Sam Pollard to Chair London Film Festival’s Official Competition Jury

Sam Pollard has been named chair of the Official Competition jury at this year’s London Film Festival, with Argentine filmmaker and writer Mariano Llinás and Julie La Bassiere, DDA’s chief strategy officer, joining him as fellow jurors, according to Deadline.

Pollard is a documentary filmmaker whose appointment places him at the head of the panel responsible for the festival’s main competition. Llinás, known as both a filmmaker and writer, and La Bassiere bring additional perspectives from filmmaking and the film industry.

The report does not specify the festival dates, the competition lineup, the jury’s size beyond the three named members, or its judging criteria.