NIGHTSTREAM, the online-only event formed as a banner uniting multiple U.S. genre festivals — Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, North Bend, and Overlook — returns for a second edition from October 7th-13th.
Film Festivals
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NIGHTSTREAM 2021 Announces Full Slate, World Premiere of Jefferson Moneo’s COSMIC DAWN
Cosmic Dawn directed by Jefferson Moneo
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Bertrand Mandico’s AFTER BLUE Wins Best Film at Fantastic Fest 2021
After Blue (Dirty Paradise) directed by Bertrand Mandico Bertrand Mandico’s After Blue (Dirty Paradise) snagged the top prize for Best Film at Fantastic Fest 2021. In the film, set on a mysterious new planet populated entirely by women, teenager Roxy and her mother undergo a fantastical journey in pursuit of a murderous criminal.
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‘Los Lobos’ and Fernanda Valadez Win Hola Mexico Film Festival 2021 Awards
Los Lobos directed by Samuel Kishi Leopo Samuel Kishi Leopo’s Los Lobos received the most audience votes to win the prestigious Cinelatino & DishLATINO Audience Choice award at the 2021 Hola Mexico Film Festival (HMFF). Los Lobos tells the story of Lucía, a young Mexican mother, who crosses the border from Mexico into the United States with her sons, Max and Leo, in search of a better life. But the transition is difficult for the boys, who spend their days stuck in an unfurnished apartment while Lucía works multiple jobs. Inside their own kingdom of imagination, the adorable Max and Leo create an alternative reality, depicted as animated sequences. Buoyed by the support of some helpful neighbors and their love for each other, this small family tries hard to stay afloat as they await the day when they can finally visit Disneyland together.
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Halle Berry’s BRUISED and Benjamin Cleary’s SWAN SONG to Premiere at AFI FEST 2021
Bruised directed by Halle Berry AFI FEST 2021 will include the World Premieres of Academy Award® winner Halle Berry’s directorial debut Bruised from Netflix and Academy Award® winner Benjamin Cleary’s feature directorial debut Swan Song from Apple Original Films.
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Sundance Film Festival 2022 Reveals Satellite Screen Partners
Sundance Institute revealed several key aspects of how their 2022 Sundance Film Festival will take place in person and online January 20-30, 2022, including sharing the Satellite Screen partners and locations.
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170 Films in Competition at 32nd New Orleans Film Festival
Shapeless directed by Samantha Aldana New Orleans Film Festival (NOFF) announced the first wave of films for the 32nd annual edition of the Oscar®-qualifying festival which will take place between November 5-21 showcasing 170+ films through NOFF Virtual Cinema available globally, and a selection of films at The Prytania Theatre, The Broad Theater sponsored by Film New Orleans and City of New Orleans, The Orpheum Theater, and The Broadside between November 5-14.
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25th Urbanworld Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Sankofa, King Richard and More
KING RICHARD, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Chiabella James The Urbanworld Film Festival unveiled the lineup (exclusively via Variety) of more than 88 official selections, panels and conversations for its 25th anniversary set to run virtually on urbanworld.org, from Wednesday, September 29 – October 3, with select in-person events held at Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas, Chelsea at 260 West 23rd Street in New York.
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Watch First Look at IKÉ BOYS. Quinn Lord, Ronak Gandhi, Billy Zane Star in Eric McEver’s Fantasia Debut
Iké Boys directed by Eric McEver Here is the first look at Iké Boys starring Quinn Lord, Ronak Gandhi, Christina Higa, Billy Zane, Yumiko Shaku, Ben Browder world premiering at Fantastic Fest.
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Romanian Film ‘Blue Moon’ and Jessica Chastain Win Top Awards at 69th San Sebastian Festival
Blue Moon (Crai nou) directed by Alina Grigore The Romanian film Blue Moon (Crai nou) directed by Alina Grigore won the Golden Shell at San Sebastian Festival’s 69th edition. For the third year running, the movie winning the Golden Shell went to a debut film: in 2019 the winner was Pacificado / Pacified, by Paxton Winters, and in 2020, Dasatskisi / Beginning, by Dea Kulumbegashvili. This is the first time that a Romanian film will have won the Golden Shell in the Festival’s history.
