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. Gus Van Sant on Making 'Dead Man's Wire,' Wanting to Cast Tom Waits in 'Drugstore Cowboy' and Robin Williams Ad-Libbing on 'Good Will Hunting' 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