Barry Rivers , First Light Screenings

A great talk with Barry Rivers..Since its inaugural year in 1999, the Maui Film Festival has presented films with more than 500 Academy Award® nominations between them.  These have included all but one Academy Award® winning Best Picture as well as — in addition to many Golden Globe® and Independent Spirit Awards® — nearly 200 wins in virtually all AMPAS categories.  In 2016 FirstLight presented Moonlight, La La Land, Manchester by the Sea, Fences and Hidden Figuresamong others.    

With Academy Award® nominations not yet announced, 2017’s FirstLight films have already garnered more than 60 nominations and/or awards in Best Director, Screenplay and Lead / Supporting Actor / Actress categories, among others, from the Golden Globes®, Spirit Awards®, SAG Awards, Gotham Awards and both the Los Angeles and New York FIlm Critic Associations. These films include:  All the Money in the World, The Breadwinner, Downsizing, The Florida Project, Lady Bird, Molly’s Game and I, Tonya.
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