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.
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.
In fact, nearly every Best Picture winner in recent memory made its debut at one of
the major fall film festivals.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
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.