After hosting part one of their 2021 festival virtually this past February, Final Girls Berlin Film Festival convenes in the flesh once more in Berlin for a second part of the 6th edition to run from October 29th-31st, 2021.
Film Festivals
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Final Girls Berlin Film Festival Returns in Person for Halloween 2021 Edition with Berlin Premiere of SAINT MAUD
Saint Maud, directed by Rose Glass
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NY Baltic Film Festival 2021 Announces Lineup. Opens with ‘Goodbye Soviet Union’
Goodbye Soviet Union The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14. This year, the festival will feature eleven feature films and one TV series with three International premieres, three North American premieres and one U.S. premiere, two New York premieres, and two East Coast premieres. Filmmakers will be in attendance to participate in Q&As after the screenings.
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Kathryne Isabelle Easton’s BORRELIA BOREALIS to Premiere at LaFemme Film Festival
“Borrelia Borealis” by writer/director/actress Kathryne Isabelle Easton (via Vimeo) “Borrelia Borealis”, a film by writer/director/actress Kathryne Isabelle Easton, which is loosely based on her real-life experience with Lyme, will have it’s world premiere at the 2021 LaFemme International Film Festival, running October 14-17 held both virtually and at the Regal Cinema at LA Live.
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‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ to Open Rome Film Fest 2021 Lineup
The Eyes of Tammy Faye, starring Andrew Garfield and Jessica Chastain The Eyes of Tammy Faye directed by Michael Showalter will open and Marvel Studios’ Eternals will close the sixteenth Rome Film Fest taking place October 14 – 24, 2021. Rome Film Fest will also celebrate Tim Burton and Quentin Tarantino with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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‘Poser’ and ‘Socks on Fire’ Win Top Awards at Nashville Film Festival 2021
Poser directed by Noah Dixon and Ori Segev Poser directed by Noah Dixon and Ori Segev won Best Narrative Feature, and Bo McGuire’s Socks on Fire won the Best Documentary Feature award at the 52nd edition of Nashville Film Festival.
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Ann Dowd and Woody Norman to be Honored at Heartland Film Festival
Ann Dowd, Woody Norman Actress Ann Dowd and actor Woody Norman will be presented with the Pioneering Spirit Awards at the 30th Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF), set to open this week in Indianapolis (October 7-17).
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‘Spencer’ Starring Kristen Stewart to Close Austin Film Festival
Spencer starring Kristen Stewart Austin Film Festival (AFF) will close out the 2021 festival with the highly anticipated Kristen Stewart stunner, Spencer, directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Academy Award Nominee Steven Knight. The Writers Conference’s annual celebration of some of the industry’s most talented wordsmiths will culminate with a Centerpiece screening of A24’s The Humans by Tony Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Stephen Karam.
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Other Israel Film Festival 2021 in NYC to Showcase Over 14 Films – ‘Let It Be Morning’ ‘Ahed’s Knee’ and More
Let It Be Morning directed by Eran Kolirin The 15th Annual Other Israel Film Festival returns as a hybrid format with in-person premieres and filmmaker Q+As at the freshly renovated Carole Zabar Center for Film’s Goldman-Sonnenfeldt auditorium at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan and streaming online from November 4–11, 2021.
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Director Im Kwon-taek Named ‘The Asian Filmmaker of the Year’ at Busan Film Festival
Im Kwon taek The 26th Busan International Film Festival has selected director Im Kwon-taek, as the recipient of The Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award, presented to an Asian filmmaker or organization that has made the most significant contribution to the advancement of Asian film industry and culture throughout the year.
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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.