American Filmmaker Sam Pollard to Head Up London Film Festival Official Competition Jury

American documentary filmmaker Sam Pollard will lead the Official Competition jury at the London Film Festival. He is joined by Julie La Bassiere, Chief Strategy Officer at DDA Global, and Argentine filmmaker Mariano Llinás. Additionally, British-Egyptian star Amir El-Masry has been appointed president of the first feature competition. Meanwhile, Sandhya Suri, the director of Santosh, will preside over the documentary selection. The Official Competition this year features a selection of ten films for the jury.