A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors.
98-566: The Gold Coast Film Festival ( GCFF ), formerly Gold Coast Film Fantastic , is an annual Australian film festival , as of 2022 held at the Home of the Arts (HOTA) in Surfers Paradise , Gold Coast, Queensland . Founded in 2002 as a fantasy film festival, GCFF now delivers a program of feature films , short films (SIPFEST), web series , film awards , and special events. Modelled on
196-589: A BAFTA Award and for a Screen Actors Guild Award . Robbie's first release of 2019 was the LuckyChap Entertainment production Dreamland , a poorly received period crime thriller set during the 1930s Dust Bowl . She began executive producing the comedy series Dollface , which streamed on Hulu from 2019 to 2022. Robbie was filmmaker Quentin Tarantino 's only choice to portray the late actress Sharon Tate in his period film Once Upon
294-515: A Peter Jackson retrospective. The third festival, which ran for a few days only, from 5 to 8 August 2004, took place at Robina. Sometime between late 2009 and January 2011, the festival expanded its focus and changed its name to Gold Coast Film Festival. The 2011 event was staged at Birch Carroll and Coyle Cinemas, Southport . In 2013 the Gold Coast Film Festival supported Australia's first online video maker award ceremony,
392-483: A film set as "a dream come true". She made her television debut in a 2008 guest role as Caitlin Brentford in the drama series City Homicide and followed this with a two-episode arc in the children's television series The Elephant Princess , in which she starred alongside Liam Hemsworth . With agent encouragement at the time and as Robbie recalled on The Graham Norton Show , she called FremantleMedia on
490-546: A Time in Hollywood , starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt . With the Tate–LaBianca murders serving as a backdrop, the film tells the story of a fading character actor (DiCaprio) and his stunt double (Pitt) as they navigate New Hollywood in 1969 Los Angeles. Feeling "an enormous sense of responsibility", Robbie prepared for the role by meeting Tate's family members and friends, watching all of her films and reading
588-425: A bar, cleaned houses, and worked at Subway . After graduation, with a few commercials and independent thriller films on her résumé, Robbie relocated to Melbourne to begin acting professionally. Robbie's first acting roles came when she was in high school. She starred in two low-budget independent thriller films, called Vigilante and I.C.U. , both released years later. She described the experience of being on
686-405: A biographical drama about the lives of Winnie-the-Pooh creator A. A. Milne and his family. The film, and her performance, received modest reviews and was a commercial failure. Her final release of 2017 and LuckyChap Entertainment's first release was Craig Gillespie 's sports black comedy I, Tonya , based on the life of American figure skater Tonya Harding (Robbie) and her connection to
784-720: A brand into every character she plays. [...] Margot is stunning in all she is and all she does, and she will astonish us forever." In 2019, Forbes ranked her among the world's highest-paid actresses, with annual earnings of $ 23.5 million, and The Hollywood Reporter listed her among the 100 most powerful people in entertainment. In 2021, she was named one of the 100 most influential women in entertainment by The Hollywood Reporter . In December 2023, Robbie has been listed in The Hollywood Reporter ’s 2023 Women in Entertainment Power 100. In 2024, she
882-647: A critical and commercial failure. In her second film release of the year, she played Nellie LaRoy, an actress inspired by silent movie star Clara Bow , in Damien Chazelle 's comedy-drama Babylon . In preparation, she studied the works of Bow and researched her traumatic childhood. She described LaRoy as "the most physically and emotionally draining character I've ever played". The film polarized critics and had poor box office returns, though her performance received praise; Caryn James of BBC Culture opined, "Robbie's bold, charismatic performance makes Nellie
980-601: A cultural partnership with Supanova Pop Culture Expo and QPOW! as a part of the Gold Coast's pop culture heritage. The festival became known for its support of gender equality in the Australian screen industry in 2016, and in 2018 was the venue for the launch of Women in Film and Television (WIFT) Australia. The 15th annual Gold Coast Film Festival ran from Wednesday 19 April – Sunday 30 April 2017 at venues across
1078-647: A culturally diverse program of films, including local independent films and national and international special guests within the film industry. The event also hosts a series of free filmmaking workshops and seminars, as well as the GCFF Future Filmmakers seminar held at Bond University for year 11 and 12 high school students who are interested in the film industry to learn from industry leaders. The 2023 event runs from 19 to 30 April 2023. The Shorts in Paradise Festival, known as SIPFEST,
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#17327762788491176-414: A daily basis. "One day, I got put through by accident to the casting director for Neighbours," and she said, "I'm in town working on something." The casting director asked how old she was, and she responded "seventeen." She was told, "We're looking for exactly that, come in and audition" for the television soap opera Neighbours . In June 2008, she began playing Donna Freedman , a role that was meant to be
1274-669: A daring, endlessly spiraling, sympathetic figure". She received another Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress, although the underperformance of her two major releases that year led some commentators to brand her as " box office poison " at the time. In the following year, Robbie had a single scene in Wes Anderson 's ensemble comedy film Asteroid City . Chris Hewitt of the Star Tribune described her "impassioned acting in her lone scene" as "perfectly judged". The fantasy comedy Barbie , co-starring Ryan Gosling as Ken ,
