The London Film Festival has announced the line up of films showing and stars that will be hitting the red carpets at the two week event next month (October 15-30).

New Bond film Quantum Of Solace will have its first public screening as part of the festival- straight after the world premiere on October 29.

There will also be 15 world premieres including Frost/Nixon- the new movie by Ron Howard- and Slumdog Millionaire which is directed by Danny Boyle of Trainspotting fame.

Also showing are Che (Steven Soderbergh), W (Oliver Stone), Genova (Michael Winterbottom) and Vicky Christina Barcelona (Woody Allen).

Celebs expected to attend include Gwyneth Paltrow, Penelope Cruz, Jessica Biel, Liam Neeson, Eva Green and Sam Riley.

The festival (supported by The Times and MTV) showcases new work from established and emerging filmmakers alongside feature film debuts by newly discovered directing talents.