Sofia Coppola and Costume Designer Stacey Battat to Receive Variety’s Creative Collaborators Award at Middleburg Film Festival
variety.comJaden Thompson Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sofia Coppola and her longtime collaborator and costume designer Stacey Battat will receive the second annual Variety Creative Collaborators award at the Middleburg Film Festival in October.
The award will honor their achievements together on films such as “The Bling Ring,” “The Beguiled,” “On the Rocks” and the upcoming A24 release “Priscilla.” Middleburg Film Festival executive director Susan Koch said, “We’re delighted that these two immensely talented women — director Sofia Coppola and her longtime costume designer, Stacey Battat — will be receiving Variety’s Creative Collaborators Award and presenting ‘Priscilla’ at this year’s festival.
Together, they have crafted an unforgettable on-screen experience.” The conversation with Coppola and Battat will be held on Oct.
20 and moderated by Variety senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay. The talk will serve as both a career retrospective highlighting their previous work and a preview of their partnership on “Priscilla.” “What an honor to celebrate the collaboration between these two incredible women at the Middleburg Film Festival.
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