VARIETY CREATIVE COLLABORATORS CONVERSATION

The Middleburg Film Festival is honored to welcome costume designer ELLEN MIROJNICK, production designer RUTH DE JONG, and film editor JENNIFER LAME to the festival for a conversation and award presentation as the recipients of the 2026 Creative Collaborators Award, presented by Variety. The award recognizes their outstanding work as Christopher Nolan's trusted collaborators on Oppenheimer and The Odyssey, a globe-spanning epic shot on 70mm IMAX film across six countries, featuring more than 5,300 costumes. The conversation will be moderated by Variety Senior Artisans Editor Jazz Tangcay.