late Colonel."
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