1372-710: A guest character, but Robbie was promoted to the regular cast after she made her debut. In her three-year stint on the soap, she received two Logie Award nominations. Shortly after arriving in America, Robbie landed the role of Laura Cameron, a newly trained flight attendant in the period drama series Pan Am (2011). The series premiered to high ratings and positive reviews but was cancelled after one season due to falling ratings. Robbie next appeared in Richard Curtis ' romantic comedy About Time (2013), co-starring Domhnall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams . It tells
1470-726: A nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of figure skater Tonya Harding in the biopic I, Tonya (2017). This acclaim continued for her performances as Queen Elizabeth I in Mary Queen of Scots (2018), Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), and a Fox News employee in Bombshell (2019). The last of these earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . Robbie has since starred as an aspiring actress in
1568-589: A nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture . Also in 2023, Robbie produced Fennell's second directorial, Saltburn . The 2024 Sundance Film Festival marked the release of her next production, Megan Park 's comedy film My Old Ass . Robbie will next star alongside Colin Farrell in Kogonada 's film A Big Bold Beautiful Journey and Jacob Elordi in Fennell's Wuthering Heights , adapted from
1666-548: A nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture . In 2021, Robbie reprised her voice role as Flopsy Rabbit in Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway , which received mixed reviews and grossed $ 153.8 million worldwide. She also made her third outing as Quinn in the standalone sequel The Suicide Squad , written and directed by James Gunn . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the film was simultaneously released theatrically and on
1764-465: A stand for same-sex marriage in her native Australia wearing a T-shirt that read "Say 'I Do' Down Under", with a map of the country in rainbow colors. A year later, she joined fellow actor Chris Hemsworth in advocating for the same purpose. In 2018, she pledged to support the Time's Up initiative to protect women from harassment and discrimination. In April 2021, Robbie was announced as the recipient of
1862-455: A woman falling for a German soldier during the German occupation of France during World War II , a role which Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter found "underwritten". She followed this with Craig Zobel 's post-apocalyptic drama Z for Zachariah opposite Chris Pine and Chiwetel Ejiofor , in her first leading role. Partially based on Robert C. O'Brien 's book of the same name ,
1960-488: Is Raindance Film Festival . The British Urban Film Festival (which specifically caters to Black and minority interests) was officially recognized in the 2020 New Year Honours list. A few film festivals have focused on highlighting specific issues, topics, or subjects. These festivals have included mainstream and independent films . Some examples include military films , health-related film festivals , and human rights film festivals . There are festivals, especially in
2058-611: Is ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival , which started in 2006 and takes place every spring in Paris, France. Edinburgh International Film Festival is the longest-running festival in Great Britain as well as the longest continually running film festival in the world. Australia's first and longest-running film festival is the Melbourne International Film Festival (1952), followed by
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#17327762788492156-596: Is North America’s longest-running competitive film festival. The 60th Chicago International Film Festival, scheduled during the month of October, will host over 40,000 attendees from around the world. The Festival's program, screening 175+ films from more than 50 countries, is presented in sections including the International Competition, New Directors Competition, Documentary, Black Perspectives, City & State, and Special Presentations. The Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF), founded in 1977,
2254-449: Is Robbie, who lends Harley charming quirk and believable menace, hinting at Harley's inner life without reams of dialogue." She received two nominations at the 46th People's Choice Awards . Robbie served as a producer on Promising Young Woman (2020), a comedy thriller by writer-director Emerald Fennell , starring Carey Mulligan as a woman who seeks to avenge the rape and death of her best friend. The film received acclaim, earning
2352-435: Is a free event showcasing short films from across Australia. Seven awards are on offer for these films. As of 2022, Josh Martin is CEO, with Sue-Anne Chapman chair of the board. Margot Robbie is patron of the festival, while the three ambassadors are Lincoln Lewis , Sue Maslin and Jenny Cooney . The festival is supported by Screen Queensland, Queensland Government , the tourism and events Queensland program, HOTA, and
2450-654: Is a popular international film festival based in Kolkata which showcases international cult films. YathaKatha International Film & Literature Festival (YKIFLF) is an annual film & literature festival in Mumbai showcasing literature collaboration in cinema via various constructive discussions and forums. 1st edition of the festival is being held from 25–28 November in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Margot Robbie Margot Elise Robbie ( / ˈ m ɑːr ɡ oʊ ˈ r ɒ b i / MAR -goh ROB -ee ; born 2 July 1990)
