
The 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival unveiled the full program of 26 features and 38 free shorts LGBTIQ+ films from 23 countries, for this years virtual edition of the festival.

The 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival unveiled the full program of 26 features and 38 free shorts LGBTIQ+ films from 23 countries, for this years virtual edition of the festival.

Hulu released the trailer for “kid 90,” Soleil Moon Frye’s documentary on growing up as a teen star in the 90’s, premiering on March 12 on Hulu.

HBO released the first official teaser trailer for TINA, a revealing and intimate look at the life and career of musical icon Tina Turner, from Academy Award®-winning directors Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin. Angela Bassett, Oprah Winfrey, journalist Kurt Loder, playwright Katori Hall and Tina’s husband Erwin Bach are among the interviews in the intimate documentary. The documentary debuts Saturday, March 27 (8:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET/PT) on HBO.

The Vancouver Film Critics Circle named Nomadland as its best international feature film of 2020 with Chloé Zhao’s receiving the award for Best Director and Frances McDormand won for Best Actress.

The horror-comedy Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers directed by Ryan Barton-Grimley will be released on digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms and DVD on March 16, 2021 through Freestyle Digital Media.
Russian distributor Central Partnership kicks off 2021 with a bunch of brand-new films presented at EFM. These films include “The World Champion”, “December”, “The Pilot. A Battle for Survival” which have not been announced at the global market yet, as well as “The Ice Demon”, “Row 19”, “White Snow”, “Zoya” and the high-budget blockbusters “Chernobyl” and “Fire”.
“Film business in Russia is coming back to life, despite the pandemic-related restrictions. Most of the productions have resumed and we are boosting our international sales and digital distribution. At EFM we announce new films based on high-quality genre storytelling: powerful female characters, real-life events, thrillers and more… This year it’s still our main focus to bring national productions to the global audiences”, says Central Partnership’s CEO Vadim Vereschagin.

Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains won Best Picture, Cinematography and Debut Feature at this year’s International Cinephile Society Awards given annually by the International Cinephile Society, an online organization of professional film critics and journalists worldwide.

New York International Children’s Film Festival announced its feature film slate and jury for its 2021 edition, taking place completely online March 5-14.

The coming-of-age drama Rocks took the Best British Independent Film prize at the online 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) hosted by Tom Felton. The film won a total of four awards including actress Kosar Ali taking home the awards for both Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer with her young co-star D’Angelou Osei Kissiedu winning Best Supporting Actor.