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	===1970–1983===		===1970–1983===
	Ken Wlaschin became festival director in February 1970 and expanded the size and diversity of the festival.<ref name=~~roud~~/><ref name=~~history~~/> His first festival ran 16 November to 2 December 1970 and featured 28 films, opening with Truffaut's ''[[L'Enfant sauvage]]''<ref name=opening/> and featuring Kurosawa's ''[[Dodes'ka-den]]'' and the world premiere of Anthony Friedman's ''[[Bartleby (1970 film)\|Bartleby]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]\|page=12\|title=London Nov. 16-Dec. 2 Fest Will Unspool 28 Features\|date=23 October 1970}}</ref> [[David Lynch]]'s short film ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch#The Grandmother\|The Grandmother]]'' was also shown in 1970.<ref name=history/>		Ken Wlaschin became festival director in February 1970 and expanded the size and diversity of the festival.<ref name=history/><ref name=roud/> His first festival ran 16 November to 2 December 1970 and featured 28 films, opening with Truffaut's ''[[L'Enfant sauvage]]''<ref name=opening/> and featuring Kurosawa's ''[[Dodes'ka-den]]'' and the world premiere of Anthony Friedman's ''[[Bartleby (1970 film)\|Bartleby]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]\|page=12\|title=London Nov. 16-Dec. 2 Fest Will Unspool 28 Features\|date=23 October 1970}}</ref> [[David Lynch]]'s short film ''[[The Short Films of David Lynch#The Grandmother\|The Grandmother]]'' was also shown in 1970.<ref name=history/>

	The 1971 festival ran 15 November to 1 December and was expanded to include a directors' section, featuring the premiere of [[Mike Leigh]]'s feature film debut ''[[Bleak Moments]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|page=5\|title=London Pic Fest Adds Directors' Section\|date=11 August 1971}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|page=22\|title=London Festival Sets Its Agenda\|date=3 November 1971}}</ref> ''[[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]'' was screened in 1974 in a members-only screening due to it not being classified by the [[BBFC]].<ref name=history/> Similar screenings were held for ''[[La Bête (film)\|The Beast]]'' in 1975 and ''[[Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom]]'' in 1977.<ref name=history/>		The 1971 festival ran 15 November to 1 December and was expanded to include a directors' section, featuring the premiere of [[Mike Leigh]]'s feature film debut ''[[Bleak Moments]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|page=5\|title=London Pic Fest Adds Directors' Section\|date=11 August 1971}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|page=22\|title=London Festival Sets Its Agenda\|date=3 November 1971}}</ref> ''[[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]'' was screened in 1974 in a members-only screening due to it not being classified by the [[BBFC]].<ref name=history/> Similar screenings were held for ''[[La Bête (film)\|The Beast]]'' in 1975 and ''[[Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom]]'' in 1977.<ref name=history/>

	''[[Newsfront]]'' directed by [[Phillip Noyce]] opened the 1978 festival on 14 November which ended 16 days later with [[Jack Gold]]'s ''[[The Sailor's Return (film)\|The Sailor's Return]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|page=4\|title=Aussie Breakthrough At London Film Fest Stirs Brit. Producers\|date=22 November 1978}}</ref~~><ref name=opening/~~> The 1979 festival ran 15 November to 2 December, opening with ''[[Those Wonderful Movie Cranks]]'' directed by [[Jiří Menzel]].<ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|date=November 21, 1979\|page=34\|last=Perry\|first=Simon\|title=Festive Spirit At Minimum At London's 23d Unspooling}}</ref> The 1980 festival was held between 13–30 November,<ref name=history/> opening with Kurosawa's ''[[Kagemusha]]'' and closing with [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[Raging Bull]]''.<ref name=opening/>		''[[Newsfront]]'' directed by [[Phillip Noyce]] opened the 1978 festival on 14 November which ended 16 days later with [[Jack Gold]]'s ''[[The Sailor's Return (film)\|The Sailor's Return]]''.<ref name=opening/><ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|page=4\|title=Aussie Breakthrough At London Film Fest Stirs Brit. Producers\|date=22 November 1978}}</ref> The 1979 festival ran 15 November to 2 December, opening with ''[[Those Wonderful Movie Cranks]]'' directed by [[Jiří Menzel]].<ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|date=November 21, 1979\|page=34\|last=Perry\|first=Simon\|title=Festive Spirit At Minimum At London's 23d Unspooling}}</ref> The 1980 festival was held between 13–30 November,<ref name=history/> opening with Kurosawa's ''[[Kagemusha]]'' and closing with [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[Raging Bull]]''.<ref name=opening/>

