Artificial Announced As A Gala For The 70th BFI London Film Festival
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Directed by Luca Guadagnino and featuring Andrew Garfield alongside Yura Borisov, Artificial has been announced as a gala screening at the 70th BFI London Film Festival.
Following the screening of his film, After the Hunt, at last year’s BFI London Film Festival, director Luca Guadagnino returns for the 70th BFI London Film Festival with his latest effort. Artificial is a biographical comedy-drama. It stars Andrew Garfield as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and centers on his controversial 2023 firing and rehiring. The cast also includes Monica Barbaro, Yura Borisov, Mark Rylance, Ike Barinholtz, Jason Schwartzman, Zosia Mamet, Cooper Hoffman, Chris O’Dowd, Cooper Koch, and Billie Lourd. The film will also have a gala screening at this year’s event. Moreover, Guadagnino, writer Simon Rich, and the cast are set to attend.
THE PREMISE
“Artificial” chronicles the consequential days leading up to Sam Altman’s sudden firing and reinstatement as CEO of OpenAI, as the question of who controls the technology at the center of an AI arms race hangs in the balance.
The 70th BFI London Film Festival takes place from Wednesday 7 October – Sunday 18 October 2026. The complete festival lineup will be announced on Wednesday, 2 September 2026, with tickets available to the public from 17 September (BFI Members can book earlier).
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