Middleburg Film Festival to open with "King Richard", close with "Power of the Dog"
Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 3:13PM by Nathaniel R
The 9th annual Middleburg Film Festival, which will be returning to an in-person experience this October 14th-17th in Virginia's historic wine and horse country (about an hour's drive from DC) has announced the first six films in this year's selection. The festival will open with Warner Bros King Richard on Thursday evening, Focus Feature's Belfast as its Centerpiece, and close with Netflix title Power of the Dog on Sunday night. Yours truly will be returning to Middleburg and I couldn't be happier about it. (You might remember that for the past couple of years we've co-hosted a "Coffee and Contenders" panel there early in the morning to discuss the Oscar race.)
Ticket packages are now on sale and individual tickets go on sale on October.
With health and safety being a top priority, MFF 2021 will require festival goers to be fully vaccinated and present proof of a negative COVID-19 test administered within 72 hours of arriving at the festival. Additionally masks will be required for all indoor screenings and events.
Other films announced for Middleburg 2021 are A24's Red Rocket, Netflix's Hand of God and NEON's Flee as the three "Spotlight" titles for US, International, and Documentary respectively. More films and panels will be announced as we get closer to the fest!
Reader Comments (2)
Middleburg is such a gem of a festival. It's always a fantastic lineup in a relatively intimate setting. I try to go every year but am sadly out of town for a wedding this time around—anyone in the DC area who is interested in movies should check it out!
And at this point, they seem to be the top 3 contenders for winning Best Picture. I have a hunch that Parallel Mothers will - helped by Cruz's and Almodovar's status, plus the ultra-poignant and moving subject matter - might be the Foreign Language nominee (Picture, Director, Actress, Original Screenplay, Score, maybe Cinematography and/or Film Editing as well, but those are less likely), specially if NOT submitted by Spain for International Film (I guess it will be Mediterraneo)