	The 1982 festival opened 11 November 1982 with 4 independent British films - [[Claude Whatham]]'s ''[[The Captain's Doll]]'', [[Peter Greenaway]]'s ''[[The Draughtsman's Contract]]'', [[Barney Platts-Mills]]' ''[[Hero (1982 film)\|Hero]]'' and [[Mai Zetterling]]'s ''[[Scrubbers]]''<ref name=history/> - and closed 28 November.<ref name=82f>{{cite magazine\|date=17 November 1982\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|page=7\|title=Yank Pics Front & Center At London Fest; 'Querelle' Shows}}</ref>		The 1982 festival opened 11 November 1982 with 4 independent British films - [[Claude Whatham]]'s ''[[The Captain's Doll]]'', [[Peter Greenaway]]'s ''[[The Draughtsman's Contract]]'', [[Barney Platts-Mills]]' ''[[Hero (1982 film)\|Hero]]'' and [[Mai Zetterling]]'s ''[[Scrubbers]]''<ref name=history/> - and closed 28 November.<ref name=82f>{{cite magazine\|date=17 November 1982\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|page=7\|title=Yank Pics Front & Center At London Fest; 'Querelle' Shows}}</ref>

	===Expansion===		===Expansion===
	In 1984, Wlaschin's role as program director for the National Film Theatre (NFT) and festival director was split, with [[The Guardian]] film critic [[Derek Malcolm]] taking over as festival director, initially temporarily,<ref name=history/><ref name=Malcolm>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|date=November 20, 1985\|last=Park\|first=James\|page=5\|title=London Fest Pulling Full Houses; West End Venues Boost Business}}</ref> and [[Sheila Whitaker]] as NFT program director.<ref name=Gremlins/> Malcolm expanded the festival to 8 theatres other than the NFT;<ref name=Gremlins/> introduced Festival on the Square, showing more popular films; added a surprise film each year and increased attendances,<ref name=Malcolm/><ref name=Prayer/> trying to change it from a festival for film buffs to one for the public.<ref name=advance/> The 1984 festival opened with ''[[Gremlins]]'' at the NFT on 14 November and closed on 2 December with a gala presentation at the [[Dominion Theatre]] of a new print of the 1924 version of ''[[The Thief of Bagdad (1924 film)\|The Thief of Baghdad]]'' starring [[Douglas Fairbanks]] with the score composed and conducted by [[Carl Davis]].<ref name=Gremlins>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]\|last=Stratton\|first=David\|date=9 October 1984\|title=London Festival Celebrates Film; 'Gremlins' To Open\|page=6}}</ref~~><ref name=opening/~~> It was the most popular festival to date with 57,000 tickets sold and Malcolm was retained to organize the festival the following year.<ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]\|date=December 21, 1984\|page=20\|title=Derek Malcolm Reprising At London Pic Fest}}</ref>		In 1984, Wlaschin's role as program director for the National Film Theatre (NFT) and festival director was split, with [[The Guardian]] film critic [[Derek Malcolm]] taking over as festival director, initially temporarily,<ref name=history/><ref name=Malcolm>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|date=November 20, 1985\|last=Park\|first=James\|page=5\|title=London Fest Pulling Full Houses; West End Venues Boost Business}}</ref> and [[Sheila Whitaker]] as NFT program director.<ref name=Gremlins/> Malcolm expanded the festival to 8 theatres other than the NFT;<ref name=Gremlins/> introduced Festival on the Square, showing more popular films; added a surprise film each year and increased attendances,<ref name=Malcolm/><ref name=Prayer/> trying to change it from a festival for film buffs to one for the public.<ref name=advance/> The 1984 festival opened with ''[[Gremlins]]'' at the NFT on 14 November and closed on 2 December with a gala presentation at the [[Dominion Theatre]] of a new print of the 1924 version of ''[[The Thief of Bagdad (1924 film)\|The Thief of Baghdad]]'' starring [[Douglas Fairbanks]] with the score composed and conducted by [[Carl Davis]].<ref name=opening/><ref name=Gremlins>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]\|last=Stratton\|first=David\|date=9 October 1984\|title=London Festival Celebrates Film; 'Gremlins' To Open\|page=6}}</ref> It was the most popular festival to date with 57,000 tickets sold and Malcolm was retained to organize the festival the following year.<ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]\|date=December 21, 1984\|page=20\|title=Derek Malcolm Reprising At London Pic Fest}}</ref>

