The big film of the second day of this years festival was vampire-children-drama Let Me In, the English-language remake of 2008’s hugely successful Let The Right One In, one of the best received Swedish films of the last decade. I wasn’t a fan of the original film, so perhaps I’m alone in my thinking here, but I actually prefer director Matt Reeves’ remake. Reeves, who shook up the blockbuster film genre a few years back with Cloverfield, has managed to inject a level of heart in to his take on John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel that was lacking in the overly cold original film, and for this I applaud him.A full review will be up early next week. Let Me In features a pair of very strong performances from 2 very young actors. Kodi-Smit Macphee (in a rather special green suit below) builds on an already impressive turn in The Road, while Chloe Moretz continues to amaze, having had a great 18 months with (500) Days Of Summer and Kick-Ass, with her upcoming appearance in Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of The Invention Of Hugo Cabret looking set to cement her reputation as one of the most impressive young actors working today.

The film festival isn’t only about watching films, no there are all sorts of industry and educational events. One such example of one of these events was today’s Words On Film conference at the BFI Southbank. Helen O’Hara from Empire magazine joined Nick James from Sight & Sound for a discussion on the how’s and why’s of making it big in the world of film journalism.

My highlight of the day would have to be the recently restored Pandora’s Box. G.W Pabst’s most famous work sees Louise Brooks in her most iconic role, which is brought back to life courtesy of an exemplary new print. Here’s hoping it receives a worthy theatrical release in the new-year, perhaps in celebration of the films 82^nd anniversary!

One of the talking points of the festival thus far, Wang Xiaoshuai’s Chongqing Blues surprised with its modernity. Breaking with the usual expectations of Chinese cinema, Xiaoshui’s film looks set to repeat the success garnered at the Cannes film festival here in London. The slow burning nature of the film may not endear the film to certain sections of the audience, but by and large it’s a beautiful exploration of loss and grief.

The day closed with a Screen Talk from director Mark Romanek, whose Never Let Me Go yesterday opened the festival. Romanek’s talk covered his entire career, spanning from his music video days through to the success already garnered from Never Let Me Go.