2548-643: Is accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences , which makes all its jury-award-winning narrative short and animated short films eligible for an Academy Award. There are several significant film festivals held regularly in Africa. The Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo was established in 1976, the biannual Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) in Burkina Faso
2646-500: Is an Australian actress and producer. Her work includes both blockbuster and independent films , and her accolades include nominations for three Academy Awards , six BAFTA Awards and four Golden Globe Awards . Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2017, and Forbes named her the world's highest-paid actress in 2023. Born and raised in Queensland , Robbie began her career in 2008 on
2744-519: Is based on the Beatrix Potter book series . The animated feature was a box office success, grossing $ 351.3 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 50 million. Her next two 2018 films—the neo-noir thriller Terminal and comedy-horror Slaughterhouse Rulez —were critical and commercial failures. The historical drama Mary Queen of Scots , directed by Josie Rourke , was her final release of 2018. The film featured Saoirse Ronan as
2842-919: Is held in the last week of each July in the two colonial cities of San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato . Other Mexican festivals include the Guadalajara International Film Festival in Guadalajara , Oaxaca Film Fest , the Morelia International Film Festival in Morelia, Michoacan Mexico , and the Los Cabos International Film Festival founded by Scott Cross , Sean Cross , and Eduardo Sanchez Navarro, in Los Cabos , Baja Sur , Mexico are considered
2940-919: Is largest film festival in Ohio and among the longest-running in the United States. The film festival is held at the Playhouse Square , which are a series of elegant theaters built in the early 1920s, and the largest performing arts center in the United States outside of New York City (only Lincoln Center is larger). The Ottawa Canadian Film Festival , abbreviated OCanFilmFest, was co-founded by Ottawa-based filmmakers Jith Paul, Ed Kucerak, and Blair Campbell in 2015. It features films of various durations and genres from filmmakers across Canada. The Sundance Film Festival founded by Sterling Van Wagenen (then head of Wildwood, Robert Redford's company), John Earle, and Cirina Hampton Catania (both serving on
3038-504: Is one of the largest film festivals in North America. It focuses on East Asian films, Canadian films, and nonfiction films. In 2016, there was an audience of 133,000 and 324 films. The Toronto International Film Festival , founded by Bill Marshall, Henk Van der Kolk, and Dusty Cohl, is one of North America's most important film festivals, and is the most widely attended. The Chicago International Film Festival , founded in 1964,
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3136-610: Is the most popular festival in North America. Time wrote it had "grown from its place as the most influential fall film festival to the most influential film festival, period". The Seattle International Film Festival is credited as being the largest film festival in the United States, regularly showing over 400 films in a month across the city. The festivals in Berlin , Cairo , Cannes , Goa , Karlovy Vary , Locarno , Mar del Plata , Moscow , San Sebastián , Shanghai , Tallinn , Tokyo , Venice , and Warsaw are accredited by
3234-601: Is wow and then some. Even when Focus fumbles, [she] deals a winning hand." She was nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 68th British Academy Film Awards . Her next appearance was alongside Michelle Williams and Kristin Scott Thomas in Saul Dibb 's war romantic drama Suite Française , a film based on the second part of Irène Némirovsky 's 2004 novel of the same name . In the film, she played
3332-603: The Los Angeles Times wrote, "Robbie [is] at her best, the arc of her story is so crushing that it stays with you the longest." For her performances in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Bombshell , she received two nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role , and for the latter she received nominations for an Academy Award , a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award; all in
3430-673: The 1994 assault on rival Nancy Kerrigan . In preparation, Robbie met with Harding, watched old footage and interviews of her, worked with a voice coach to speak in Harding's Pacific Northwest accent and vocal timbre at different ages, and underwent several months of rigorous skating instruction with choreographer Sarah Kawahara . I, Tonya premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival to critical acclaim. James Luxford of Metro deemed it Robbie's best performance to date, and Mark Kermode of The Observer wrote, "Margot Robbie's performance in this satirical, postmodern tale of
3528-625: The Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film , the festival began with a focus on fantasy and Science fiction films . The first festival took place in August 2002, under the direction of Casey Marshall Siemer, with Oscar-winning visual effects specialist John Cox as patron. The early festivals were known as Gold Coast Film Fantastic, and ran for four days in Robina . The inaugural event screened 21 films and included
