There's something special about seeing a first - time writer, director, editor, and producer's first
film at a film festival.
The majority of
movies at film festivals don't release trailers beforehand, so we often choose which films to see based on the filmmakers involved, the cast, and a brief description.
You're Next is an independent film, and has generated some buzz since its
debut at film festivals two years prior to its commercial release.
The film is just beginning its
run at film festivals and is attempting to build early buzz with this teaser.
This is unusual for a
star at a film festival to do, to make time in their busy interview and party schedule to check out another movie.
Certainly actors can direct movies well, but often they're mediocre, and they seem to show up a
lot at film festivals.
Here you have filmmakers who are highly respected in their own countries and here
at the film festival writing an entire film around a female character.
This already
premiered at film festivals in 2016, and opened this week in the US and is available on DVD in the UK, so if you're interested it shouldn't be hard to find.
Richards has written and directed several narratives short films including the award - winning The Seawall, which has screened internationally
at film festivals including the 36th Havana International Film Festival in Cuba and 64th Festival de Cannes in France.
With a plethora of awards for his work
at film festivals such as South By South West & The British Independent Film Festival he has had the pleasure of working with Martin Kemp, Leo Gregory and Danny Dyer to name a few.
She has also screened
works at film festivals internationally and won the Principal Prize at both the 56th and 57th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen.
Directed by Stephen Cookson (My Angel, Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart) who co-wrote the film with Timothy Spall, Stanley, A Man of Variety won an impressive 16 awards
at film festivals worldwide and stands as one of the most original, unmissable British films of the year.
The same can be said, to some degree, for «Ginger & Rosa,» «A Hijacking» and «The Attack,» three additional films we saw last
year at film festivals and were included on some of our year end lists (RP «s, Oli's and Jess «lists, respectively.)
Paramount has released a new behind - the - scenes featurette for the indie drama Anomalisa, the new Charlie Kaufman film co-directed by Duke Johnson, which is a stop - motion film that has been earning rave
reviews at film festivals.
Viewing Shut Up and Say Something at VIFF 2017 with the guests in attendance was an honour, and sits amongst the grandest experiences I have had
at a film festival before.
When you arrive
at a film festival at 1:30 a.m. from the airport and are asked to drive a different way because they're about to have a food fight in -LSB-...]
It doesn't get much more glamorous than this: a bunch of celebs including Chloë Grace Moretz, Uma Thurman, Kristen Stewart and Marion Cotillard
arriving at the film festival in the south of France (by boat) in over-the-top designer gowns and carats upon carats of bling
If I could, I would live
only at film festivals, like George Clooney in Up in the Air, but with film festivals instead of airplanes, and probably less crushing despair.
These are the highest - profile premieres, the new films from the major American directors, the marquee selections that could easily earn their
place at any film festival in the world.
Paramount has debuted another official trailer for Alexander Payne's Downsizing, which has been playing
at film festivals over the past few months.
This has been playing
at film festivals all over the world since it premiered at midnight at the Toronto Film Festival last fall.