A History of Film Festivals In 100 Movies

Welcome back to A History of Film Festivals in 100 Movies - Episode 12. Thirteen, directed by Catherine Hardwicke and the Locarno International Film Festival. Thirteen Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2003, and Hardwicke won the Sundance Directing Award for the film. The Locarno Film Festival is a top tier international film festival, held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, short, avant-garde, and retrospective programs. We will be adding video clips, resource links and bonus materials to our On the Circuit Substack page Monday.

Welcome back to A History of Film Festivals in 100 Movies - This is Episode 11: Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench - by Damien Chazelle, and the Tribeca Film Festival - which took place this past June.    After this film had its World Premiere and Chazelle’s numerous accolades, he was on his way to a future indie smash at Sundance, box office success, and Oscar glory. Tribeca Film was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2002 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of Lower Manhattan following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. Until 2020, the festival was known as the Tribeca Film Festival. For more info, resource links, and full transcript, visit our On the Circuit Substack page.

Welcome back to A History of Film Festivals in 100 Movies - This is Episode 10. Pulp Fiction - by Quentin Tarantino, and the Cannes Film Festival (Part II) - which finishes up this weekend on May 25th.  We did cover part of the Cannes history with Wim Wenders, but thought we would share more today, as Pulp Fiction had such an impact at that Festival, 30 years ago in 1994.  A big winner at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994, Pulp Fiction has had a major influence on the industry, filmmakers, and film festivals.   To see the clips, sources and read the full transcript, visit our  Substack page.

Welcome back to A History of Film Festivals in 100 Movies - This is Episode 9. The Hurt Locker - by Kathryn Bigelow, and the Seattle International Film Festival - which runs In Theaters May 9–19 (yes going on RIGHT NOW) and Streaming May 20–27  A big winner at SIFF, The Hurt Locker had an incredible run at the Oscars, which you will hear more about later.  The Seattle International Film Festival (AKA SIFF) has become one of the top 5 film festivals in the United States, annually presenting over 250 films across the city, and will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. To see the clips, sources and read full transcript, visit our substack page here.