Exclusive: Inaugural Middleburg Film Festival Announces Full Slate of Films, Including ‘Nebraska’ and ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’
The historic wine country of Virginia is set to get a strong taste of cinema as the Middleburg Film Festival begins later this month with a slew of prestigious films.
Opening the inaugural edition of the festival is Alexander Payne’s midwest family drama “Nebraska.” Serving as the centerpiece for the four-day event will be Justin Chadwick’s Mandela biopic “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.” The festival will also feature a sidebar program commemorating “The Year of Italian Culture,” showcasing contemporary Italian films as well as a restoration of Roberto Rosselini’s 1954 masterpiece “Journey to Italy.”
“We are thrilled to present our line up for the
first Middleburg Film Festival,” said Executive Director Susan Koch. “Our
goal was to curate an engaging slate of films, drawing from the U.S. and abroad
and across all genres, that will satisfy casual movie goers and avid film lovers
alike. We are grateful for the generous support of our distributors and
are looking forward to a glorious weekend of film, music and conversation.”
The Middleburg Film Festival is scheduled to run from October 24 – 27. For tickets, scheduling and more information, you can head over to the festival’s official website. Here’s the main slate:
Opening Night Gala Selection: NEBRASKA
Director: Alexander Payne
Centerpiece Gala Selection: MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
Director: Justin Chadwick
THE ARMSTRONG LIE
Director: Alex Gibney
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Director: John Wells
THE BEST OFFER
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
THE BUTTERFLY’S DREAM
Director: Yılmaz Erdoğan
CAPITAL
Director: Costa-Gavras
CHILD’S POSE
Director: Calin Peter Netzer
COMEDY WARRIORS: HEALING THROUGH HUMOR
Director: John Wager
ELAINE STRITCH: SHOOT ME
Director: Chiemi Karasawa
GLORIA
Director: Sebastián Lelio
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu
LOST FOR LIFE
Director: Joshua Rofé
MUSCLE SHOALS
Director: Greg “Freddy” Camalier
ONE CHANCE
Director: David Frankel
PHILOMENA
Director: Stephen Frears
SLOW FOOD STORY
Director: Stefano Sardo
THE SQUARE
Director: Jehane Noujaim
TIM’S VERMEER
Director: Teller
LE WEEK-END
Director: Roger Michell
Special Screening: HARVEST OF EMPIRE
Directors: Peter Getzels, Eduardo Lopez
Special Screening: LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER
Director: Lee Daniels
Special Screening: JOURNEY TO ITALY
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Special Screening: THE GAMBLER WHO WOULDN’T DIE
Director: Giancarlo Giannini
