In the coming weeks, four major film festivals (Venice, Deauville, Toronto and New York) will open their doors revealing their pick of movies for 2016. Certain films have even secured screenings at more than one of the events. Could these be the latest hot tips for Oscar nomination?American director Damien Chazelle knows the score.
In 2014, his movie Whiplash was crowned at Sundance, Deauville, Cannes and Toronto, before being nominated for the "Best Picture" Oscar. The director is back in force his year with La La Land a tale of romance between a jazz pianist and an aspiring actress, played by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. The romantic comedy has been picked to open the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, August 31, and will be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (September 8-18) before its US release, December 16.
The two international film festivals have another thing in common: both are set to close with Antoine Fuqua's The Magnificent Seven. The western, starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke, will be unveiled to the public a few days later, with US release slated for September 23.
After scoring success at Venice in 2009 with "A Single Man," Tom Ford is heading back to Italy for the 2016 edition of the world's oldest film festival, August 31 to September 10. The director will present "Nocturnal Animals," a thriller starring Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal, which could be in the running for an Oscar. In the meantime, the former fashion designer's second film will also be screened at the Toronto festival, ahead of its appearance in US cinemas starting November 18 (limited).
Other feature films destined to shine at the upcoming round of festivals include the Jackie Kennedy biopic, "Jackie," starring Natalie Portman -- picked to compete at Venice and Toronto -- as well as "Arrival," Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi film with Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner -- also being presented in Italy and Canada -- and "Manchester by the Sea," starring Casey Affleck.
After making waves at Sundance at the start of the year, this movie is heading to Toronto and the New York Film Festival (September 30 to October 16), before its US release November 18. "Certain Women," a drama with Michelle Williams and Kristen Stewart, will follow a similar route, making an extra stop at the Deauville American Film Festival in France (September 2-11).
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