Number 9 Films co-founder Elizabeth Karlsen ( Carol , Made in Dagenham ) and filmmaker Kahlil Joseph ( BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions ) will serve on the official competition jury at this year’s BFI London Film Festival .

The fest, running Oct. 8-19, unveiled on Wednesday that the Oscar-winning Karlsen has been named jury president, with Joseph and Pulitzer-Prize winning film critic Justin Chang joining. Among those competing for best film in the British capital this year are Nia DaCosta’s Hedda with Tessa Thompson, Jonatan Etzler’s Saoirse Ronan-led Bad Apples and Mona Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee , starring Amanda Seyfried.

Number 9 Films co-founder Elizabeth Karlsen ( Carol , Made in Dagenham ) and filmmaker Kahlil Joseph ( BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions ) will

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