The festival will run from Nov. 4 through 8. Amazon MGM’s “I Play Rocky” will open the festival. Directed by Peter Farrelly, the film tells the true story of Sylvester Stallone’s journey to get “Rocky” made and to embody the titular boxer (Anthony Ippolito plays Stallone).
The film premiered last month at the Toronto International Film Festival. Neon’s “Paper Tiger” will close the festival. Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver and Miles Teller lead James Gray’s drama, which follows two brothers, Irwin and Gary Pearl, in 1986 whose get-rich-quick scheme to help clean up the Gowanus Canal lands them in the crosshairs of the Russian mafia.
The film premiered in May at the Cannes Film Festival. Centerpiece selections include Netflix’s “Ink” and A24’s “The Debut.” Searchlight Pictures’ “Behemoth!,” Neon’s “Clarissa,” Lionsgate’s “Killing Castro,” Mubi’s “Minotaur,” Netflix’s “Ray Gunn,” Fathom’s “Jimmy,” Sumerian Pictures’ “Josephine” and Independent Film Company’s “Tangles” make up the additional key spotlight screenings throughout the festival. We build a bridge between the magic of classic Hollywood and the future of storytelling.
The way we watch movies may evolve, but the feeling of discovering them together in a theater never will. That’s why festivals like ours matter more than ever.” The festival will also host a slew of panels with industry leaders, creators and innovators. Panel sessions are set to take place across the Sacred Heart Community Center, the Coronado Public Library and the John D.
Festival tickets are on sale at festival.coronadofilmfest.com.
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