This year’s 2021 Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) will feature a total of 160 titles, including 45 feature-length films; along with special events, and more for the 52nd annual event, happening September 30 – October 6 both in-person and online.
Film Festivals
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Festival of Cinema NYC 2021 Returns to Queens With Over 120 Independent Films
John Carlucci by John Carlucci and Brandon LaGanke Festival of Cinema NYC returns for its 5th year, as a live in-person 10-day event, taking place September 24-October 3, 2021, with over 120 independent films at the Regal UA Midway in Forest Hills, Queens.
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Ashland Independent Film Festival Showcases 14 Intl Films in 2021 World Film Week
The Ants and the Grasshopper directed by Raj Patel, Zak Piper Under the theme “See The World From Where You Are,” the Ashland Independent Film Festival presents 14 films from 15 countries for the 32nd annual World Film Week(s). The event will run virtually September 17-30, with a special outdoor screening of the documentary Torn at Lithia Park on September 18.
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New York Film Festival Announces Currents Lineup. Opens with ‘The Tsugua Diaries’
The Tsugua Diaries by Maureen Fazendeiro and Miguel Gomes The Currents section for the 59th New York Film Festival includes 15 features and 36 short films, representing 27 countries. The Opening Night selection is Maureen Fazendeiro and Miguel Gomes’s (Arabian Nights, NYFF53) The Tsugua Diaries, a beguiling pandemic-era tale about three housemates in lockdown—one of several films in the section responding to the current health crisis through varying lenses; others include Shengze Zhu’s A River Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces, a meditation on urban spaces before and after the COVID outbreak, and Denis Côté’s Social Hygiene, an absurdist comedy in which characters exchange barbs from a humorous distance.
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Toronto International Film Festival unveils Industry Selects, In Conversation With…, Special Events and Platform Prize Jury
Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in Pablo Larraín’s Spencer Toronto International Film Festival rounds out the 2021 lineup with the In Conversation With… series, Special Events. TIFF Industry Selects, and also announced is TIFF’s 2021 Platform Prize Jury
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The French Dispatch and The Power of the Dog to Compete for Audience Award at San Sebastian Festival
The French Dispatch directed by Wes Anderson Two new films – Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch and Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog will compete for the City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award in the Perlak section at San Sebastian Festival’s 69th edition.
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Marion Cotillard to Receive a Donostia Award at San Sebastian Festival
Marion Cotillard French actress Marion Cotillard will receive a Donostia Award at San Sebastian Festival’s 69th edition. She will collect the honorary award on Friday, September 17, during the Festival opening ceremony.
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Taliban Hostage Drama AND TOMORROW WE WILL BE DEAD Opens Zurich Film Festival
Sven Schelker and Morgane Ferru (front) in Michael Steiner’s And Tomorrow We Will Be Dead © Buena Vista International The world premiere of Michael Steiner’s hostage drama And Tomorrow We Will Be Dead (Und morgen seid ihr tot) about two Swiss Taliban hostages opens the 17th Zurich Film Festival on September 23, 2021.
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Calgary International Film Festival 2021 Announces Generation Next and Youth By Youth Films
SpaceBoy directed by Olivier Pairoux Calgary International Film Festival 2021 announced the Generation Next and Youth By Youth films chosen by 9 local high school students. Featuring a diverse range of genres and stories from around the world, these six films reflect the state of indie cinema as curated through a youth perspective. For audiences of all ages, these films will screen as part of the festival, from September 23 to October 3, 2021.
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Toronto International Film Festival Requiring Proof of COVID Vaccine or Negative Test
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.
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Camden International Film Festival 2021 Announces Film Slate. Opens with ‘Becoming Cousteau’
Becoming Cousteau 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.
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THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH starring Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington to Close London Film Festival
The Tragedy of Macbeth starring Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington 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.