![]() He said he thinks a few titles in this year’s festival have the chance to be considered for a Best Picture nomination this year, including “Women Talking,” “Empire of Light" and “The Banshees of Inisherin.” Overall, this year’s line-up represents films from 13 different countries, according to the Film Fest 919’s website.įilm Fest 919 has a history of showing movies that go on to be considered for award nominations, according to Ferrara.įrom 2018 to 2020, Film Fest 919 shows the Academy Awards’ best picture winner each year prior to award season, Ferrara said. This will also be the first year the Film Fest is holding screenings for documentaries as well, Ferrara added. The film fest includes foreign films, major features and independent films. And that's what we are trying to help support,” Marshall said.Ĭlosing out the fest is Rian Johnson’s film “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” a sequel to the tongue-in-cheek 2019 mystery film “Knives Out," on Sunday, Oct. You know, none of these films play quite the same as they do on the big screen. “We wanted to preserve the in-theater experience. Screenings will also be held at the Lumina Theater.īefore starting the project in Chapel Hill, co-founders Marshall and Emerman had worked together on the Palm Beach International Film Festival, Marshall said.Īfter Emerman moved to the area and opened the Silverspot Cinema in Chapel Hill, the two had the idea to introduce their own film festival to the area. In addition to Dillard’s acceptance of this honor, he plans to join the audience for a moderated discussion at the Silverspot Cinema in University Place. The Horizon Award, according to Film Fest 919 co-founders Randi Emerman and Carol Marshall, is given to directors who have demonstrated excellence in their craft or personal breakthrough in their individual body of work. Dillard, who is going to be attending the screening on opening night and is receiving the Horizon Award, (and who) is a really exciting young filmmaker." “It is certainly a movie that rings a lot of bells right now for me,” Dominick Ferrara, a former intern returning as a volunteer this year, said. Navy aviators serving in the Korean War, stars Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell as Navy fighter pilots. 19 at 7:30 p.m., just over a month before its official premiere date on Nov. “Devotion” will be shown on Wednesday, Oct. Dillard’s “Devotion," which is based on Adam Makos’ bestselling book of the same name. ![]() Kicking off this year’s festival is a private screening of director J.D. Popcorn machines are popping and movie projectors are raring for battle – Film Fest 919 will welcome people back to the Silverspot and Lumina theaters for its fifth installment. ![]()
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