Sun Valley Film Festival to Open With ‘The Debut’; Honorees Announced

The Sun Valley Film Festival, which takes place Dec. 2 to Dec. 6 in the Idaho resort town, will open with “The Debut” and close with “Artificial.” Jessica Lange, Bill Pullman, Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen, Stephen Beresford and Luke Davies are set to be honored by the festival, which was founded in 2012.

Lange (“Long Day’s Journey Into Night”) will receive the Vision Award, Pullman (“Everybody Digs Bill Evans”) the Pioneer Award and the Rogens (“Tangled”) will receive the Impact Award. Beresford (“Elsinore”) will be honored with the High Scribe Award and Davies (“Tenzing”) with the Disruptor Award. In addition, director Peter Farrelly will participate in a Q&A after a special screening of “I Play Rocky.”

Also screening at this year’s festival are “All of a Sudden,” “Elsinore,” “Everybody Digs Bill Evans,” “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” “A Long Winter,” “The Row,” “Tangles” and “Tenzing” as well as “The Caged,” “Caity,” “Go Deep: The DeSean Jackson Story,” “Jollyface,” “Moving Joy,” “Stealing Magic” and “Under Fire.”

“This year’s lineup brings together artists who have shaped film and television across generations, from Jessica Lange and Bill Pullman to Peter Farrelly,” said Teddy Grennan, executive director and co-founder of the Sun Valley Film Festival. “Sun Valley is a place where audiences can get close to the craft, whether through a screening, a Coffee Talk or a conversation over dinner, and we’re thrilled to welcome these remarkable talents to the mountains this December.”