The BFI London Film Festival recorded its highest-ever attendance as 235,853 people headed to screenings and events in the British capital and across the U.K. during this year’s edition, which ran Oct. 8-19.

Occupancy at both free and paid-for in-person events at London venues increased to 94 percent, up from 92 percent last year, with 47 percent of tickets booked by first-time LFF attendees.

The 69th edition kicked off with the European premiere of Rian Johnson’s anticipated Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery and went on to host a whopping 44 red carpets with the industry’s hottest talent, including premieres for Jay Kelly , After The Hunt , Frankenstein , Die My Love , Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere , Bugonia , Sentimental Value and 100 Nights of Hero .

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