The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Awards to Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May and Liv Ullmann, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Danny Glover. The four Oscar® statuettes will be presented at the Academy’s 12th Governors Awards on Saturday, January 15, 2022, in Los Angeles.
“Breakaway,” the documentary about WNBA superstar and activist Maya Moore, will debut as the next installment in the Peabody and Emmy award-winning 30 for 30 series on July 13 on ESPN.
Magnolia Pictures released the official trailer for the indie dramedy film Swan Song directed by Todd Stephens, and starring Udo Kier, Jennifer Coolidge, Linda Evans, Michael Urie, Ira Hawkins along with Stephanie McVay. Swan Song, winner of the Pride Audience Award at 2021 NewFest, New York LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, opens in theaters on August 6th, 2021 and on demand on August 13th, 2021.
Apple dropped the official trailer for CODA, the Sundance award-winning indie film starring Emilia Jones, Eugenio Derbez, Troy Kotsur, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Daniel Durant, Amy Forsyth, Kevin Chapman and Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin.
Showtime released the official trailer for The One and Only Dick Gregory, the directorial debut from producer Andre Gaines (The Lady and The Dale, Bill Nye: Science Guy). The documentary feature unpacks the career of Dick Gregory, the activist, pop-culture icon and thought leader who changed the lives of millions across the world through constant disruption and awareness. The film will premiere on Sunday, July 4 at 9 p.m.
Tribeca Festival 2021 today announce the winners of the three Audience Awards, for Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary Feature and the first-ever Best Online Premiere.
Director Mati Diop, actresses Maggie Gyllenhaal and Mélanie Laurent are among the jury of the 74th Cannes Film Festival presided over by director Spike Lee tasked with selecting the winning films. Joining them are French singer Mylène Farmer, Austrian director Jessica Hausner, Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho, French actor Tahar Rahim and South Korean actor Song Kang-ho.
Gunpowder & Sky released the official trailer for Kid Candidate, the story of 24-year old Hayden Pedigo and his unlikely run for Amarillo, Texas city council after his Harmony Korine inspired spoof campaign video goes viral. Directed by Jasmine Stodel, Kid Candidate opens on demand and on digital on July 2, 2021.
Beckett, the new film by Italian director Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, starring John David Washington, Boyd Holbrook, Vicky Krieps and Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander will open the 74th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in Piazza Grande on August 4. Following its premiere at the Festival, the film will be available on Netflix from August 13.
Apple released the official trailer for “Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson,” a new six-part docuseries that examines sound creation and the revolutionary technology that has shaped music as we know it.
The Fantasia International Film Festival revealed the second wave of programming for its 25th edition, taking place this summer from August 5th to August 25th, 2021. [ First wave of films]
MTV Documentary Films will release Sabaya, a gripping docu-thriller that follows an intrepid team of volunteers as they rescue women and girls being held by members of ISIS.