Beginning on September 9, 2021, Toronto International Film Festival is requiring that Festival staff, audience members and visitors entering the Festival venues from September 9 to 18 will be required to show either proof they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or proof that they have tested negative for COVID-19 within 48 hours prior to entering any TIFF venue.
The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) announced the slate of 37 features and 33 short films from over 30 countries for its 17th edition, which will take place in person from September 16-19 at venues in Camden and Rockland, Maine, and online from September 16-26 for audiences across North America.
The 65th BFI London Film Festival will close with the European Premiere of The Tragedy of Macbeth starring Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington on Sunday October 17 at LFF Gala venue the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.
Sydney’s leading festival for cult, underground and independent films, the Sydney Underground Film Festival (SUFF), returns with a packed virtual program for its 15th year, from Thursday September 9th to Sunday September 26th, 2021.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) has updated its 2021/22 season to follow a hybrid format, presenting full festivals, private film previews, pop-up screenings, and its virtual program, ADFF:ONLINE. The Festival has decided not to host public screenings in September and Early October for ADFF:NY and ADFF:LA ; however ADFF:Toronto (November 3-7), ADFF:Vancouver (November 10-13), and ADFF:DC are currently still on as planned for in person events.
After wave one and two of films announcements, Horrible Imaginings Film Festival rounds out their 2021 lineup with the Sundance standout We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, directed by rising trans filmmaker, producer, and editor Jane Schoenburn as “Opening Night” film.
The Power of the Dog, directed by Oscar® and Palme d’Or winning filmmaker Jane Campion will receive its UK Premiere as the this year’s American Express Headline Gala of the 65th BFI London Film Festival on Monday October 11, 2021.
New York Film Festival revealed the films in the 2021 Spotlight section showcasing the season’s most anticipated and significant films and a centenary celebration of NYFF co-founder Amos Vogel.
A total of 18 films, including works by Joanna Hogg, Radu Jude and Gaspar Noé, will compete for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award of the 2021 San Sebastian Festival. This year thirteen features, one medium-length film and four shorts will compete in the all-encompassing competitive section, where any kind of style or length goes.
Eight of the most anticipated international auteur films will be presented in Zurich Film Festival’s “Gala Premieres” section including the world premiere of It’s Just a Phase, Honey (Es ist nur eine Phase, Hase) by Florian Gallenberger and Chasing the Line/Klammer by Andreas Schmied, as well as The French Dispatch by Wes Anderson.
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) announced the award winners for its 39th Anniversary edition which ran from Tuesday, August 9th through Sunday, August 15th.
The Calgary International Film Festival will showcase local talent in the Alberta Spotlight program, which includes four diverse feature titles and the return of the Alberta Spirit Shorts, plus a new Documentary Shorts Package for the 22nd Annual Festival taking place from September 23 to October 3, 2021.