
IFC Films released the trailer for the millennial rom-com Dating & New York, written and directed by Jonah Feingold in his feature directorial debut.

The documentary Ennio by Giuseppe Tornatore, described as “a comprehensive portrait of Ennio Morricone, well-known and beloved all over the world, among the most influential and prolific musicians of the twentieth century, the winner of two Academy Awards® and composer of over 500 unforgettable movie soundtracks” has been added to the line-up, Out of Competition, of the 78th Venice International Film Festival 2021.

The Perlak program of the 69th edition of San Sebastian Festival will showcase a total of 15 films from filmmakers like Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Todd Haynes, François Ozon and Paul Verhoeven, joined by important contemporary filmmakers, such as the last Golden Palm-winner Julia Ducournau, Céline Sciamma, Sean Baker and Joachim Lafosse. The writer Emmanuel Carrère will present her second fiction as a director, while the debuts by Shipei Wen and Charlotte Gainsbourg will also screen.

The BronzeLens Film Festival set to run from August 17-22 in Atlanta, Georgia unveiled its 2021 nominated film selections. Winners will be announced during the annual BronzeLens Awards Show on Sunday, August 22.

Catalan-Peruvian filmmaker Núria Frigola Torrent’s documentary, The Song of the Butterflies (El canto de las mariposas), spotlighting indigenous histories of storytelling in the Peruvian Amazon, premieres on PBS as part of POV’s 34th season.

British director and producer Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Blade Runner, Alien) is the recipient of the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker award of the 78th Venice International Film Festival.

The official trailer debuted for Coming Home in the Dark, the New Zealand thriller film starring Daniel Gillies, Erik Thomson, Miriama McDowell, Matthias Luafutu that premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.

The SXSW award-winning documentary In the Same Breath recounts the experiences of people on the ground in the earliest days of the novel coronavirus and the way two countries dealt with its initial spread, from the first days of the outbreak in Wuhan to its rampage across the United States.

The official teaser trailer is here for King Knight, the comedy film starring Matthew Gray Gubler (500 Days of Summer, Alvin and the Chipmunks Series), Angela Sarafyan (The Immigrant, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2), Andy Milonakis (Waiting…, Who’s Your Caddy?), Barbara Crampton (You’re Next, Jakob’s Wife) and Ray Wise (Rising Sun, RoboCop).

IFC Films will release Lauren Hadaway’s award winning thriller The Novice which had its world premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and won the “Best Actress” Award for its lead, Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), and “Best Cinematography”, as well as the top prize of “Best U.S. Narrative Feature”.

Patrick Trefz’s documentary Man in the Field: The Life and Art of Jim Denevan on the celebrated artist and chef opens in theaters and on demand on Friday, September 24, 2021.