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    Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews Announces 2024 Edition

    Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews Returns April 19-21, 2024.
    Neil VaggBy Neil VaggMarch 11, 2024No Comments4 Mins Read
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    Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews will return for its much-anticipated third edition, which will run from April 19-21 2024.

    Building on the success of the 2023 edition, the festival is committed to bringing some of the most creative and innovative people working in the entertainment industries together with audiences to explore the different ways we can tell stories.

    Legendary American composer and conductor Alan Silvestri will visit the festival for a talk about his career and performance at the University of St Andrews’ stunning new Laidlaw Music Centre on Sunday April 21. In his decades-long career, the two-time Academy Award Nominee, has worked on more than 100 films including Romancing the Stone, Back to the Future, Polar Express, Forrest Gump, The Bodyguard, Predator, Ready Player One, Stuart Little, Night at the Museum and dozens more hits.

    Another special guest this year is casting director Debra Zane, whose credits include The Hunger Games franchise, Ocean’s Eleven, Catch Me if You Can and American Beauty. Zane was actively involved in the effort to establish the newly created Oscar for Best Achievement in Casting.

    Renowned Hollywood director Joe Russo (Avengers: Endgame, The Gray Man) will also return to St Andrews for this year’s edition. As the Festival founder, Russo is expected to participate in a special conversation and host a mentoring session with local filmmakers.

    “AGBO is delighted to once again co-sponsor this year’s festival. Sands serves as a hub where the convergence of arts, culture, and technology takes place, all within the esteemed backdrop of St Andrews – one of the world’s premier universities,” said Filmmaker/Founder of AGBO, Joe Russo.

    Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews will present an exciting and diverse international showcase of contemporary and classic cinema alongside a range of supporting events.

    Festival Director Ania Trzebiatowska brings a wealth of experience from the international film circuit, having served as the Artistic Director of the Off Camera Film Festival in Krakow for 12 years. Across the Atlantic, Trzebiatowska has been a Programmer of the Sundance Film Festival since 2019.

    Trzebiatowska said, “I am so looking forward to welcoming our audiences and guests back to Sands. We are incredibly proud that our festival can be boutique in scale, but consistently ambitious. Which means that we get to showcase impactful work and prompt truly meaningful conversations. Our aim is to lean into the role that artists can play in uniting and inspiring us, as well as reminding us that visual storytelling is one of the greatest tools for creating the well-needed empathy, often lacking in today’s complicated world.”

    Sands celebrates the early work of established filmmakers by shining a spotlight on their first and second features, staging unique opportunities for these filmmakers to reflect on this key period in their creative life and creating a platform for different generations of artists to connect, share skills, and discuss the inspirations and challenges they have encountered.

    Sands also aims to provoke discussion about screen cultures, help build filmmaking skills and capacity in Scotland, and create a forum for local and international industry connections.

    Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews is produced by the Byre Theatre, University of St Andrews, with the University’s Department of Film Studies as a key partner.

    Sands enjoys generous support from the Russo Brothers’ independent studio AGBO, the Murphy Family, and other donors.  It is thanks to the unique relationship with lead sponsor, AGBO, combined with the expertise of Ania Trzebiatowska, that Sands is able to welcome internationally high-profile guests to St Andrews alongside artists and industry professionals at the beginning of their careers and established experts who play essential roles behind the scenes.

    AGBO is an Academy Award-Winning independent studio focused on developing and producing intellectual property universes spanning film, TV, gaming, and publishing. Founded in 2017 by award-winning and record-breaking directors Anthony and Joe Russo, AGBO’s mission is to innovate and advance the next generation of storytelling to entertain and inspire worldwide audiences. AGBO’s recent productions include the Academy Award-Winning Best Picture film Everything Everywhere All At Once, Netflix’s Extraction 2, The Gray Man and Amazon thriller series Citadel. https://www.agbo.com/

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