Rifkin's Festival


Rifkin's Festival is an upcoming American-Spanish-Italian comedy film, written and directed by Woody Allen. It stars Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, Gina Gershon, Sergi López, Wallace Shawn and Christoph Waltz.
The film will have its world premiere at the San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 18, 2020. It is scheduled to be released in Spain on September 25, 2020, by Tripictures.

Summary

A short plot summary appeared in The Guardian on September 4, 2019, stating: "The movie, Rifkin’s Festival, is about a couple who fall in love while in town for the San Sebastián film festival, drawing on the annual event as the backdrop to a romantic comedy."

Cast

Production

In February 2019, Amazon Studios dropped Allen from a five-picture deal to produce and finance films, following the revival of a 1992 sexual assault allegation. That same month, it was announced Allen would write and direct the film, with Jaume Roures producing under his Mediapro banner. In June 2019, Gina Gershon, Christoph Waltz, Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, Sergi López and Wallace Shawn joined the cast of the film. In July 2020, Richard Kind announced he would appear in the film.

Filming

began July 10, 2019, in San Sebastián, Spain and ended on August 16, a week ahead of schedule.

Release

In April 2020, Tripictures acquired distribution rights to the film in Spain. The film will have its world premiere at the San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 18, 2020. It is scheduled to be released in Spain on September 25, 2020.