Focus Features has unveiled FocusFest, an immersive one-day festival experience on the Universal Studios lot in Los Angeles. Hosted by TikTok’s Juju Green (@straw_hat_goofy), the event will take place on Oct. 18, with Focus Insiders receiving early access to tickets before the general public.
The inaugural event will feature Focus Features films such as the Coen brothers’ “The Big Lebowski,” Emerald Fennell’s directorial debut “Promising Young Woman,” and an advance screening of Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia” starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. “Bugonia,” opening in limited release Oct. 24, follows two conspiracy obsessed men who believe that a wealthy CEO of a major corporation is an alien who wants to destroy Earth.
Throughout the one-day event, attendees will be given the opportunity to step into the worlds of different Focus films, with immersive photo moments, themed food and drink offerings throughout the night, and a curation of limited merchandise based on the Focus library.
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Focus Features’ lineup for 2025 will include Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet,” starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley. The film previously won the People’s Choice Award at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, and had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. Focus will also be distributing Ronan Day-Lewis’ directorial debut “Anemone,” starring and co-written by Daniel Day-Lewis, marking his first role since retiring in 2017.
Also on the Focus release slate is “Song Sung Blue,” starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, following a couple who performed in a Neil Diamond tribute band called Lightning & Thunder. The film is scheduled to premiere at the AFI Film Festival on Oct. 26 in Los Angeles, California.
Focus Features is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal.