Coronado Island Film Festival

Coronado Island Film Festival
CIFF Venue Hotel del Coronado
LocationCoronado, California, United States
Founded2015
LanguageEnglish
Websitecoronadofilmfest.com

The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) is an annual film festival held in Coronado, California, a resort city across San Diego Bay from downtown San Diego.

Location

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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

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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

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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] In 2023, Robot Dreams won the audience award for Best Animated Feature.[9]

Notable appearances

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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,[10] Jacqueline Bissett,[11] Geena Davis,[12][13] Andy García, Vanna White, musicians Stephen Bishop[14] and Vince Giordano,[15] author/Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell,[16] Mayes Rubeo, Gabriel Beristain and Tim Reid.[17] Posthumous honorees represented by family members have included Jack Lemmon, Gene Kelly[18] and Errol Flynn.[6]

Awards

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Founded in 2016, The Festival offers awards in several categories called "Hubbells" named after its sculptor James Hubbell.[19] Cash awards called "Hubbells" in three categories:

  • The Dale St. Denis Award that honors the Best Woman Filmmaker;
  • The Dr. George Sanger Award that honors the Best Student Film; and
  • The Ken Fitzgerald and Ruby Carr Emerald Award.[20]

The Leonard Maltin Tribute Award

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On November 14, 2020, the festival announced a new top award, presented by Leonard Maltin to director Chloé Zhao for "groundbreaking achievement" on her film Nomadland.[21][22] In 2022, the award was presented to Bull Durham director Ron Shelton.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Coronado Island Film Festival » Venues". Archived from the original on 2017-10-06.
  2. ^ Maltin, Leonard (Jan 20, 2016). "Launching A Film Festival—In Style". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018.
  3. ^ Bell, Diane. "Actor Jack Lemmon's son, Chris, had a big reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving: a new set of lungs". mcall.com. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  4. ^ "Chris Pine's 'The Finest Hours' to Open Coronado Island Film Festival". TheWrap. 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  5. ^ Bell, Diane. "Winston Churchill's 'Darkest Hour' will be bright light in Coronado film fest". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  6. ^ a b "CIFF Announces Programming Highlights For 2021 Film Festival". Coronado Eagle & Journal | Coronado News | Coronado Island News. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  7. ^ "Jury | Coronado Island Film Festival". Coronado Island Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  8. ^ "2022 Coronado Island Film Festival Filmmaker Awards and $20,000 in Cash Prizes". Coronado Times. 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  9. ^ Staff, Coronado Times (2023-11-17). "Coronado Island Film Festival Announces 2023 Filmmaker Awards". Coronado Times. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  10. ^ "Coronado Island Film Festival Returns For 8th Year, Badge Sales Open July 10". Coronado Eagle & Journal | Coronado News | Coronado Island News. 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  11. ^ "The Coronado Island Film Festival Announces 2022 Program Slate". Coronado Times. 2022-10-05. Archived from the original on 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  12. ^ a b Accomando, Beth (2022-11-10). "Coronado Island Film Festival celebrates its 7th year". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  13. ^ Velez, Jennifer (2022-11-14). "Curtains are Down on 2022 Coronado Island Film Festival". Coronado Times. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  14. ^ Varga, George. "Stephen Bishop ready for his big scenes at Coronado Film Festival". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  15. ^ "The Leader of the Band - Vince Giordano Comes to the Coronado Island Film Festival | Coronado Times". Coronado Times. 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  16. ^ Surf's Up Studios California USA (2016-11-18), Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell LONE SURVIVOR Movie Producers Coronado Island Film Festival Panel, retrieved 2018-01-11
  17. ^ "Vanna White at Coronado Island Film Festival 2017". CaroLine Style. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  18. ^ "Patricia Ward Kelly talks amazing, influential life of late husband Gene Kelly". Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  19. ^ "Coronado Island Film Festival » And the Hubbell goes to……." Archived from the original on 2016-03-23.
  20. ^ "Coronado Island Film Festival » Awards".[dead link]
  21. ^ "The Coronado Island Film Festival adds new award -". McKinnon Broadcasting. 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  22. ^ Noonan, Tara. "Maltin Award Press release | Coronado Island Film Festival". Retrieved 2021-01-06.
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