3626-896: The City of Gold Coast . Other partners include Bond University , Warner Bros. Movie World , Village Roadshow Studios , and a number of other corporate sponsors. The Chauvel Award , formerly awarded at the Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF), was established in 1992 and named in honour of filmmaking couple Charles and Elsa Chauvel . Past recipients of the Chauvel Award include producer Anthony Buckley , directors Paul Cox and Rolf de Heer , actors Bryan Brown and Geoffrey Rush , cinematographer John Seale , documentary makers Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson, and film critic David Stratton . One of
3724-678: The Hulu series Dollface (2019–2022) and the Netflix miniseries Maid (2021). Margot Elise Robbie was born on 2 July 1990 in Dalby, Queensland , to Doug Robbie, a former farm-owner and sugarcane tycoon , and Sarie Kessler, a physiotherapist . She is the second youngest of four; older siblings Anya and Lachlan and younger brother Cameron. Her parents separated when she was five. Robbie and her siblings were raised by their single mother and had minimal contact with their father. The family spent
3822-578: The International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) in the category of competitive feature films. As a rule, for films to compete, they must first be released during the festivals and not in any other previous venue beforehand. Ann Arbor Film Festival started in 1963. It is the oldest continually operated experimental film festival in North America and has become one of the premier film festivals for independent and, primarily, experimental filmmakers to showcase work. In
3920-847: The Sydney Film Festival (1954). North America's first and longest-running short film festival is the Yorkton Film Festival , established in 1947. The first film festival in the United States was the Columbus International Film & Video Festival , also known as The Chris Awards , held in 1953. According to the Film Arts Foundation in San Francisco , " The Chris Awards (is) one of the most prestigious documentaries, educational, business and informational competitions in
4018-796: The Venice Film Festival (late summer to early autumn), the Cannes Film Festival (late spring to early summer), and the Berlin International Film Festival (late winter to early spring), founded in 1932, 1946, and 1951 respectively. The Edinburgh International Film Festival , founded in 1946, is the world's oldest continually running film festival. Many film festivals are dedicated exclusively to animation. Various regional festivals occur in various countries. The Austin Film Festival
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4116-537: The titular character and Robbie as her cousin Queen Elizabeth I , and it chronicles the 1569 conflict between their two countries . Robbie had initially turned down the role for being "terrified" of not living up to the history of portrayals of the Queen. Before each day of shooting, she spent three hours in the make-up chair while a prosthetic nose, painted on boils and blisters were applied. Critics dismissed
4214-672: The Australian Webstream Awards, and is supported by ABC Gold Coast . Past director Mitch Ziems helped open the ceremony that took place at the Metro Arts Theatre in Brisbane , Queensland on 16 November 2013. In 2014, under director Kylie Pascoe, the festival broadened its focus in terms of genre, and also started showing more international films. At that time the Gold Coast Film festival had
4312-739: The Best Supporting Actress category. Robbie began the new decade by reprising the role of Harley Quinn in Cathy Yan 's Birds of Prey (2020). Determined to make a female ensemble action film, she pitched the idea for the film to Warner Bros. in 2015. Robbie spent the subsequent three years developing the project under her production company, making a concerted effort to hire a female director and screenwriter. Birds of Prey , along with Robbie's performance, gained generally positive reviews; Ian Freer of Empire wrote that "the MVP
4410-831: The Dominican International Film Festival occurs annually in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic . As well as the Havana Film Festival was founded in 1979 and is the oldest continuous annual film festival in the Caribbean. Its focus is on Latin American cinema . The Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival , founded in 2006, is dedicated to screening the newest films from the English-, Spanish, French- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean and
4508-413: The Gold Coast. For the first time in its 15-year history, the Gold Coast Film Festival 2017 accepted submissions for feature films to screen at the event. In this year, with the support of Screen Queensland , GCFF became one of seven festivals to become a feature film qualifier for AACTA Awards . Lucy Fisher was CEO and director of the festival from 2015 until the end of 2020. In 2021, Aimée Lindorff
4606-719: The Government of Kerala held annually at Thiruvananthapuram is acknowledged as one of the leading cultural events in Indian. The International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, is a major documentary and short film festival. The Mumbai Women's International Film Festival (MWIFF) is an annual film festival in Mumbai that features films made by women directors and technicians. The Calcutta International Cult Films Festival (CICFF)
4704-403: The U.S., Telluride Film Festival , Sundance Film Festival , Austin Film Festival , Austin 's South by Southwest , NYC 's Tribeca Festival , and Slamdance Film Festival are all considered significant festivals for independent film. The Zero Film Festival is significant as the first and only festival exclusive to self-financed filmmakers. The biggest independent film festival in the UK
4802-499: The U.S.; (it is) the oldest of its kind in North America and celebrating its 54th year". It was followed four years later by the San Francisco International Film Festival , held in March 1957, which emphasized feature-length dramatic films. The festival played a major role in introducing foreign films to American audiences. Films in the first year included Akira Kurosawa 's Throne of Blood and Satyajit Ray 's Pather Panchali . Today, thousands of film festivals take place around
