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Seville European Film Festival Honors Agnieszka Holland, Thierry Frémaux and Cartoon Saloon

Variety ·

Honoring Agnieszka Holland, Thierry Frémaux and Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon, the Seville European Film Festival bows Friday with a main competition featuring Dani de la Orden’s “The Director” and Andrew Haigh’s “A Long Winter” and the ambition to capture the genius, true gamut and new…

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