Directed by Vera Krichevskaya, the award-winning Russian documentary F@ck This Job about the fight to protect independent journalism in Russia will U.S. premiere at DOC NYC.
Film Festivals
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‘The Falconer’ Belfast and Unzipped Take Top Newport Beach Film Festival 2021 Awards
The Falconer directed by Adam Sjöberg and Seanne Winslow. The Falconer directed by Adam Sjöberg and Seanne Winslow won the award for Best Film at the 22nd edition of the Newport Beach Film Festival, along with Best Cinematographer for Nicholas Bupp and Best Screenwriter for Adam Sjöberg / Seanne Winslow; and Best Documentary went to SET!
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Kristen Stewart to Receive Spotlight Award, Actress at Palm Springs International Film Awards
Spencer starring Kristen Stewart Kristen Stewart will receive the Spotlight Award, Actress for her performance in Spencer at the Palm Springs International Film Awards on January 6, 2022 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the Palm Springs International Film Festival running through January 17, 2022.
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Brazil Oscar Submission ‘Private Desert’ to Open Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival 2021
Private Desert (Deserto Particular) directed by Aly Muritiba The 13th edition of the Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival will take place November 19-21, 2021, in Los Angeles. The festival will open with the North American Premiere of Aly Muritiba’s Private Desert (Deserto Particular). The film was selected as the official submission to represent Brazil for Best International Feature at the Oscars® and had its World Premiere in Venice where it won the People’s Choice Award. The Opening Night screening will take place at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills.
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‘We Are Conjola,’ ‘Castro Spies’ and ‘Inferno Without Borders’ Win Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2021 Awards
We Are Conjola by Anthony “Ash” Brennan The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival handed out the awards for the 2021 season, with We Are Conjola snagging the Feature Awards Supreme Feature Award, Castro Spies won the Best International Feature Award and Inferno Without Borders took the Audience Choice Award.
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International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021 Returns to In-Person Event + Reveals First Films
Memoria directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announced the first confirmed titles for its 51st edition which takes place in Rotterdam from January 26 to February 6, 2022. The festival is planned as a physical event that celebrates the reunion of audiences, filmmakers, industry and press with a full festival program. As IFFR veterans including Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Tan Chui Mui return, there are world premieres for feature debuts by Alberto De Michele and David Easteal.
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14 PEAKS: NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE Trailer. Documentary Follows Mountain Climber as He Attempts to Break World Record
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible Netflix released the official trailer for 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible set to world premiere at the upcoming 2021 DOC NYC film festival. In the documentary, Nepalese mountain climber Nirmal “Nimsdai” Purja in 2019, sets out to do the unthinkable by climbing the world’s fourteen highest summits in less than seven months. Following the premiere, the documentary, directed by Torquil Jones, will then debut on Netflix starting November 29th, 2021.
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21st Whistler Film Festival Rolls out Film Lineup with THE LOST DAUGHTER as Opening Night Film
The Lost Daughter directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal Whistler Film Festival (WFF) announced the full film lineup of 81 epic, bold and inspiring films, for its 21st edition with a hybrid offering of online and in-theatre screenings. 20 of 40 features and 25 of 41 shorts directed or co-directed by women or non-binary individuals.
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OMARA, Documentary on Cuba’s Iconic Singer Omara Portuondo, Premieres at DOC NYC
Omara directed by Hugo Perez Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the recording of the landmark Cuban album “Buena Vista Social Club,” Cuban-American director Hugo Perez is set to premiere his latest feature documentary Omara on the life of Afro-Cuban singer and cultural icon Omara Portuondo in the Sonic Cinema section at the 12th edition of DOC NYC, taking place in-person and online from November 11-18, 2021. Notably, Perez will also have a second title in its world premiere at this year’s festival, the documentary Once Upon a Time in Uganda, co-directed with Cathryne Czubek.
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CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival 2021 Reveals First Five Films for First In-Person Festival in Two Years
Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist The Calgary Underground Film Festival revealed the first look at the CUFF.Docs 2021 film lineup, as CUFF gets ready to celebrate its first in-person festival in two years. The 9th CUFF.Docs will take place from November 24-28 at Globe Cinema and Online.
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‘The First Call’ and ‘Subjects of Desire’ Take CineFAM Film Festival 2021 Top Awards
The First Call directed by Angela Onuora (via Vimeo) The First Call by Angela Onuora won the prize for Best Feature Film and Subjects of Desire by Jennifer Holness won for Best Feature Documentary at the 2021 CineFAM Film Festival.
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San Pedro International Film Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Packed Weekend of Films
Wisper directed by Russ Emanuel The 10th Anniversary edition of the San Pedro International Film Festival (SPIFF) taking place November 4-14 in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, will once again celebrate the work of emerging filmmakers from around the world, both in-person and virtually.