The 23rd annual Austin Film Festival and Screenwriters Conference has made two new additions to its impressive film slate. For the fest’s centerpiece film, they have selected STX’s coming-of-age dramedy The Edge of Seventeen starring Hailee Steinfeld and Woody Harrelson while the closing night film will be Open Road’s boxing biopic Bleed For This starring Miles Teller.
BLEED FOR THIS
One of the industry’s smaller events, the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado, is set to commence tomorrow, Friday, September 2. They have released the full lineup for the weekend-long event.
Based on a true story, Vinny Paz is a struggling boxer who refuses to retire from boxing after an accident leaves him severely injured.
Katey Sagal and Aaron Eckhart star in the biopic.
The “Sons of Anarchy” actress joins Ben Younger’s Vinny Pazienza biopic.
The “Game of Thrones” actor has been cast in the Vinny Pazienza biopic.
Duo star in boxing biopic.
Logline: After a devastating car accident left boxer Vinny Pazienza with a broken neck, he was told he would never walk again. However, Vinny had the spirit and courage to fight get back in the gym and make an inspiring comeback.
