IFF London’s programme is set to kick off at 10am on Tuesday 8 September with a blockbuster lineup of agency and festival leaders discussing the main takeaways from 2026’s festival season, while giving their pointers and predictions for 2027 and beyond.

Chaired by James Drury (IQ Magazine), The Festival Season 2026 will see Emma Banks (CAA), Pavla Slívová (Colours of Ostrava/Yourope), Stephan Thanscheidt (FKP Scorpio) and James Wright (UTA) dig into the topics that keep everyone involved in festivals awake at night.