4900-495: The US, that highlight and promote films made by or about various ethnic groups and nationalities or feature the cinema from a specific foreign country. These include African-Americans , Asian-Americans , Mexican-Americans , Arabs , Jews , Italian, German , French , Palestinian , and Native American . The Deauville American Film Festival in France is devoted to the cinema of the United States . LGBTQ+ and Women's film festivals are also popular. Tribeca Festival , one of
4998-485: The Utah Film Commission at the time) is a significant festival for independent film. The Woodstock Film Festival was launched in 2000 by filmmakers Meira Blaustein and Laurent Rejto to bring high-quality, independent films to the Hudson Valley region of New York . In 2010, Indiewire named the Woodstock Film Festival among the top 50 independent film festivals worldwide. The Regina International Film Festival and Awards (RIFFA) founded by John Thimothy, one of
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#17327762788495096-496: The World " list. Since 2016, she has been chosen as the ambassador for brands such as Calvin Klein , Nissan and Chanel . She was the last brand ambassador picked by Karl Lagerfeld before his death in February 2019. She is the latest ambassador of Chanel No 5 . According to the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes , Robbie's most positively reviewed films are The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Z for Zachariah (2015), Suite Française (2015), I, Tonya (2017), Once Upon
5194-414: The above. In 2014, she was part of a fundraising event in support of the Motion Picture & Television Fund , which helps people in the film and television industries with limited or no resources; she joined the same event on two other occasions, in 2018 and 2020. In 2015, she helped raise $ 12 million through the BGC Global Charity Day fundraising event, which donates money to different charities around
5292-487: The annual Forbes 30 Under 30 list, a compilation of the brightest young entrepreneurs, innovators and game changers in the world and was included on a similar list compiled by The Hollywood Reporter . That same year, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world ; her The Wolf of Wall Street director Martin Scorsese penned the article in the magazine, referring to Robbie as having "a unique audacity that surprises and challenges and just burns like
5390-532: The annual People's Choice Awards ceremony, she won the Favorite Action Movie Actress award and was also awarded the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie . In October 2016, Robbie hosted the season 42 premiere of NBC 's late-night sketch comedy Saturday Night Live ; her appearances included a parody of Ivanka Trump . The series logged its strongest season premiere ratings in eight years. Robbie collaborated with Domhnall Gleeson in Simon Curtis ' Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017),
5488-401: The autobiography by Tate's then-husband, Roman Polanski . Once Upon a Time in Hollywood premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim, and was a commercial success with a worldwide gross of $ 374.3 million. Despite many bemoaning Robbie's lack of lines in the film, Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph highlighted a scene with Robbie in the cinema, which he found to be
5586-407: The border of Western Sahara , is notable as the only film festival in the world to take place in a refugee camp. The festival aims to provide cultural entertainment and educational opportunities to refugees and raise awareness of the plight of the Sahrawi people, who have been exiled from their native Western Sahara for more than three decades. The International Film Festival of India , organized by
5684-402: The comics, but felt a huge responsibility to do the character justice and satisfy the fans. Robbie began preparing for the role of the supervillainess six months prior to the film shoot; her schedule consisted of gymnastics , boxing , aerial silk training and learning how to hold her breath underwater for five minutes. She performed the majority of her own stunts in the film. Suicide Squad
5782-598: The cost of production could be lowered significantly, and internet technology allowed for the collaboration of film production. Film festivals have evolved significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic . Many festivals opted for virtual or hybrid festivals. The film industry, which was already in upheaval due to streaming options, has faced another major shift, and movies showcased at festivals have an even shorter runway to online launches. The "Big Five" film festivals are considered to be Venice , Cannes , Berlin , Toronto , and Sundance . The Toronto International Film Festival
5880-500: The disgraced star is a tour-de-force tornado that balances finely nuanced character development with impressively punchy physicality". She received numerous accolades for her performance, including nominations for an Academy Award , a BAFTA Award , a Golden Globe Award , a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Critics' Choice Movie Award , all for Best Actress. Robbie began 2018 with the voice role of Flopsy Rabbit in Peter Rabbit , an animated comedy from director Will Gluck , which
5978-419: The festival's focus, can include international and domestic releases. Some film festivals focus on a specific filmmaker, genre of film, such as horror films , or subject matter. Several film festivals focus solely on presenting short films of a defined maximum length. Film festivals are typically annual events. Some film historians, including Jerry Beck , do not consider film festivals as official releases of
