[3][4] The juries for the various sections of the festival were announced on 19 September 2023.

[5] The festival opened with Saltburn, directed by Emerald Fennell,[6] and closed with The Kitchen, directed by Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya.

[7] The partner venues for the festival included:[8] The following films were selected for the Galas section, which screens world, European, and British premieres of the most anticipated films.

[12] Most of the out-of-competition films have been organised into strands, each based on a different mood or emotion.

[13] For 2023 the Network@LFF short films were split into three programmes.