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Rory Mooney, 4 Nov
Searchlight Pictures Next Goal Wins, directed by Oscar winner Taika
Waititi, will open this year’s Foyle Film Festival.
The festival takes place from Friday, November 17-26.
A Q&A with Oscar-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker will follow the
screening of Raging Bull as part of Powell and Pressburger season, and
Irish International talent is showcased with an array of screenings,
special events and industry guests.
The festival's grand opening will feature the Northern Ireland Premiere
of Oscar winner Taika Waititi's Next Goal Wins, courtesy of Searchlight
Pictures. This heartwarming underdog comedy starring Michael
Fassbender, chronicles the journey of the American Samoa soccer team,
infamous for their devastating 31–0 FIFA loss in 2001.
Closing the festival is the Northern Ireland premiere of one of the
most acclaimed titles from the festival season: winner of both the
Silver Lion at Venice Film Festival and Best Film at BFI London Film
Festival, the eco-political thriller Evil Does Not Exist by Ryusuke
Hamaguchi, the director of the Oscar® and BAFTA-winning Drive My Car,
courtesy of Modern Films.
A number of advance preview screenings will feature, including the
uniquely fantastical tale Poor Things starring Emma Stone and Mark
Ruffalo, the ghostly heartbreak of All of Us Strangers led by two of
Ireland’s finest screen talents, Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott,
Alexander Payne’s sharp and heartwarming comedy The Holdovers and
psychological thriller, Eileen, a dark and dangerous literary
adaptation starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie.
The festival extends thanks to the distributors who have generously
allowed these previews to be part of this year's programme: Searchlight
Pictures, Universal Pictures, Picturehouse Entertainment, BFI, Modern
Films, and New Wave Films.
Discover the visionary work of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger in
Powell and Pressburger: Fantasy and Wonder season, featuring a series
of their most celebrated titles including 28 Days Later and Wings of
Desire, as well as Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull with special
guest, Oscar®-winning editor, Thelma Schoonmaker. These events are part
of Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell + Pressburger, a
UK-wide film season supported by National Lottery and BFI Film Audience
Network
For music lovers, Festival Club hosts live music including the
beautifully melodic duo Tessio and alt folk band Polar Bolero.
Screenings include Alison Elwood's documentary on Cyndi Lauper, Let The
Canary Sing, 40th anniversary 4k restoration of the Talking Heads
concert movie Stop Making Sense and Angelheaded Hipster, the first
documentary to explore Marc Bolan and T. Rex.
This year’s edition showcases the crossover between international
productions and Irish talent, as well as Irish productions and
international talent showcased by titles such as Next Goal Wins, Poor
Things, All Of Us Strangers, and The Eternal Daughter to name a few.
Irish language screenings include Puffin Rock agus Cairde Nua by
Oscar®-nominated Kilkenny animation studio Cartoon Saloon and Derry
studio Dog Ears, and Declan Recks’ Tarrac featuring discussion with the
film’s writer Eugene O Brien.
Derry-native Margo Harkin’s Stolen reveals how women who had the
misfortune to fall pregnant "out of wedlock" were treated in an Ireland
that was heavily influenced by the Catholic Church and is followed by
discussion with director Margo Harkin and producer Martha O’Neill, and
Ulster University's Dr. Victoria McCollum meets writer/directors Ross
White and Tom Berkley from An Irish Goodbye to revisit the road to
their Oscar and BAFTA success at one of many industry focused events.
Christopher Morrison, Festival Programmer said: “For our 36th edition,
we offer another programme brimming with advance preview screenings,
guest events, special industry gatherings, festival club music events,
and the only Oscar and BAFTA- affiliated Short Film Competition in
Northern Ireland.
"As always we’ll have festival favourites including Cinematic
Breakfasts, Dementia Friendly screenings, and a variety of special
guests to ensure that there is something for everyone to enjoy. We
can’t wait!”
See full programme via www.foylefilmfestival.org