Philadelphia Film Festival reveals first wave for its 35th edition

The October festival's opening wave includes films by Martin McDonagh, Pedro Almodóvar and Ryusuke Hamaguchi, alongside four Filmadelphia world premieres.

The Philadelphia Film Society has revealed the first wave of films for the 35th Philadelphia Film Festival, scheduled for October 15–25. The headline group includes Martin McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine , Cristian Mungiu's Cannes Palme d'Or winner Fjord , Ryusuke Hamaguchi's All of a Sudden , and Sundance winner Josephine

, directed by Beth de Araújo. The announcement also lists Toronto audience-award winners Elsinore and La Bola Negra , plus Tony Gilroy's Behemoth! The festival's Filmadelphia section is set to host four world premieres: Hoag Kepner's Big Phan , Doree Simon Hatfield's Gentle by Birth , Andrew Sullivan's I Don't Want to

Drink Your Blood Anymore , and Max Korman's Joy Will Prevail . The announced programme also includes new work from Pedro Almodóvar, Danny Boyle, Mike Leigh and Hirokazu Kore-eda. This is a first-wave announcement rather than the complete schedule. The festival says opening- and closing-night films and the rest of the

line-up will be announced October 7. Readers can follow the festival's first-wave announcement. Headline image: Another World Entertainment / Mobra Film. Official Fjord poster; the film is a PFF35 centerpiece.. Official or creator promotional artwork.

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