San Diego, Sept. 12 -- The San Diego International Film Festival kicks off October 15 with Luka Guadagnino's 'After the Hunt,' starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield, reported Variety.

The festival, which runs through October 19, will feature films from 29 countries and 24 world premieres selected from a record-breaking 3,500 submissions, according to Variety.

The festival, strategically positioned in mid-October as awards season revs up, includes, in the Gala and Narrative Competition, Chloe Zhao's "Hamnet," starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, Hikari's 'Rental Family,' with Brendan Fraser, Cole Webley's 'Omaha,' starring John Magaro, Marie-Elsa Sgualdo's 'Silent Rebellion,' Max Walker-Silverman's 'Rebuilding,' wit...