2024 Contenders Film London: Lineup, Schedule, More

Deadline’s Contenders occasion in again in London, kicking off film awards season with panel conversations that includes a number of the 12 months’s hottest movies within the race.

As all Contenders connoisseurs know, this can be a Deadline occasion specifically designed for true film lovers — so anticipate juicy teaser clips and star-studded panels filled with artistic expertise because the occasion launches Saturday morning. A complete of seven movies will take part within the in-person-only occasion, happening at London’s Ham Yard Resort. Doorways opened at 8:30 a.m. BST and the curtain rises at 9:30.

Talking of stars, right now’s lineup contains Emilia Pérez’s Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña in the home, together with breakout lead actress Karla Sofía Gascón, Adriana Paz and writer-director Jacques Audiard. The movie is chosen to signify France within the Oscar Worldwide Characteristic Movie class, and all 4 actresses already shared the Greatest Actress award at Cannes earlier this 12 months.

One other massive identify on our docket is Denis Villeneuve. He’ll be onstage to debate Dune: Half Two with producers Mary Guardian and Tanya Lapointe, so you’ll hear all about their strategy to a second spherical of the epic hit sci-fi sequel with its all-star solid.

Malcolm Washington’s debut function The Piano Lesson tugs at household ties each on and off-screen. He shall be joined by his brother, John David Washington, together with Danielle Deadwyler and two-time Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat to speak a few movie steeped in generational connection. Additionally, within the family-tension enterprise, set on this facet of the pond, is Mike Leigh. He’s serving up some Arduous Truths, together with lead actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste.

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Then there are these different British nationwide treasures: Wallace & Gromit — the cheese-motivated stop-motion duo that kicked off Aardman’s adventures with director Nick Park. The hapless Wallace and his wily hound Gromit cross paths with an errant gnome in Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Becoming a member of Park on the panel is co-director Merlin Crossingham and government producer Carla Shelley to speak about their work that delights all ages.

The identical goes for The Wild Robotic. Chris Sanders wrote and directed DreamWorks Animation’s heartwarming story of a misplaced robotic (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) that should assimilate to life in a forest, and be taught some classes on prejudice, empathy and love alongside the way in which. Nyong’o will be a part of Sanders and composer Kris Bowers on our stage.

Taking a really completely different standpoint on a coming-of-age story is RaMell Ross with Nickel Boys — a movie primarily based on a harrowing true story that drops you immediately into the eyeline of the motion. Ross shall be joined by stars Ethan Herisse (When They See Us) and Brandon Wilson (The Means Again).

Comply with Contenders Movie: London all through the day on Deadline.com and by way of Deadline’s social channels utilizing #DeadlineContenders, and keep tuned subsequent week after we launch the occasion’s streaming web site that includes the complete panel movies.

Right here’s right now’s lineup of panels (order topic to alter):