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After two years of going virtual with the Los Cabos Film Festival due to the pandemic, it has finally been announced that the 11th annual Los Cabos International Festival will return to its usual format from November 9th to 13th. In the days leading up to the pandemic, many Hollywood A-listers had made their way to the Mexican Pacific for the festival.
Robert De Niro, Reese Witherspoon, Diego Luna, Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson are just a few of the stars who have attended the event in previous editions. Many of these actors, most notably Robert De Niro, happen to be Cabo regulars, whether or not they attend the celebrations. Who can we expect on the red carpet this year?
Popular films screened at the event over the years
In previous editions of the festival, over 90% of the films screened in Los Cabos were seen by the public for the first time. It seems that the 2022 edition will be no different. Currently, promoters from around the world are inviting entries for independent films to be screened in Los Cabos.
However, over the years at least one or two Oscar-winning films get a special screening in Los Cabos. In 2012, for example, Oscar-nominated NO got a special screening in Cabo Shores with Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal. The film earned Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín his first Oscar nomination. Larraín would direct two of the most popular political biopics of recent years, Spencer and Jackie. In fact, this year it’s another popular biopic that might get a special screening in Los Cabos.
Stars who came to Cabo Shores to be honored at the film festival
As previously mentioned, Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon both walked the red carpet in Cabo. Kidman actually received the Los Cabos International Film Festival 2018 Outstanding Work in Cinema Tribute Award. While Witherspoon just appeared as a distinguished guest at the festival. Actors Edward Norton, Adam Driver and Dennis Quiad are some of the other names who have appeared as special guests on the Cabo red carpet. With 2022 being the first year the festival has returned to normal, the event’s Artistic Director Maru Garzon teased that there will certainly be VIP guests at this year’s edition, saying:
“It is important to continue to insist that the festival belongs to Los Cabos and is held for the people of Los Cabos. Any effort that can be made to bring a special guest would be fruitless without the enthusiasm and presence of the general public. This is something we can never stop cultivating, insisting on and promoting!”
Oscar hopeful “Elvis” may get a special screening in Los Cabos
Although the nominees for the festival’s many awards in various categories will not be announced until October, there are a few films that are likely to receive a special Cabo screening. Oscar hopeful “Elvis,” which portrays the life of rock icon Elvis Presley and has already grossed over $250 million at the box office, is likely to get a special Cabo screening.
Los Cabos Film Festival organizers set up a special screening for people in Chetumal, a town near Cancun, ahead of the film’s release in theaters and streaming platforms in July. With that in mind, and with the Los Cabos Film Festival taking place in the months leading up to the main awards season, director Baz Luhrmann’s film will surely appreciate the extra spotlight. Especially since the film will be out for quite a while before the main awards season.
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