Edward Berger, front center, accepts the award for "All Quiet on the Western Front" from Germany, for best international feature film at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. San Diego State triathlete Lesley Paterson was behind the blockbuster film. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) will host Oscar-nominated, BAFTA winner and San Diego State University Alumni Lesley Paterson, along with screenwriter Simon
Marshall at the next Cinema Soirée on May 21.

Paterson co-wrote the screenplay “All Quiet on the Western Front,” the 2022 film based
on the 1929 novel.

San Diego State University alum Lesley Paterson, a triathlete and Oscar nominee, will attend The Cinema Soirée on May 21, in Coronado.

The film went on to receive nine Academy Award nominations and 14 BAFTA Award nominations. It won four Academy Awards and seven BAFTA awards, including
Best Adapted Screenplay.

Cinema Soirée open to CIFF benefactors

The Cinema Soirée will be held at a private home in Coronado and is open to all CIFF
benefactors and members.

Memberships are open to the public and provide the option to join as a Patron or Sustaining Member.

Members are invited to year-round screenings and special engagements including the Cinema Soirées.

They also receive discounted and/or free tickets to the monthly Classic Film Screenings, comped all-inclusive festival badges, and either a discounted or free ticket to the annual Leonard Maltin Industry Tribute Awards Gala, among other perks.

CIFF fundraiser

Benefactors and memberships are part of the Filmanthropy efforts that raise critical funds to support CIFF, a nonprofit 501(c)(3), including its drive to keep the storied history of filmmaking on Coronado alive, a legacy that goes back to 1890, through the Golden Age of Hollywood, right up to films shot in Coronado today.

It supports the mission to give voice and screen filmmaker’s stories, often serving as a launching pad for educating, inspiring, activating and entertaining. For more information on supporting CIFF and becoming a member, visit coronadofilmfest.com/give/

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