Jesse Eisenberg musical comedy The Debut closes BFI London Film Festival

The 70th BFI London Film Festival concluded on Sunday night with the screening of director Jesse Eisenberg's musical comedy The Debut. The Hollywood Reporter and Variety both reported that Eisenberg and lead actress Julianne Moore presented the feature to an audience at the Royal Festival Hall. The film features Moore as a housewife named Mona who receives a role in a community theater production alongside actor Paul Giamatti. [1][2][10]

Variety and Deadline both reported that Sergei Loznitsa's film Imperium won the Best Film Award in the official competition of the festival. The competition jury was chaired by documentary filmmaker Sam Pollard, according to reports from Variety and Deadline. [4][7]

Following their collaboration on The Debut, studio A24 is reuniting with Eisenberg for his first television project, ScreenRant reported. Eisenberg is set to serve as director, writer, and producer on the series. [3]

Eisenberg previously earned Academy Award and BAFTA nominations as an actor, writer, and director. His project with A24 marks his expansion into writing, directing, and producing for episodic television. [3][9]