While the site of the festival has grown exponentially and moved to the New Orleans Fairgrounds, Congo Square and Stage is still geographically positioned in the center of the festival, further instilling that first festival decision.

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The event, in a drizzly Leicester Square, marked the close of the BFI London Film Festival.

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Held in the city's Charlotte Square Gardens, the festival will feature 800 writers and 750 events.

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