The release date falls in the thick of awards season and suggests the studio is most likely going to premiere the film at one of
the major fall festivals.
Not exact matches
In fact, nearly every Best Picture winner in recent memory made its debut at one of the
major fall film
festivals.
In the last couple of weeks the
major fall film
festivals have unveiled aggressively competitive line - ups, and the amount of potential awards product landing at Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York is, as usual, vast.
Its October release date is prime position that makes perfect sense for a premiere at one of the
major fall film
festivals, Toronto or Telluride most likely, and it has the potential to be a hit through many different branches of the Academy.
As some of the other responders have noted, the
fall movies have not «petered out» for most of us, since we don't attend the
major film
festivals.
As Cannes came to a close earlier this summer, speculation and predictions immediately loomed for what was in store for the the
major festivals of the very early
fall (or, in some cases technically the very late summer).
You probably didn't see it; the documentary by Jairus McLeary and Gethin Aldous ran through the
festival circuit all year before a
fall release in a handful of cities, but it's now available on all
major streaming platforms.
Notoriously secretive and the only
major film
festival that unveils its line - up the day before it starts — a bold move and seemingly risky for those making the trip all the way to Colorado — for 41 years the tastemaking
festival has proven itself to have terrific programming and a boast a few «premiere - y» coups within the
fall film
festival circuit too.