Coronado Island Film Festival Explained

Coronado Island Film Festival
Founded:2015
Location:Coronado, California, United States
Language:English

The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) is an annual film festival based in Coronado, a resort city across the San Diego Bay from downtown San Diego. It consists of a four-day festival in November – and a monthly year-round "Classic Movie Series" – at venues across the island including the iconic Hotel Del Coronado, once known as Hollywood's Playground.[1]

History

Film critic and author Leonard Maltin has served as Honorary Head Juror since the inaugural event in 2016.[2]

On November 11, 2018, Jack Lemmon's son Chris, an actor and entertainer in his own right, fell seriously ill due to a lung condition at the festival. He was unable to accept an award on behalf of his father at the Hotel Del Coronado because he had to receive an immediate double lung transplant.[3]

Notable Films

The first opening night film in 2015 was The Finest Hours starring Chris Pine.[4] In 2017, Darkest Hour starring Gary Oldman opened the festival.[5] In 2021, notable films included C'mon C'mon (Opening Night), King Richard (Centerpiece) and Julia (Closing Night).[6] In 2021, Pig and 7 Days won the Audience and Jury awards respectively.[7] In 2022, the audience award for Best Narrative Feature went to She Said.[8]

Notable appearances

Notable attendees and award winners include Jaqueline Bisset, Elegance Bratton, Ron Shelton, Cloris Leachman, Nancy Utley, Richard Dreyfuss, Diane Warren, Michelle Philips, Stephen Bishop, Jacob Tremblay, Ann Blyth,[9] Jacqueline Bissett,[10] Geena Davis,[11] [12] Andy García, Vanna White, musicians Stephen Bishop[13] and Vince Giordano,[14] author/Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell, Mayes Rubeo, Gabriel Beristain and Tim Reid.[15] Posthumous honorees represented by family members have included Jack Lemmon, Gene Kelly[16] and Errol Flynn.

Awards

Founded in 2016, The Festival offers awards in several categories called "Hubbells" named after its sculptor James Hubbell.[17] Cash awards called "Hubbells" in three categories:

The Leonard Maltin Tribute Award

On November 14, 2020, the festival announced a new top award, presented by Leonard Maltin to director Chloé Zhao for "groundbreaking achievement" on her latest film Nomadland.[19] [20] In 2022, the award was presented to Bull Durham director Ron Shelton.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coronado Island Film Festival » Venues. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006232514/http://coronadoislandfilmfest.com/venues-2/. 2017-10-06. dead.
  2. News: Maltin. Leonard. Jan 20, 2016. Launching A Film Festival—In Style. IndieWire. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180111224059if_/http://www.indiewire.com/2016/01/launching-a-film-festival-in-style-178639/. 11 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Actor Jack Lemmon's son, Chris, had a big reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving: a new set of lungs. Bell. Diane. mcall.com. 2019-08-18.
  4. News: Chris Pine's 'The Finest Hours' to Open Coronado Island Film Festival. 2015-12-16. TheWrap. 2018-01-11. en-US.
  5. News: Winston Churchill's 'Darkest Hour' will be bright light in Coronado film fest. Bell. Diane. sandiegouniontribune.com. 2018-01-11. en-US.
  6. Web site: CIFF Announces Programming Highlights For 2021 Film Festival. 2021-11-14. Coronado Eagle & Journal Coronado News Coronado Island News. 18 October 2021 . en.
  7. Web site: Jury Coronado Island Film Festival. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112092518/https://coronadofilmfest.com/jury/. 2022-01-12. 2022-01-12. Coronado Island Film Festival. en-US.
  8. Web site: 2022-11-24 . 2022 Coronado Island Film Festival Filmmaker Awards and $20,000 in Cash Prizes . 2022-11-25 . Coronado Times . en.
  9. Web site: 2023-07-06 . Coronado Island Film Festival Returns For 8th Year, Badge Sales Open July 10 . 2023-07-11 . Coronado Eagle & Journal Coronado News Coronado Island News . en.
  10. Web site: 2022-10-05 . The Coronado Island Film Festival Announces 2022 Program Slate . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221125202439/https://coronadotimes.com/news/2022/10/04/the-coronado-island-film-festival-announces-2022-program-slate/ . 2022-11-25 . 2022-11-25 . Coronado Times . en.
  11. Web site: Accomando . Beth . Beth Accomando . 2022-11-10 . Coronado Island Film Festival celebrates its 7th year . 2022-11-25 . KPBS Public Media . en.
  12. Web site: Velez . Jennifer . 2022-11-14 . Curtains are Down on 2022 Coronado Island Film Festival . 2023-07-11 . Coronado Times . en.
  13. News: Stephen Bishop ready for his big scenes at Coronado Film Festival. Varga. George. sandiegouniontribune.com. 2018-01-11. en-US.
  14. News: The Leader of the Band - Vince Giordano Comes to the Coronado Island Film Festival Coronado Times. 2017-11-05. Coronado Times. 2018-01-11. en-US.
  15. News: Vanna White at Coronado Island Film Festival 2017. 2017-11-15. CaroLine Style. 2018-01-11. en-US.
  16. News: Patricia Ward Kelly talks amazing, influential life of late husband Gene Kelly. 2018-01-11. en.
  17. Web site: Coronado Island Film Festival » And the Hubbell goes to……... https://web.archive.org/web/20160323044106/http://coronadoislandfilmfest.com/awards2016/. 2016-03-23. dead.
  18. Web site: Coronado Island Film Festival » Awards.
  19. Web site: 2020-11-14. The Coronado Island Film Festival adds new award -. 2021-01-06. McKinnon Broadcasting. en-US.
  20. Web site: Noonan. Tara. Maltin Award Press release Coronado Island Film Festival. 2021-01-06. en-US.