The lineup has been set for Contenders Film: Los Angeles, Deadline’s signature movie awards-season event. The showcase, which will take place Saturday, November 16 in Hollywood at the DGA Theater, features a star-studded lineup of actors and filmmakers behind 21 Oscar-hopeful films that have premiered this year, many first seen at festivals like Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Telluride and Toronto. Deadline’s Contenders is an opportunity, as always, as a one-stop shop for awards voters to experience the story of acclaimed films up close and personal, highlighting what has brought the stars and creatives and their movies to this moment.
The all-day event begins with a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. before panels start at 8:30 a.
m. Click to RSVP for either attending in person or via livestream. From the Sundance Film Festival in January the spotlight will be on Magnolia Pictures’ Thelma, with the remarkable 95-year-old star June Squibb on hand with her film.
Also from Sundance is Saoirse Ronan and her sensational performance in Sony Pictures Classics’ The Outrun (she will also be joining the Contenders panel for Apple TV Originals’ Steve McQueen drama Blitz ), as well as team behind Amazon MGM Studios’ breakout hit My Old Ass . From the spring, Contenders will be highlighting Luca Guadagnino’s sexy Amazon MGM tennis tale Challengers , as well as Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two from Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures. Both directors are among those who will be on hand.
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