Film Festivals

Miami Film Festival GEMS 2021 Announces Headliners, Opens with ‘Parallel Mothers’ starring Penélope Cruz

Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers starring Penélope Cruz

Miami Film Festival unveiled the line-up for the eighth annual edition of its acclaimed Miami Film Festival GEMS, expanding to seven days from its traditional four-day format. Legendary Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers starring Penélope Cruz will open the Festival. King Richard, produced by and starring Will Smith, will be the Centerpiece screening, while Denmark’s Oscar submission shortlist candidate Flee will close the event. The festival will hold its screenings at MDC’s Tower Theater Miami from November 4-10.

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IDFA 2021 Unveils Best of Fests, Masters, and Paradocs Documentary Films

Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege directed by Abdallah Al Khatib

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) added 65 new documentary films to its festival lineup today, rolling out the non-competitive program sections Best of Fests, Masters, and Paradocs. The 34th edition of IDFA takes place from November 17 to 28 in Amsterdam.

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Naples Film Festival 2021 Returns to In-Person Screening with 67 Films + Special Presentation of Back to the Future

Peace By Chocolate directed by Jonathan Keijser

The 13th Naples International Film Festival (NIFF) will be held October 21-24, 2021, featuring a return to in-person screenings. The festival will include 67 films (12 narrative features, 11 documentary features, 44 short films) from 20 countries. A central theme of this year’s edition of NIFF will be a celebration of the art of making the short film, including the first time the festival has showcased a specially curated shorts program for its Opening Night Film experience. The film festival will close with a special presentation of Robert Zemeckis’ Back to the Future featuring a live performance of John Williams’ classic score by the Naples Philharmonic, conducted by Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly.

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Psychological Drama THE FAMILY To World Premiere at Busan Film Festival [Trailer]

The Family directed by Dan Slater

Directed by Dan Slater, the beautifully shot and deeply disturbing genre film The Family will World Premiere at Busan International Film Festival. The film stars Nigel Bennett (Father), Benjamin Charles Watson (Caleb), Jenna Warren (Abigail), Toni Ellwand (Mother), Keana Lyn (Mary), and Yasmin MacKay (Evelyn).

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MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY Wins Aspen Filmfest’s 2021 Audience Award

My Name is Pauli Murray by Betsy West and Julie Cohen

My Name Is Pauli Murray directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen (RBG) was voted the Audience Award winner of the 42^nd annual Aspen Filmfest. The film made its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and will be released digitally on the Amazon platform October 1, 2021.

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HollyShorts Film Festival 2021 Award Winners – THE LONG GOODBYE Starring Riz Ahmed Wins Grand Prix

Riz Ahmed in THE LONG GOODBYE

Aneil Karia’s The Long Goodbye starring Riz Ahmed won the Grand Prix at the Academy Awards®-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival’s 17th edition. Best Live Action went to Little Bear from director Nicolas Birkenstock and the prize for Best Animation short went to I Am A Pebble from Berteraut Mélanie, Bresson Yasmine, Coulombier Léo, Grondin Nicolas, le Chapelain Maxime, and Massé Louise. The three films now qualify to compete at the 2020 Oscar®.

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A CHIARA, THE FAM and LIFE OF IVANNA Win Zurich Film Festival 2021 Golden Eye Awards

A Chiara directed by Jonas Carpignano

The prizes of the 17th Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) were presented during the Award Night with the Golden Eye prizes going to The Fam (La Mif) by Fred Baillif in Focus Competition, A Chiara by Jonas Carpignano won the Golden Eye for Best Feature Film, and Life Of Ivanna by Renato Borrayo Serrano won the Golden Eye for Best Documentary Film. The ZFF Children’s Jury presented the Little Golden Eye to The Wolf and the Lion (Le loup et le lion).

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Kenneth Branagh’s BELFAST to Kick Off SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2021 Lineup

(L to R) Caitriona Balfe as “Ma”, Jamie Dornan as “Pa”, Judi Dench as “Granny”, Jude Hill as “Buddy”, and Lewis McAskie as “Will” in director Kenneth Branagh’s BELFAST, a Focus Features release. Credit : Rob Youngson / Focus Features

The 24th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival returns in-person and virtually from October 23–30, 2021 with 157 films, including 45 narrative feature films, 15 documentary feature films and 97 shorts – with 63 of these films directed by women.

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Virginia Film Festival 2021 Unveils Diverse Lineup of 85 Films – ‘The French Dispatch’, ‘C’mon, C’mon’, ‘The Harder They Fall ‘

The French Dispatch

Virginia Film Festival is back in-person in its 34th year with a vibrant and diverse program of more than 85 films, including 60 features, and an outstanding lineup of special guests and discussions. The 2021 VAFF will feature theatrical presentations as well as reprise last year’s popular drive-in series at the picturesque Morven Farm in eastern Albemarle County.

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Icelandic Action-Comedy COP SECRET to Open Lübeck Nordic Film Days

“Cop Secret” directed by Hannes Þór Halldórsson

The 63rd Lübeck Nordic Film Days (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck) will open with the German premiere of the Icelandic action-comedy Cop Secret (Leynilögga, Iceland, 2021) about a cop in denial of his sexuality, who falls in love with his new partner, while investigating a string of bank break-in.

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13th Architecture & Design Film Festival Announces Lineup of 19 Films Featuring Bruce Mau, Frank Lloyd Wright and More

Unity Temple: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Modern Masterpiece

The 13th edition of Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) will present a slate of 19 films both online and in-person throughout the 2021/22 season, with Festivals and screenings in New York, Toronto, Vancouver, DC, Cairo, and online.

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NIGHTSTREAM 2021 Announces Full Slate, World Premiere of Jefferson Moneo’s COSMIC DAWN

Cosmic Dawn directed by Jefferson Moneo

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.

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