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#17327762788496076-456: The film follows Ann Burden (Robbie) as she finds herself in an emotionally charged love triangle with the last known survivors of a disaster that wipes out most of civilization. In preparation for the film, Robbie dyed her hair brown and learned to speak in an Appalachian accent. The film received positive reviews, and Robbie's performance was widely praised, with Drew McWeeny of HitFix asserting that "Robbie's work here establishes her as one of
6174-417: The film for its screenplay and several historical inaccuracies, but praised the performances of Robbie and Ronan. Yolanda Machado of TheWrap wrote, "[B]ow down to Ronan and Robbie for taking two legendarily complex characters, [...] and completely owning both roles. Ronan's fiery Mary and Robbie's emotionally complex Elizabeth truly reign divine on screen." For her portrayal, Robbie received nominations for
6272-495: The film's "most delightful" scene. Also in 2019, she starred as Kayla Pospisil, a composite character based on several Fox News employees, in Jay Roach 's drama Bombshell . Co-starring Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman , the film recounts stories of various female personnel at the news network and their sexual harassment by the network's chairman Roger Ailes . Robbie based her character's accent on Katherine Harris . The film received positive reviews; Kenneth Turan of
6370-466: The film. The oldest film festival in the world is the Venice Film Festival . The most prestigious film festivals in the world, known as the "Big Five", are (listed chronologically according to the date of foundation): Venice , Cannes , Berlin (the original Big Three ), Toronto , and Sundance . The Venice Film Festival in Italy began in 1932 and is the oldest film festival still running. Mainland Europe 's biggest independent film festival
6468-446: The government of India, was founded in 1952. Chennai International Film Festival has been organized since 2002 by the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF), the Government of Tamil Nadu, the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce, and the Film Federation of India. The Jaipur International Film Festival , founded in 2009, is India's most prominent international film festival. The International Film Festival of Kerala organised by
6566-605: The inaugural RAD Impact Award, for inspiring purpose with her philanthropy. She chose to share the prize with Youngcare , a charity she had previously worked with, and therefore an impact donation was made to fund a project benefiting young people with extensive care needs. Robbie is known for starring in both high-profile, mainstream productions and low-budget independent films, in which she has been able to display both her dramatic and comedic range. For her role in The Wolf of Wall Street , Vanity Fair named her one of its breakthrough actors of 2013. In 2017, she appeared on
6664-481: The largest international cinema event in coastal Southern California , attracting over 56,000 attendees to Orange County, CA . The Festival partners with over 40 non-profit organizations and pairs each with a film that aligns with their mission. The films featured include World, North America, U.S. and West Coast premieres as well as the International Spotlight Series which celebrates foreign language films. The Vancouver International Film Festival , founded in 1958,
6762-472: The last few awards at BIFF were awarded posthumously to Heath Ledger in 2008, and Alex Barnes & Dean Gibson in 2010 before being revived by GCFF in 2016. Since then, the winners include: A number of other awards are given at the Gold Coast Film Festival. As of 2022 these are: 28°04′35″S 153°23′07″E / 28.0764°S 153.3853°E / -28.0764; 153.3853 Film festival Films may be of recent date and depending upon
6860-425: The majority of Robbie's upbringing on her grandparents' Currumbin Valley farm in the Gold Coast hinterland . An energetic child, Robbie often put on shows in her house. She was enrolled in a circus school by her mother, where she excelled in trapeze , in which she received a certificate at age eight. In high school, Robbie studied drama at Somerset College . As a teenager, she worked three jobs: she tended
6958-407: The most important film festivals in Latin America. In 2015, Variety called the Los Cabos International Film Festival the "Cannes of Latin America". The Cartagena Film Festival , founded by Victor Nieto in 1960, is the oldest in Latin America . The Festival de Gramado (or Gramado Film Festival) Gramado , Brazil . The Lima Film Festival is the leading film festival in Peru and one of
7056-706: The most important in Latin America. It is focused on Latin-American cinema and is organized each year by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru . The Valdivia International Film Festival is held annually in the city of Valdivia . It is arguably the most important film festival in Chile . There is also Filmambiente, held in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, an international festival on environmental films and videos. For Spanish-speaking countries,
7154-528: The most prestigious in North America, ranks first worldwide in terms of audience attendance and 11th in terms of media attendance. The San Francisco International Film Festival , founded by Irving "Bud" Levin in 1957, is the oldest continuous annual film festival in the United States. It highlights current trends in international filmmaking and video production with an emphasis on work that has not yet secured U.S. distribution. The Newport Beach Film Festival , founded by Gregg Schwenk in 1999, has emerged as
