The Times bfi London Film Festival opens today for the 49th time with "The Constant Gardener", directed by acclaimed City Of God director Fernando Meirelles.
The Festival closes on Thursday 3 November with George Clooney's Good Night. And, Good Luck.
With up to 20 screenings and special events to choose from every day the festival offers a lot to films fans.
Herewith a list of a few key events.

The Hollywood Reporter presents: In Sync: The Director/Producer Dynamic
20th October 2005 - 18:15, National Film Theatre
Of all the collaborations that go into making a film, the one between the director and producer is perhaps the ...

François Ozon in Conversation
21st October 2005 - 19:00, BAFTA
Presented by BAFTA and the Times bfi 49th London Film Festival François Ozon was born in 1967 in Paris. He studied ...

The Film Programme Live from The Times bfi London Film Festival
22nd October 2005 - 17:00, National Film Theatre
Francine Stock presents Radio 4's weekly film programme live from The Times bfi London Film Festival. Each week The Film ...

Film in Print
23rd October 2005 - 16:15, National Film Theatre
Since early cinema people have written about the art of film-making, whether in a critical context, from a biographical or ...

onedotzero Presents: This is London
24th October 2005 - 18:30, National Film Theatre
onedotzero have been acknowledged as a pioneer in new moving image, cited by Screen International as 'one of ten visionaries ...

Time Out Platform: London on Film
24th October 2005 - 20:30, National Film Theatre
A discussion on the best (and worst) film-making – both British and foreign – to feature our capital city on ...

Pierce Brosnan
25th October 2005 - 18:30, National Film Theatre
Born in County Meath, Ireland, Brosnan moved to London with his family when he was 11. At the age of ...

The Times Debate with Screen International: Is home the new cinema?
26th October 2005 - 18:15, National Film Theatre
In the age of video on demand, online movie rental and internet downloads, we could all soon be enjoying the ...

The Script Factory SCENE at The Times bfi London Film Festival
27th October 2005 - , Curzon Soho
Thu 27 - Sat 29 Oct The Script Factory is one of the premier film-makers' organisations currently working in Europe, and ...

An Enticing Proposition
27th October 2005 - 18:30, National Film Theatre
John Hillcoat and Nick Cave have collaborated on numerous projects. Cave contributed to the scores of Hillcoat's bleak prison drama ...

Time Out Platform: Vive La France
27th October 2005 - 20:30, National Film Theatre
What makes French cinema so prolific and so varied (especially when compared to Britain)? Is it government support? Is it ...

Antennaversary! Antenna 3rd Birthday Directors Special
27th October 2005 - 21:00, National Film Theatre
Music promos on a big a screen, not a complicated proposition and by no means a new idea, but in ...

Classification: New Challenges
28th October 2005 - 11:00, Marriott County Hall
International classification bodies were previously seen as, and often criticised for, protecting the general public from obscenity, blasphemy and violence ...

Shane Black
29th October 2005 - 14:00, National Film Theatre
Although he started out in LA as an actor, Shane Black would go on to become, in the early 90s, ...

Access All Areas
29th October 2005 - 16:00, National Film Theatre
There is a scene in Bradley Beasley's recent film, The Fearless Freaks, which features Flaming Lips' instrumentalist Steven Drodz discussing ...

Gael García Bernal
30th October 2005 - 14:00, National Film Theatre
An actor from a young age, Gael García Bernal began his career performing with his parents before going on to ...

Alwin Kuchler - Cinematography Masterclass
30th October 2005 - 16:00, National Film Theatre
Fast becoming one of the UK's foremost cinematographers, Alwin Kuchler began his career collaborating with Lynne Ramsay, with whom he ...

Time Out Platform: From Art to Film
31st October 2005 - 20:30, National Film Theatre
Where do the borders lie between fine art and narrative cinema? As several significant artists move into film-making, we'll ask ...

Terry Gilliam
1st November 2005 - 18:30, National Film Theatre
From Jabberwocky to Time Bandits, Brazil to 12 Monkeys, The Fisher King to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Terry ...

Future Shorts and The Times bfi London Film Festival presents: Future Cinema
1st November 2005 - 20:00, SE ONE Club
Future Shorts, Europe's leading and most innovative short film label, and The Times bfi London Film Festival invite you to ...

TCM Classic Shorts Award Ceremony
2nd November 2005 - 18:30, National Film Theatre
TCM is holding its annual short film competition, Classic Shorts, in conjunction with the Festival for the sixth year running. ...

Time Out Platform: How Real is 'Real'?
2nd November 2005 - 20:30, National Film Theatre
It is widely used as a mark of credibility, but what does 'realism' in cinema really mean? Is it a ...