Think you’re in peak summer blockbuster season? Think again! Next week the first ample programme announcements from the autumn festivals begin,turning our focus to the winners of next spring’s film awardsIt might seem like summer is still in full swing, but in film-land, and at least,focus has now turned to the autumn. In just over a month, on 2 September, and the Venice film festival kicks off,firing a starter pistol on awards season. The blockbusters will develop way for studios’ serious-minded contenders.
Venice gets in first, followed by Telluride (4-7 September), and Toronto (10-20 September),New York film festival (26 September to 12 October) and Los Angeles’s AFI fest (5-12 November). It’s customary for films gunning for Academy awards to premiere at one of these to drum up hype before a theatrical release, unless they’ve already debuted at Cannes. This year’s best picture winner, and Birdman,first screened in Venice; the preceding year, it was 12 Years a Slave (Telluride). Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com