The Tribeca Festival will bring the Festival directly to neighborhoods around New York City with its new Borough to Borough screening series.
Film Festivals
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Tribeca Festival Brings Fest to NYC Boroughs with Free Community Screenings
Landfall (credit: Pablo Alvarez-Mesa)
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Sheffield DocFest 2021 Unveils Lineup + World Premiere of Steve McQueen’s Uprising
Uprising by Steve McQueen and James Rogan Sheffield DocFest announced their 2021 full program including the World Premiere of Uprising, by Steve McQueen and James Rogan. Uprising is a vivid and visceral three-part series which examines three events from 1981: in January, the New Cross Fire which killed 13 black teenagers; in March, Black People’s Action Day, which saw more than 20,000 people join the first organized mass protest by black British people; and then the Brixton riots in April.
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Michelle Bossy’s Indie Drama UNDER THE LANTERN LIT SKY World Premiere at Brooklyn Film Festival
Michelle Bossy, director of Under the Lantern Lit Sky (by Diana King) The independent film Under the Lantern Lit Sky directed by Michelle Bossy will premiere at the 23rd Brooklyn Film Festival on June 12 at Windmill Studios in Brooklyn. Billed as written in the tradition of Tennessee Williams, the period piece drama explores female trauma, sisterhood, LGBTQ+ issues and the sacrifices we make for those we love.
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Riz Ahmed to be Honored at Provincetown Film Festival + Fest Unveils Full Lineup
Riz Ahmed in Mogul Mowgli Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal, The Night of) will receive this year’s Excellence in Acting Award at the Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF). His latest film, Mogul Mowgli, which he co-wrote, produced and stars in, will be screened during the festival. The film follows the story of a British Pakistani rapper who, on the cusp of his first world tour, is struck down by an illness that forces him to face his past, his family, and the uncertainty of his legacy. Ahmed will be honored in a virtual conversation during the festival. Strand Releasing will open the film in theaters on September 3.
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Sarasota Film Festival 2021 Announces Winners – ‘Best Summer Ever’ ‘Chasing Childhood’ ‘East of Middle West’
Best Summer Ever The 2021 Sarasota Film Festival wrapped its 23rd edition, which due to COVID took place in hybrid format, with a mix of outdoor screenings and virtual cinema. At the award ceremony, Best Summer Ever won the Narrative Competition Prize; Chasing Childhood won the Documentary Competition Prize; East of Middle West received the Audience Award for Feature Film and Desert Heart took the Audience Award for Short Film.
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Puerto Rican Dark Comedy PERFUME DE GARDENIAS by Macha Colón to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
Perfume de Gardenias Perfume de Gardenias, the debut film from the renowned queer Afro-Puerto Rican singer, multi-disciplinary artist, and filmmaker Macha Colón, will world premiere at the 2021 edition of the Tribeca Film Festival, taking place June 9 to 20.
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Documentary on Chef Wolfgang Puck to Debut on Disney+ Following Tribeca Premiere
Wolfgang (Alex Berliner / AB images / Disney) Legendary chef Wolfgang Puck is the subject of the new documentary titled “Wolfgang,” premiering on Disney+ on Friday, June 25. The documentary film chronicles the inspiring true story of Wolfgang Puck, a man who survived a troubled childhood filled with a series of challenging obstacles and whose perseverance led him to become one of the most prolific chefs of our time and household name. “Wolfgang,” will be available to stream on Disney+ following its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday, June 12.
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Tribeca Festival 2021 Celebrates Juneteenth Showcasing Stories from African Disapora with Films, Talks and Events
BITCHIN’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James, directed by Sacha Jenkins The 2021 Tribeca Festival unveiled its full lineup of specially curated Juneteenth programming, highlighting the voices of the African Diaspora with an emphasis on African-American artists, performers, filmmakers, and interdisciplinary creators all culminating on Juneteenth (June 19th).
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Cine Las Americas Film Festival 2021 Announces Feature Film Lineup
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It by Mariem Pérez Riera. Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF) in Austin, Texas announced the feature films selected for this year’s 23rd edition taking place as a hybrid event from June 9-13; and opening with Mariem Pérez Riera’s documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.
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Sundance Film Festival Announces 2022 Dates
Sundance Film Festival announced that the 2022 festival will take place in-person and online January 20-30, 2022.
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AFI DOCS 2021 to Open with NAOMI OSAKA Documentary
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 24, 2019: Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka of Japan in action during her semifinal match at 2019 Australian Open in Melbourne Park — (DP) AFI DOCS 2021 will open with the world premiere of Naomi Osaka, directed by Academy Award® nominee Garrett Bradley, and will close with Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt’s celebrated coming-of-age film Cusp. This year’s Centerpiece Screening will be Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain, directed by Academy Award® winner Morgan Neville.
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