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.
Film Festivals
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New York Film Festival Reveals Films in Spotlight Section – Red Rocket, Dune and More
Red Rocket directed by Sean Baker
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Films by Joanna Hogg, Radu Jude, Gaspar Noé Competing for Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award at San Sebastian Festival
The Souvenir: Part II directed by Joanna Hogg 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.
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Zurich Film Festival Reveals First Gala Premieres including ‘The French Dispatch’ as Closing Film
The French Dispatch directed by Wes Anderson 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.
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Rhode Island International Film Festival Announces 2021 Winners
You’re dead Helen directed by Michiel Blanchart 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.
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Calgary International Film Festival Announces 2021 Alberta Spotlight Films
Don’t Say Its Name directed by Rueben Martell 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.
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Nomadland Wins FIPRESCI Grand Prix for Best Film of 2021
Frances McDormand in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved Nomadland directed by Chloé Zhao was voted the best film of the year 2021 by the members of the International Federation of Film Critics, FIPRESCI, and will receive the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2021 award at the 69th San Sebastian Festival.
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India Film Festival of Alberta 2021 Goes FREE in September
Vinamrata Rai in Fire in the Mountains by Ajitpal Singh The seventh India Film Festival of Alberta (IFFA) will take place across the province – completely free for everyone to attend – from September 1-30, 2021 with in-person events in Edmonton (September 3-5), Calgary (September 10-12), Fort McMurray (September 18-19), and Sherwood Park (September 24 & 26).
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New York Film Festival Announces 2021 Revivals Lineup – Mississippi Masala, Ratcatcher and more
Mississippi Masala New York Film Festival announced the films in the 2021 Revivals section showcasing works from renowned filmmakers that have been digitally remastered, restored, and preserved.
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Documentary on Filmmaker Aristide Massaccesi (Joe D’Amato) Premieres at Venice Film Festival
Inferno rosso. Joe D’Amato sulla via dell’eccesso Inferno rosso. Joe D’Amato sulla via dell’eccesso, a documentary by Manlio Gomarasca and Massimiliano Zanin, presented by Nicolas Winding Refn, about filmmaker Aristide Massaccesi known as Joe D’Amato, joins the line-up of Special Screenings at the 78th Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia.
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Venice Film Festival Adds 3 New Films to Complete 2021 Lineup
GES – 2 by Nastia Korkia Three Special Screenings – two of them are documentaries that focus on the theme of architecture, along with a tribute to Italian photojournalists Pietro Coccia, complete the line-up of the 78th Venice International Film Festival (September 1 – 11, 2021).
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Late Olympia Dukakis and Daughter Christina Zorich to Receive Award at Richmond Film Festival
Olympia Dukakis: Mother, Actress and Executive Producer of The New Abolitionists (Posthumous); Christina Zorich: Daughter, Actress and Director/Producer of The New Abolitionists Christina Zorich and her late mother, the Academy Award winning actress Olympia Dukakis, will receive the Mother/Daughter Women of Excellence Award for their documentary The New Abolitionists at the Richmond International Film Festival.
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‘The Forgiven’ and Julia Child Documentary Added to Toronto International Film Festival Lineup
The Forgiven directed by John Michael McDonagh (Courtesy of TIFF) Toronto International Film Festival announced new additions to the 2021 Official Selection as well as details of its five-day Industry Conference, taking place September 9–13, 2021. Added to the lineup are The Forgiven directed by John Michael McDonagh and the Julia Child documentary titled Julia from Julie Cohen and Betsy West.