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Sedona Film Festival to return in February

Jacqueline Bisset to receive Lifetime Achievement Award; opening night to honors Oscar-nominated director Lasse Hallström

Posted 12/28/22

Film selection for the 29th Annual Sedona International Film Festival’s 150 films is nearly complete for the 29th annual Festival that will, among other events and celebrations, recognize the artistic achievements of multi Golden Globe nominee Jacqueline Bisset and two-time Oscar nominated Swedish director Lasse Hallström.

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MOVIES

Sedona Film Festival to return in February

Jacqueline Bisset to receive Lifetime Achievement Award; opening night to honors Oscar-nominated director Lasse Hallström

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Film selection for the 29th Annual Sedona International Film Festival’s 150 films is nearly complete for the 29th annual Festival that will, among other events and celebrations, recognize the artistic achievements of multi Golden Globe nominee Jacqueline Bisset and two-time Oscar nominated Swedish director Lasse Hallström.

The Sedona International Film Festival runs from Feb. 18-26.

Films will be screened at the Festival-owned 99-seat Mary D. Fisher Theatre and the brand new 43-seat Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre, which opened in mid-June, at 2030 W State Route 89A, the two largest theaters at the Harkins Theaters Sedona 6 at 2081 W. State Route 89A and at the Sedona Performing Arts Center (SPAC), 995 Upper Red Rock Loop.

The Feb. 18 opening-night event at SPAC will highlight the works of Hallström, who first became known for directing almost all of ABBA’s music videos before dedicating his directorial skills to films. He received Academy Award nominations for Best Director for “My Life as a Dog” and “Cider House Rules.” His other celebrated directorial works include “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?,” “Chocolat,” “The Shipping News” and “The Hypnotist.”

His newest film, “Hilma,” explores the enigmatic life of Swedish artist and mystic Hilma af Klint, now recognized as one of the world’s first abstract artists. The film, which will be screened at the opening-night event.

Bisset’s most recent film, “Loren & Rose,” directed by Russell Brown and starring Kelly Blatz and Paul Sand, also will be screened. Bisset plays Rose in the story of an indelible bond forged between a promising young filmmaker and an iconic actress.

Her career began in 1965 and she first came to prominence in 1968 with roles in “The Detective,” “Bullitt” with Steve McQueen and “The Sweet Ride,” for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. Her body of work includes “Day for Night,” which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, “Murder on the Orient Express,” “The Deep” and “Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe,” which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.

Bisset won a 2013 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for the BBC miniseries “Dancing on the Edge.”

Actress Karen Allen, who starred in two Indiana Jones films, “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” will be in Sedona for the Festival and the screening of her latest film, “A Stage of Twilight.”

Tickets and passes available for purchase at sedonafilmfestival.com. Early-bird discounts available through Saturday, Dec. 31.