Middleburg Film Festival announces lineup and honorees

The 14th Middleburg Film Festival, scheduled for October 15-18 in Middleburg, Virginia, has announced its additional programming and honorees. Siân Heder’s Apple Original Film, ‘Being Heumann’, will serve as the festival’s closing-night film. The movie stars Ruth Madeley as disability rights activist Judy Heumann and depicts the 1977 Section 504 protests.

Other featured programming includes the Friday Spotlight, ‘La Bola Negra’, a Spanish-language drama by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, and the Sunday Spotlight, Tony Gilroy’s ‘Behemoth!’.

Several industry figures will receive awards during the event. Martin McDonagh will be honored with the Director Spotlight Award, Brad Bird will receive the Spotlight Animation Award, and Seth Rogen will be presented with the MFF Artistic Achievement Award. Additionally, casting directors Adam Caldwell and Bernard Telsey will receive the Special Achievement in Casting Award, while Rosalind Eleazar will receive the Breakthrough Actor Award. The festival will also host a Songwriters & Composers Panel and a masterclass with production designer Bob Pauley.