The BFI London Film Festival has a new head. Following what it described as an “exhaustive interview process,” the British Film Institute has named Kristy Matheson its festivals director, a role that see her lead the U.K.’s largest film festival (set to take place Oct. 4-15), and the BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival from the 2024 edition. Matheson joins […]