Previous recipients of the BIFF Lifetime Achievement Award include John Hurt, Jean Simmons, Barbara Windsor, Claire Bloom, Ken Loach, Jack Cardiff and Richard Attenborough.

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For the director, Ken Loach, the Fascists barely exist: what matters to him is the comradeship, the daily comedy, and the flurries of panic that unite the volunteers.

NEWYORKER: Land and Freedom

Artists taking part in the show include Julian Opie, famed for designing a Blur album cover, film director Ken Loach, designer Zandra Rhodes, Turner Prize nominee Keith Tyson and shoe designer Manolo Blahnik.

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