{
  "id": 15410667,
  "title": "Sergei Loznitsa’s ‘Imperium’ Wins Best Film at BFI London Film Festival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/sergei-loznitsas-imperium-wins-best-film-at-bfi-london-film-festival",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/sergei-loznitsa-imperium-best-film-london-film-festival-1236915621/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sergei Loznitsa’s “Imperium,” which revisits the Soviet Union of the early 1970s through footage shot by Italian cameramen, has won the best film award at the 70th BFI London Film Festival competition. The prizes were unveiled Sunday as the festival drew to a close. The competition jury was led by filmmaker Sam Pollard, whose credits […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "London Film Festival: Sergei Loznitsa’s ‘Imperium’ & Sompot Chidgasornpongse’s ‘9 Temples To Heaven’ Among Big Winners — Full List",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/london-film-festival-sergei-loznitsas-imperium-sompot",
        "published": "2026-10-18T13:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘Imperium,’ ‘Concrete Land’ and ‘9 Temples to Heaven’ Win BFI London Film Festival Awards",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/imperium-concrete-land-and-9-temples-to-heaven-win-bfi-london-film",
        "published": "2026-10-18T13:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}