London reveals partial slate for the coming festival.

Although the full programme for this year's Festival will only be revealed Wednesday 14 September, the festival has announced that The Constant Gardener by acclaimed City Of God director Fernando Meirelles will open this year's Festival on Wednesday 19 October. The evening promises to be star studded as the festival hopes to welcome Fernando Meirelles, Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston and Billy Nighy onto the red carpet. The Constant Gardener is based on the best-selling novel by John le Carré, which tells the story of one man's journey to uncover the truth behind a personal loss and a global conspiracy.

For the Closing Night Gala on Thursday 3 November George Clooney will present his second feature Good Night, and Good Luck. executive produced by Steven Soderbergh, also known for Ocean's Twelve and Insomnia. Impressively shot in black and white, the film chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy in a climate of 1950s cold war paranoia. There are fine performances from David Strathairn, George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr and Patricia Clarkson.