Chloe Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ Selected to Open Denver Film Festival — Film News in Brief

Monday, Oct.

12 Denver Festival Schedules Drive-In ShowingsThe 43rd Denver Film Festival will open on Oct.

22 with a drive-in showing of Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland,” starring Frances McDormand, at the Red Rocks Park.The festival will be mostly virtual but will also hold drive-in showings of “Nine Days” as its Centerpiece title on Oct.

24 and “Ammonite” as its Big Night screening on Oct.

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“Nomadland” premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Sept.

11, and won the Golden Lion.

The film is set after the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, with McDormand’s character Fern exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad.Festival Director Britta Erickson said, “I can’t think of a better, more appropriate way to experience all three of these films — and ‘Nomadland’ in particular — than in your car, surrounded by beautiful Western vistas.”Miami Festival Unveils Audience Winners“The Bee

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