Calgary Underground Film Festival announced the first wave of films and live events playing the upcoming festival taking place online (April 23 – May 2) and drive-ins (June 3-5, 2021).
Film Festivals
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Calgary Underground Film Festival 2021 Announces First Wave of Films
BLOODTHIRSTY directed by Amelia Moses
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Tribeca to Celebrate Its 20th Anniversary as First Major North American Film Festival to be Held in Person
Rendering of 20th Tribeca Film Festival in person at The Battery. Photo Credit: Overland Entertainment For its 20th anniversary, the Tribeca Film Festival will return as a physical in person events with plans to transform prominent NYC locations into an expansive 12-day multi-screen outdoor celebration. The event will take place from June 9-20 as the first major film festival held in person bringing filmmakers, artists, storytellers and audiences together under the New York skyline.
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DOCLANDS Documentary Film Festival 2021 Reveals First Films
End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock Now in its fifth year, the 2021 edition of DocLands Documentary Film Festival, presented annually by the California Film Institute (CFI), returns Friday, May 7 through Sunday, May 16 for a ten-day showcase of documentary film.
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20th Ashland Independent Film Festival Releases Full Lineup of 100 Indie Films
Fanny: The Right to Rock The Ashland Independent Film Festival released the complete schedule for its 20th annual festival presented this year as a “double feature”– online, with most films available coast-to-coast from April 15-29, and live and outdoors in Ashland and Medford from June 24-28. AIFF’s 2021 festival will present approximately 100 new independent films, including 35 feature films and a dozen shorts programs, accompanied by Q&A’s with filmmakers, virtual parties, mixers, and panels.
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Watch First Trailer For ALASKAN NETS, Basketball Documentary Exec Produced by Chris Pratt
Alaskan Nets directed by Jeff Harasimowicz The first trailer debuted for the basketball documentary Alaskan Nets set to make its world premiere at the 36th Santa Barbara International Film Festival in the Documentary Competition on Saturday, April 3rd.
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EarthxFilm 2021 Announces Lineup, Opens with Sally Aitken’s ‘Playing with Sharks’
Playing with Sharks by Sally Aitken The environmentally-focused film festival EarthxFilm announced ten days and nights of drive-in, outdoor and online screenings during this year’s hybrid edition of the Dallas-based environmental film festival.
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‘Identifying Features’ Wins Future/future Competition at Portland International Film Festival
David Illescas appears Identifying Features (Sin Señas Particulares) by Fernanda Valadez | photo by Claudia Bercerril. Identifying Features, the debut feature from director Fernanda Valadez, is the winner of the 44th Portland International Film Festival’s Future/future competition. The film, an intriguing and confident first feature following a mother’s journey to find out what happened to her son along the Mexican border, was awarded the honor as well as a $1,000 prize.
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24th Miami Jewish Film Festival Announces Lineup, Opens with Romantic Comedy ‘Honeymood’
Honeymood directed by Talya Lavie The Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF) announced the program and plans for the upcoming 24th edition, which will be a hybrid of virtual and live programming events with a record-breaking 145 films in selection, and all screenings accessible for free. Running from April 14-29, three months later than their traditional dates in January, the festival will screen 100 feature films, including eight world premieres, over 20 North American premieres, and 45 short films. The lineup holds 39 first-time feature filmmakers representing 25 countries, and an unprecedented 47 films directed by women (32% of total program).
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2021 Seattle International Film Festival Announces Lineup, Opens with THE DRY Starring Eric Bana
“The Dry” starring Eric Bana The 2021 Seattle International Film Festival announced its complete lineup of programming for its first-ever virtual edition. The full slate of works includes a grand total of 219 films, including 93 feature length films from 69 countries. The festival will run from Thursday, April 8th to Sunday, April 18th.
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2021 San Francisco International Film Festival Announces Lineup, Opens with ‘Naked Singularity’
Naked Singularity directed by Chase Palmer (Courtesy of SFFILM) San Francisco International Film Festival unveiled the 103 films for the 2021 Festival set to take place online and in-person events, with digital screenings being hosted through the SFFILM website and live screenings and performances at the Fort Mason Flix drive-in theater. The 2021 Festival will run April 9–18.
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14th QFest St. Louis LGBTQ Film Festival Goes Virtual, Announces Lineup of 24 Films
Summer of 85 by François Ozon The 14th edition of the St. Louis-based LGBTQ film festival, QFest St. Louis will present an eclectic array of 24 films (14 shorts, six narrative features, and four documentary features). Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, all programs will run virtually from April 16-25, 2021.
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Watch First Trailer for THE FACE OF ANONYMOUS, Documentary on Exploits of ‘hacktivist’ Network
The Face Of Anonymous. Commander X in exile in the picturesque city of Guanajuato. With its narrow alleys and colorful, colonial-era architecture, it’s one of the most beautiful and historically significant cities in Mexico and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ahead of the world premiere at 2021 Hot Docs film festival, the first look trailer debuted for the documentary film The Face of Anonymous, directed by Gary Lang.