2024 Middleburg Film Festival Honorees Include RaMell Ross, Danielle Deadwyler; Ed Lachman to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
The Middleburg Film Festival announced additional programming today for its 12th edition which will run October 17-20 including Orion Pictures/ Amazon MGM Studios’ Nickel Boys as the Closing Film with Academy Award-nominated director RaMell Ross in attendance to receive the Special Achievement in Filmmaking Award.
From director Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Searchlight Pictures’ Nightbitch will be the Saturday Spotlight film with Heller in attendance for a post-screening conversation, Nightbitch stars Amy Adams as a woman who pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom only to find her new domesticity taking a surreal turn.
The Festival also announced additional honorees including Danielle Deadwyler who will receive the Breakthrough Actor Award for her work in The Piano Lesson; Cinematographer Ed Lachman for the Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinematography recognizing his long career and current film Maria; Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin for the Impact Award for their powerful performances in Sing Sing; Jharrel Jerome for the Rising Star Award for his role as real-life wrestler Anthony Robles; Emilia Pérez composers/songwriters Camille Dalmais and Clément Ducol for the Special Achievement in Music Award and Academy Award-winning composer Mychael Danna as the recipient of the Distinguished Composer Award.
“We’re looking forward to welcoming so many incredible filmmakers and artists to Middleburg for our 12th year for what’s shaping up to be one of our most exciting and ambitious lineups to date,” said MFF Founder and Board Chair Sheila Johnson.
Continuing its long tradition of spotlighting behind the scenes artisans, MFF will once again offer several programs dedicated to the craft of filmmaking including a costume design conversation with Academy Award-nominee and Tony winner Paul Tazewell (West Side Story, Hamilton) who will offer a sneak peek to his upcoming film Wicked; a film music panel featuring composers and songwriters including Charles Fox, Lesley Barber, Diane Warren, Taura Stinson, Mychael Danna, Kris Bowers and Camille Dalmais and Clément Ducol; and the previously announced recipients of Variety and MFF’s Creative Collaborators Award, Jason Reitman and Cinematographer Eric Steelberg who will join Variety’s Jazz Tangcay in conversation about their decades-long partnership.
Individual tickets will go on sale in early October when the schedule and full slate are announced. For more information visit www.middleburgfilm.org or download the Festival’s mobile app.
The Coca-Cola Company returns as the Festival’s Presenting Sponsor. FedEx and Comcast NBC Universal’s Black Experience on Xfinity are this year’s Premier Sponsors. The Washington Post is the Founding Media Sponsor.
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