	The 1985 festival was expanded to feature 161 films<ref name=advance>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]\|date=November 5, 1985\|title=London Festival Propelled By Big Advance\|last=Watkins\|first=Roger\|page=6}}</ref> and ran from 14 November to 1 December, opening with [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s ''[[Ran (film)\|Ran]]''<ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]\|date=November 15, 1985\|title=Factions Vie For Leadership Of London Pic Festival\|last=Park\|first=James\|page=28}}</ref> and closing with [[Michael Cimino]]'s ''[[Year of the Dragon (film)\|Year of the Dragon]]'' and Peter Greenaway's ''[[A Zed & Two Noughts]]''.<ref name=Malcolm/><ref name=large/> The best films of the festival were to be shown around 15 towns around the country after the event.<ref name=large>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|date=October 16, 1985\|title=29th London Fest To Be The Largest Ever With 160 Films Set\|page=7\|last=Pitnam\|first=Jack}}</ref>		The 1985 festival was expanded to feature 161 films<ref name=advance>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]\|date=November 5, 1985\|title=London Festival Propelled By Big Advance\|last=Watkins\|first=Roger\|page=6}}</ref> and ran from 14 November to 1 December, opening with [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s ''[[Ran (film)\|Ran]]''<ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]\|date=November 15, 1985\|title=Factions Vie For Leadership Of London Pic Festival\|last=Park\|first=James\|page=28}}</ref> and closing with [[Michael Cimino]]'s ''[[Year of the Dragon (film)\|Year of the Dragon]]'' and Peter Greenaway's ''[[A Zed & Two Noughts]]''.<ref name=Malcolm/><ref name=large/> The best films of the festival were to be shown around 15 towns around the country after the event.<ref name=large>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|date=October 16, 1985\|title=29th London Fest To Be The Largest Ever With 160 Films Set\|page=7\|last=Pitnam\|first=Jack}}</ref>
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	During her period as director, Whitaker continued to expand the festival. By the end of her tenure as director in 1996, the festival had grown to include screenings of over 200 films from around the world, more venues had been added and more tickets were sold to non-BFI members.<ref name="McNab">{{cite news\|first=Geoffrey\|last=McNab\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sheila-whitaker-influential--programmer-who-expanded-the-reach-of-the-london-film-festival-8758108.html\|title=Sheila Whitaker: Influential programmer who expanded the reach of the London Film Festival\|work=[[The Independent]]\|date=13 August 2013\|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref> She also began the festival's practice of including newly restored films from the [[BFI National Archive\|National Film Archive]] and overseas institutions.<ref>{{cite web\|first=Clyde\|last=Jeavons\|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/comment/obituaries/sheila-whitaker-1936-2013\|title=Sheila Whitaker, 1936-2013\|website=[[BFI]]\|date=12 August 2013\|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref>		During her period as director, Whitaker continued to expand the festival. By the end of her tenure as director in 1996, the festival had grown to include screenings of over 200 films from around the world, more venues had been added and more tickets were sold to non-BFI members.<ref name="McNab">{{cite news\|first=Geoffrey\|last=McNab\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sheila-whitaker-influential--programmer-who-expanded-the-reach-of-the-london-film-festival-8758108.html\|title=Sheila Whitaker: Influential programmer who expanded the reach of the London Film Festival\|work=[[The Independent]]\|date=13 August 2013\|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref> She also began the festival's practice of including newly restored films from the [[BFI National Archive\|National Film Archive]] and overseas institutions.<ref>{{cite web\|first=Clyde\|last=Jeavons\|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/comment/obituaries/sheila-whitaker-1936-2013\|title=Sheila Whitaker, 1936-2013\|website=[[BFI]]\|date=12 August 2013\|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref>

