Venice. Telluride. Toronto. San Diego.
San Diego? Yes, planting that sequence of film fests in the minds of the industry is the lofty goal of Tonya Mantooth, CEO and artistic director of the San Diego Intl. Film Festival. She wants to make the event part of the mandatory awards calendar, capturing films, stars and — especially — voters as they wend their way to the Oscars.
Now in its 21st year, the fest will take place on Oct. 19-23 at multiple venues in the coastal city, just a hop, skip and a jump south of L.A. — far closer to Hollywood than most other fall fests.
“We’re working to make San Diego an awards stop,” Mantooth says. “We’re looking to program films that target Academy members because we have a huge community here … and many of the films we’re screening are awards contenders.”
These include James Gray’s “Armageddon Time,...
San Diego? Yes, planting that sequence of film fests in the minds of the industry is the lofty goal of Tonya Mantooth, CEO and artistic director of the San Diego Intl. Film Festival. She wants to make the event part of the mandatory awards calendar, capturing films, stars and — especially — voters as they wend their way to the Oscars.
Now in its 21st year, the fest will take place on Oct. 19-23 at multiple venues in the coastal city, just a hop, skip and a jump south of L.A. — far closer to Hollywood than most other fall fests.
“We’re working to make San Diego an awards stop,” Mantooth says. “We’re looking to program films that target Academy members because we have a huge community here … and many of the films we’re screening are awards contenders.”
These include James Gray’s “Armageddon Time,...
- 10/24/2022
- by Peter Caranicas
- Variety Film + TV
Andy Garcia, Regina Hall, Tony Hale and Lisa Ann Walter are among the stars being honored at this year’s San Diego International Film Festival.
In its 21st year, Sdiff will include the return of the Opening Night Film Premiere, the Night of the Stars Tribute and Culinary Cinema. The festival has also announced new additions to this year’s lineup, including the drama “She Said,” with Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan, and “The Inspection,” starring Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union and Bokeem Woodbine.
Garcia will receive the Gregory Peck Award, Hall will be presented the Cinema Vanguard Award, Hale with the Fairbanks Award and Walter with the Virtuoso Award. As previously announced, Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) will receive the Spotlight Award following the screening of his upcoming drama film “Taurus” on Oct. 23.
At the Night of the Stars event, “Mending the Line,” starring Brian Cox, Sinqua Walls, Perry Mattfeld and Patricia Heaton,...
In its 21st year, Sdiff will include the return of the Opening Night Film Premiere, the Night of the Stars Tribute and Culinary Cinema. The festival has also announced new additions to this year’s lineup, including the drama “She Said,” with Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan, and “The Inspection,” starring Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union and Bokeem Woodbine.
Garcia will receive the Gregory Peck Award, Hall will be presented the Cinema Vanguard Award, Hale with the Fairbanks Award and Walter with the Virtuoso Award. As previously announced, Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) will receive the Spotlight Award following the screening of his upcoming drama film “Taurus” on Oct. 23.
At the Night of the Stars event, “Mending the Line,” starring Brian Cox, Sinqua Walls, Perry Mattfeld and Patricia Heaton,...
- 10/12/2022
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Continuing pre-festival highlights from the upcoming African Diaspora International Film Festival (Adiff) - the festival's 20th edition, to be held in Manhattan from November 23 to December 11. From Brook Bello comes the feature documentary, Survivor - a film about life after the physical, emotional, mental abuse suffered under sex-slavery. In a collaboration with the International Black Women’s Public Policy Institute (Ibwppi), Bello (a survivor of sex-slavery herself) made the film to raise awareness of the serious practice of sex- and human trafficking around the world, and speak for those who...
- 11/16/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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