7252-538: The novel . Despite significant media attention, Robbie rarely discusses her personal life. Robbie moved from Melbourne to Williamsburg, Brooklyn , in the early 2010s, having previously shared a flat with Neighbours co-star Ashleigh Brewer . During that period, she became an avid ice hockey fan; she supports the New York Rangers and previously played right wing in an amateur ice hockey league. Robbie met British assistant director Tom Ackerley on
7350-509: The period film Babylon (2022) and the titular fashion doll in the fantasy comedy Barbie (2023), which emerged as her highest-grossing release and, as its producer, earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture . Robbie and her husband, filmmaker Tom Ackerley , co-founded the production company LuckyChap Entertainment in 2014, under which they have produced several films, including I, Tonya , Promising Young Woman (2020), Barbie , and Saltburn (2023), as well as
7448-555: The region's diaspora. It also seeks to facilitate the growth of Caribbean cinema by offering a wide-ranging industry programme and networking opportunities. The Lusca Fantastic Film Fest (formerly Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest) was also founded in 2006 and is the first and only international fantastic film festival in the Caribbean devoted to sci-fi , thriller , fantasy , dark humor , bizarre, horror , anime , adventure , virtual reality , and animation in short and feature films . The most important European film festivals are
7546-670: The role was not a damsel in distress like in previous Tarzan adaptations. Reviews of the film were generally unfavourable, but Manohla Dargis of The New York Times credited Robbie for "holding her own" in her supporting role alongside the all-male cast with Alexander Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson . Robbie became the first person to portray DC Comics villain Harley Quinn in live-action when she signed on to David Ayer 's 2016 superhero film Suicide Squad alongside an ensemble cast that included Will Smith, Jared Leto and Viola Davis . She admitted to having never read
7644-529: The role, Robbie improvised a slap on co-star Leonardo DiCaprio during a fight scene which ultimately won her the part. The film and her performance received positive reviews; she was particularly praised for her on-screen Brooklyn accent . Critic Sasha Stone wrote of Robbie's performance, "She's Scorsese's best blonde bombshell discovery since Cathy Moriarty in Raging Bull . Robbie is funny, hard and kills every scene she's in." The Wolf of Wall Street
7742-431: The role, the highest for an actress in Hollywood that year. Vulture 's Alison Willmore took note of how much Robbie fit the part, and commended her for combining both "heartbreaking earnestness" and "humor" in her performance. With a worldwide gross of over $ 1.4 billion, Barbie emerged as Robbie's highest-grossing release. She received further BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for her performance, in addition to
7840-767: The set of Suite Française in 2013. In 2014, she moved to London with Ackerley and LuckyChap Entertainment co-founders Sophia Kerr and Josey McNamara. Later that year, Robbie and Ackerley began a romantic relationship. In December 2016, they married in a private wedding ceremony in Byron Bay, Australia . The couple reside in Venice Beach, California . Robbie has been a vocal supporter of human rights , women's rights , gender equality and LGBT rights. Through LuckyChap Entertainment, she and her co-founders focus on promoting female stories from female storytellers, whether it would be writers, directors, producers or all
7938-527: The story of a young man with the ability to time travel who tries to change his past in hopes of improving his future. To play Gleeson's unattainable teenage love interest, she adopted a British accent. The film was a modest commercial success. Robbie's breakthrough came the same year with the role of Naomi Lapaglia , the wife of protagonist Jordan Belfort , in Martin Scorsese 's biographical black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street . In her audition for
8036-476: The streaming service HBO Max . Owen Gleiberman praised Robbie's "delectable performance" in it. She also served as an executive producer for the Netflix miniseries Maid . In 2022, Robbie reprised her role as Donna Freedman for the final episode of Neighbours . She starred alongside an ensemble cast in David O. Russell 's period comedy Amsterdam , based on the 1933 Business Plot . The film emerged as
8134-695: The television series Neighbours , on which she was a regular until 2011. After moving to the United States, she led the television series Pan Am (2011–2012) and had her breakthrough in 2013 with Martin Scorsese 's black comedy film The Wolf of Wall Street . She achieved wider recognition with starring roles as Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan (2016), and as Harley Quinn in the DC Extended Universe films beginning with Suicide Squad (2016). Robbie received critical acclaim and
8232-489: The top leading international film festivals in western Canada ( Regina, Saskatchewan ) represented 35 countries in 2018 festival. RIFFA annual Award show and red carpet arrival event are getting noticed in the contemporary film and fashion industries in Western Canada . Toronto's Hot Docs , founded by filmmaker Paul Jay, is a North American documentary film festival. Toronto has the largest number of film festivals in
8330-570: The very best actresses in her age range today." Her fourth release of 2015 was a cameo appearance in Adam McKay 's comedy-drama The Big Short , in which she breaks the fourth wall to explain subprime mortgages while in a bathtub. The Big Short was a commercial and critical success and Robbie's cameo became a trending topic six years later, in the wake of the GameStop short squeeze , as her explanation provided reference points for what