	The 1991 festival was held between 6–21 November and was dedicated to [[David Lean]], who had died earlier in the year, opening with the world premiere of [[Mike Newell (director)\|Mike Newell]]'s ''[[Enchanted April (1991 film)\|Enchanted April]]'' and closing with the European premiere of [[Mark Peploe]]'s debut film ''[[Afraid of the Dark]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|page=55\|date=November 4, 1991\|last=Pitman\|first=Jack\|title=British pics to open and close fest}}</ref~~><ref name=history/><ref name=opening/~~>		The 1991 festival was held between 6–21 November and was dedicated to [[David Lean]], who had died earlier in the year, opening with the world premiere of [[Mike Newell (director)\|Mike Newell]]'s ''[[Enchanted April (1991 film)\|Enchanted April]]'' and closing with the European premiere of [[Mark Peploe]]'s debut film ''[[Afraid of the Dark]]''.<ref name=history/><ref name=opening/><ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|page=55\|date=November 4, 1991\|last=Pitman\|first=Jack\|title=British pics to open and close fest}}</ref>

	The 1994 festival opened on 3 November with the world premiere of ''[[Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film)\|Mary Shelley's Frankenstein]]'' directed by [[Kenneth Branagh]] and closed 20 November with [[Luc Besson]]'s ''[[Léon: The Professional]]''. A 12-film sidebar was added for Arabian and Middle Eastern films, in addition to sidebars for French and Asian films.<ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|page=20\|date=October 3, 1994\|last=Elley\|first=Derek\|authorlink=Derek Elley\|title=London focuses slate on more populist fare}}</ref~~><ref name=opening/~~>		The 1994 festival opened on 3 November with the world premiere of ''[[Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film)\|Mary Shelley's Frankenstein]]'' directed by [[Kenneth Branagh]] and closed 20 November with [[Luc Besson]]'s ''[[Léon: The Professional]]''. A 12-film sidebar was added for Arabian and Middle Eastern films, in addition to sidebars for French and Asian films.<ref name=opening/><ref>{{cite magazine\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|page=20\|date=October 3, 1994\|last=Elley\|first=Derek\|authorlink=Derek Elley\|title=London focuses slate on more populist fare}}</ref>

	Due to classification issues, special permission was needed from [[Westminster City Council]] to screen [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'' in 1994 and [[David Cronenberg]]'s ''[[Crash (1996 film)\|Crash]]'' in 1996.<ref name=history/> The 1996 festival had opened with ''[[The First Wives Club]]''<ref name="McNab"/> and also featured [[Shane Meadows]]' debut film ''[[Small Time]]''.<ref name=history/>		Due to classification issues, special permission was needed from [[Westminster City Council]] to screen [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'' in 1994 and [[David Cronenberg]]'s ''[[Crash (1996 film)\|Crash]]'' in 1996.<ref name=history/> The 1996 festival had opened with ''[[The First Wives Club]]''<ref name="McNab"/> and also featured [[Shane Meadows]]' debut film ''[[Small Time]]''.<ref name=history/>

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