Impresario ahead of its world premiere in October at the BFI London Film Festival. Release The film world premiered at the 57th Annual BFI London Film Festival on 13 October 2013. Michael White attended the premiere and after-party, along with many of his friends and colleagues, including Nigel Planer, Rupert and Candida Lycett Green, Lyndall Hobbs, Bill Oddie, Jean Pigozzi, Greta Scacchi, Barnaby Thompson, Joshua White, Liberty White, Miranda Darling, Staffan Ahrenberg, Rupert Everett, Jeremy Irons, Joel and Nash Edgerton, Richard Young, and Peter Eyre. The after-party was held at the exclusive The Arts Club in Mayfair, London. The Last Impresario has played at a number of other international film festivals, including the 10th Dubai International Film Festival in 2013, and in 2014 at the 10th Glasgow Film Festival, the 10th Biografilm Festival in Bologna, Italy, and the DocWeek Film Festival in Adelaide, Australia, where it was the Opening Night film. The film screened at the 61st Sydney Film Festival in June 2014, where it competed for the Documentary Australia Foundation Award official competition. The film was released theatrically in Australia on 26 June 2014 by local distributor Umbrella Entertainment, screening in cinemas in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra. A UK theatrical release was planned for late 2014 by the film's British distributor and international sales agent, Dogwoof Pictures. Reception The film received positive reviews from critics and currently holds a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. See also Michael White References External links Review of film at Variety Review of film at Hollywood Reporter Review of film at Sydney Morning Herald 2013 films Australian documentary films Documentary films about theatre Documentary films about film directors and producers Biographical documentary films Films scored by Michael Yezerski 2010s English-language films