8428-459: The world, ranging from cultural, independent, and historic films. The Seattle International Film Festival , which screens 270 features and approximately 150 short films, is the largest American film festival in terms of the number of feature productions. The Expresión en Corto International Film Festival is the largest competitive film festival in Mexico . It specializes in emerging talent and
8526-540: The world. In 2016, Robbie joined other celebrities and UN Refugee Agency staff in a petition aiming to gather public support for the growing number of families forced to flee conflict and persecution worldwide. Later in the year, she joined Oxfam 's "I Hear You" project, which was designed to amplify the personal stories of the world's most vulnerable refugees and donated more than $ 50.000 to UNICEF 's "Children First" campaign, in support of refugee children. In October 2016, while hosting Saturday Night Live , Robbie made
8624-490: The world—from high-profile festivals such as Sundance Film Festival , Newport Beach Film Festival , and Slamdance Film Festival ( Park City, Utah ), to horror festivals such as Terror Film Festival ( Philadelphia ), and the Park City Film Music Festival , the first U.S. film festival dedicated to honoring music in film. Film Funding competitions such as Writers and Filmmakers were introduced when
8722-555: Was a box office success, grossing $ 392 million worldwide, making it Scorsese's highest-grossing film to date. Robbie was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and won the Empire Award for Best Newcomer . She later said that the fame and attention the movie brought her led her to consider quitting acting, but her mother was philosophical about her profession and explained to her that it
8820-427: Was a commercial success and was tenth-highest-grossing film of 2016 with global revenues of $ 746.8 million, and Robbie's performance was considered its prime asset. Writing for Time , Stephanie Zacharek found Robbie to be "a criminally appealing actress, likable in just about every way" despite finding flaws in the character and Christopher Orr of The Atlantic called her performance "genuinely terrific". At
8918-524: Was director. In this year, Gold Coast Film Festival delivered the first hybrid iteration of the Festival. The festival delivers a program of diverse Australian and international feature films, special events, seminars and workshops, special guests and art. Its purpose is to promote the dynamic and creative culture community and to encourage the next generation of homegrown filmmakers. It celebrates and promotes all aspects of film and filmmaking , and offers
9016-582: Was established in 1969 and accepts competition-only films by African filmmakers and chiefly produced in Africa. The annual Durban International Film Festival in South Africa and Zanzibar International Film Festival in Tanzania have grown in importance for the film and entertainment industry, as they often screen the African premieres of many international films. The Nairobi Film Festival (NBO), which
9114-572: Was established in 2016 with a special focus on screening exceptional films from around the world that are rarely presented in Nairobi's mainstream cinema and spotlighting the best Kenyan films, has also been growing in popularity over the years and has improved the cinema-going culture in Kenya. The Sahara International Film Festival , held annually in the Sahrawi refugee camps in western Algeria near
9212-614: Was happening with the GameStop and related stocks. In 2016, Robbie reunited with Ficarra and Requa, playing a British war correspondent in the film adaptation of The Taliban Shuffle , called Whiskey Tango Foxtrot , co-starring Tina Fey and Martin Freeman . Later that year, Robbie took on the part of Jane Porter in David Yates 's adventure film The Legend of Tarzan . She was adamant about not losing weight and ensuring
9310-466: Was her next film release. As producer, Robbie bought the rights from Mattel for a film about the eponymous fashion doll in 2018. She hired Greta Gerwig to write and direct the film, and took on the title role herself after Gal Gadot declined her offer. In preparation, Gerwig and Robbie watched old Technicolor musicals such as The Red Shoes (1948) and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964). Variety reported that Robbie earned $ 12.5 million for
9408-463: Was named by Forbes as the world's highest-paid actress in 2023, with earnings of $ 78 million. Vogue has named her "one of the most glamorous starlets" and she was ranked as one of the best-dressed women in 2018 and 2019 by luxury fashion retailer Net-a-Porter . In 2014 and 2016, she featured on AskMen 's Top 99 Women, ranking among the top ten each year. Also in 2016, Robbie was placed at number one on FHM ' s " 100 Sexiest Women in
9506-488: Was opposite Will Smith in Glenn Ficarra and John Requa 's $ 158.8 million-grossing romantic comedy-drama film Focus . In the film, she played an inexperienced grifter learning the craft from Smith's character; she learned how to pickpocket from Apollo Robbins for the role. Reviews of the film were generally mixed, but Robbie's performance was praised; Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote, "Robbie
9604-453: Was probably too late to quit. She fully understood and stuck with it. With the aim to produce more female-driven projects, Robbie and her future husband, Tom Ackerley, and their respective longtime friends Sophia Kerr and Josey McNamara, started their own production company LuckyChap Entertainment . The company was founded in 2014 and its name was inspired by Charlie Chaplin . Robbie appeared in four films released in 2015. The first of these
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