SLOIFF 2024: 'Dune' star Josh Brolin to lead Narrative Feature Jury
San Luis Obispo, California (Release): San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (SLOIFF) has announced that actor Josh Brolin will lead the Narrative Feature Jury for 2024’s 30th Anniversary edition. Brolin has long had ties to the area and grew up on a ranch in nearby Paso Robles. He was the honoree of the Festival’s King Vidor Award for Excellence in Filmmaking in 2017.
Brolin recently reprised his role as Gurney Halleck in Denis Villeneuve’s 'Dune: Part Two', the sequel to the six-time Academy Award-winning film 'Dune', Villeneuve’s relaunch of one of the most celebrated science fiction properties of all time.
In 2009, Brolin was nominated for an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and received awards from the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review for his portrayal of Dan White in Gus Van Sant’s acclaimed biopic, 'Milk'. His additional ‘Best Picture’ Oscar-nominated films include Denis Villeneuve’s 'Dune'; the Coen Brothers’ 'True Grit', which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 2011; and 2007’s 'No Country For Old Men', also from the Coen Brothers, which won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
With a slate of over 125 narrative features, short films, documentary features and shorts, music videos, and festival favorites from the last 30 years, the festival has a broad spectrum of content on offer for serious cinephiles, devoted film buffs, and casual movie fans both locally and across the region. The festival runs from Thursday, April 25 through Tuesday, April 30, with an encore presentation in Paso Robles, and virtually, from May 1-5.
Over 57 films, in the categories of Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Student Film, Music Video and Animated Film, will be participating in the George Sidney Independent Film Competition. Central Coast Filmmaker Showcase Films are eligible in the same categories. George Sidney and Central Coast films will also be eligible for The Audience Awards in five categories.