Sundance announced today the independent films selected for Feature Film, Short Film, Indie Series and New Frontier categories for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival will take place digitally via a feature-rich, Sundance-built online platform and in person on Satellite Screens across the country (public health permitting) from January 28-February 3, 2021.
Netflix released the trailer for the documentary “Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy” directed by Stanley Nelson (The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution; Freedom Riders) that explores the complex history of crack in the 1980s. The documentary premieres on Netflix on January 11, 2021.
Greenwich Entertainment acquired Days of Bagnold Summer the directorial debut of Simon Bird (star of The Inbetweeners) that premiered at the Locarno Film Festival. The film will be released in theaters, on virtual cinema, and on demand February 19.
Revelation Perth International Film Festival closed its 23rd annual edition with the inaugural WA Screen Culture Awards. The critically acclaimed award-winning short film Judas Collar, which made the Oscar’s Best Live Action Short Film Category Long List last year, took home five awards (and every one of their nominations).
The Boston Society of Film Critics picked Nomadland as the best film of 2020, along with Best Director for Chloe Zhao and Best Cinematography for Joshua James Richards. Other 2020 awards went to the Collective for Best Documentary and La Llorona for Best Non-English Language Film.
MTV Documentary Films released the trailer for the award winning documentary Finding Yingying, directed by Jiayan “Jenny” Shi, which opens today December 11th nationwide in virtual cinema.
The 5th annual edition of the Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival (HCSFF) will feature over 30 screenplays in competition as well as 130 comedic short films in various forms like Rom Coms, Dark Comedy, Web Series, Horror Comedy, Cringe, Spoof, among others. From the organizers behind the Oscar-Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival, HCSFF will be virtual on Bitpix from December 11-18, 2020 and include screenings, filmmaker Q&As, panels, and a virtual awards gala.
The new trailer debuted for director Alexandre Franchi’s award-winning thriller Happy Face which hits theaters on January 1, 2021 and digital on January 5, 2021. The film stars Robin L’Homeau, Alison Midstokke, E.R. Ruiz, Debbie Lynch-White, and Dean Perseo.
This year’s 33rd European Film Awards (EFAs) are presented for the first time as a series of virtual events. Presented as a series of virtual events, this year’s European Film Awards (EFAs) will take place every evening from December 8 to 12 with a livestream of “The EFAs at Eight”, celebrating the nominees and winners of the various categories of the 2020 European Film Awards.
The Cinema Eye Honors, which each year recognize documentary filmmaking, announced the nominees for its 14th Annual Awards Ceremony, which will be held virtually this year, on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
Today, natural disasters threaten the planet with increasing ferocity. They strike without warning, tearing apart infrastructure and destroying lives. How should the world respond, and how can vulnerable populations be better prepared in the future? When Disaster Strikes, a new three-part documentary series, explores what happens after natural disasters occur in three countries: a cyclone that brings biblical floods in Mozambique, a deadly drought that destroys lives and livelihoods in Somalia, and an historic hurricane that ravages the Bahamas. Each episode charts the on-the-ground response over months as frontline workers race to save lives, restore order from chaos and turn despair into hope. When Disaster Strikes premieres Wednesdays, January 6-20, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS.
IFC Films dropped the trailer for The Vigil, a horror film set over the course of a single evening in Brooklyn’s Hasidic Borough Park neighborhood. Directed by Keith Thomas, and starring Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig and Lynn Cohen, The Vigil opens in select theaters, on digital platforms and VOD on February 26th.