Imogen Poots will probably be swimming her solution to honors from the Denver Movie Competition.
The star of Kristen Stewart’s function directorial debut The Chronology of Water has been chosen to obtain an excellence in performing award for her efficiency within the movie. The trophy presentation will observe a screening of the movie at Denver Botanic Gardens on Nov. 4. Based mostly on Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir, The Chronology of Water casts the actress as a aggressive swimmer who involves phrases with an abusive childhood whereas navigating self-destructive habits. The Forge will launch the movie in December.
For Poots, the glory comes as she’s additionally poised to star with Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss in Nia DaCosta’s Hedda, and on the heels of teaming with Brett Goldstein in All of You. Her different credit embrace Outer Vary, The Trainer, I Know This A lot is True, The Father, The Artwork of Self-Protection, Night time of Cups and extra.
“Imogen Poots has all the time introduced an honesty and depth to her performances that make her not possible to neglect,” stated Denver Movie Competition inventive director Matthew Campbell. “With The Chronology of Water, she delivers certainly one of her most weak and highly effective roles so far. We’re thrilled to acknowledge her artistry with this 12 months’s Excellence in Performing Award.”
The annual pageant is scheduled to launch later this month on Oct. 31 and proceed by means of Nov. 9. As beforehand introduced, Zoey Deutch will obtain a rising star award for her efficiency in Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Obscure; Ben Foster will settle for an inaugural Outlaw Award; Charlie Polinger, who directed The Plague, will obtain the fest’s breakthrough director prize; and Peggy Ahwesh will probably be honored with a Stan Brakhage Imaginative and prescient Award.
In different fest information, Katey Wealthy, Dave Gonzales and Matt Patches of the podcast Preventing within the Conflict Room will seem in-person for a mid-fest interview with Denver Movie CEO Kevin Smith and Campbell on Nov. 4. The reside interview is ready to happen within the decrease stage of Tattered Cowl. Extra fest data is out there right here.
Imogen Poots and Kristen Stewart at The Chronology Of Water screening at AFI Fest on Oct. 26.
(Picture by Jesse Grant/Getty Photos for AFI)