Two new gay and lesbian films – Rebel Dykes, a brilliant and refreshing documentary history of UK post-punk dyke culture in 1980’s London; and Firebird, a sweeping love story about freedom and love against all odds set in the Soviet Air Force at the height of the Cold War will world premiere at BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival.
The 2021 Human Rights Watch Film Festival celebrates 25 years with a full digital edition featuring 10 powerful and uplifting new documentaries available to stream across the UK on Barbican Cinema On Demand from March 18-26, 2021.
The Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) announce the 14 films in Official Competition to be spotlighted at the virtual 6th edition of the festival taking place March 10 – 15, 2021. All films are Asian Oscar® and/or Golden Globe® submissions for Best International Feature Film and Best Motion Picture Foreign Language, respectively.
Oxford Film Festival announced the lineup of official selections for the 18th annual edition of the festival which will be a hybrid presentation including an open-air outdoor theater, drive-ins, and a full month of virtual screenings from March 24-28, and April 1-30.
Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland is the big winner this year with the Seattle Film Critics Society (“SFCS”), landing five 2020 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards, including Best Picture of the Year. The film also earned Zhao the Best Director award and a win for Best Film Editing. Frances McDormand was named Best Actress in a Leading Role, while Joshua James Richards’ work behind the camera secured a win for Best Cinematography.
Lee Isaac Chung’s autobiographical drama Minari took the top honor of Best Picture for the Utah Film Critics Association 2020 awards.
Netflix released the trailer for Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell, a rare behind-the-scenes footage of the late rapper and hip hop icon Christopher Wallace, AKA The Notorious B.I.G., featuring the testimonies of the closest friends and family. The documentary premieres on Netflix on March 1, 2021.
PBS will air a new three-part documentary series following teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg as she seeks to raise awareness of the accelerating climate change. The documentary titled Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World (w.t.) premieres in its entirety as a special presentation on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22 at 8:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS stations nationwide. Encore airings of all three episodes air Wednesdays, April 28 – May 12, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings).
The fantasy animation horror film The Spine of Night from directors Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King will world premiere as part of the SXSW Midnighters section, taking place virtually next month. NY/LA-based arthouse genre sales company Yellow Veil Pictures have acquired world sales rights on the film.
UniFrance and Film at Lincoln Center announce the complete lineup for the 26th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, the annual festival that showcases contemporary French filmmaking, scheduled for March 4-14 in the FLC Virtual Cinema.
Courage is an inspiring and encouraging documentary about the peaceful uprising of the people of Belarus against injustice and the brutal repression of their democracy movements.
Broadcast Signal Intrusion, a conspiracy thriller directed by Jacob Gentry, will have its world premiere at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival.