Here is the first trailer for Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America, ACLU lawyer Jeffery Robinson’s groundbreaking look at the history of U.S. anti-Black racism set to premiere at SXSW 2021 in the Documentary Spotlight program.
Film Festivals
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Watch First Trailer for WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA, Groundbreaking Look at the History of U.S. Anti-Black Racism Premiering at SXSW
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America. Jeffery Robinson with civil rights activist and lawyer Faya Ora Rose Touré and Senator Henry “Hank” Sanders on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. | Credit: Emily Kunstler)
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New York International Children’s Film Festival 2021 Announces Feature Films Lineup
BULADÓ directed by Eché Janga New York International Children’s Film Festival announced its feature film slate and jury for its 2021 edition, taking place completely online March 5-14.
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Horror Film JAKOB’S WIFE Sets April Release Date Following SXSW Premiere
Anne Fedder (Barbara Crampton) in JAKOB’S WIFE | Credit: Amp Films International Ahead of its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, RLJE Films acquired the horror film, Jakob’s Wife, for release in theaters and on Demand on April 16, 2021. Shudder will premiere the film on its platform later in the year.
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Watch First Look Trailer for SOUND OF VIOLENCE, Alex Noyer’s Slasher Horror Premiering at SXSW
Sound Of Violence. Alexis (Jasmin Savoy Brown) experiencing synesthesia. | Credit: You Know Films/No Office Films) Check out the first teaser trailer for Alexy Noyer’s slasher horror film Sound of Violence, world premiering at SXSW Film Festival. Gravitas Ventures will release the film in theaters and on demand on May 21, 2021.
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Berlin Film Festival Announces 2021 International, Encounters, International Short Film and Generation Juries
The Berlin International Film Festival announced the 2021 International Jury, Encounters Jury, International Short Film Jury and Generation Jury. International juries will decide on the prizes for the competition Berlinale Shorts, Encounters and Generation during the Industry Event (March 1 to 5, 2021). The winners will be announced on March 4 (Berlinale Shorts, Generation) and March 5 (competition, Encounters). The award ceremony of the 71st Berlinale will take place in the presence of the audience at the Summer Special in June.
International Jury
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REBEL DYKES and FIREBIRD World Premiere at BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival
REBEL DYKES (UK, directed by Harri Shanahan and Sian A. Williams) Two new gay and lesbian films – Rebel Dykes, a brilliant and refreshing documentary history of UK post-punk dyke culture in 1980’s London; and Firebird, a sweeping love story about freedom and love against all odds set in the Soviet Air Force at the height of the Cold War will world premiere at BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival.
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‘The 8th’ Opens and ‘Unapologetic’ Closes 25th Human Rights Watch Film Festival, UK Digital Edition Lineup
(l to r) Janaé and Bella in UNAPOLOGETIC The 2021 Human Rights Watch Film Festival celebrates 25 years with a full digital edition featuring 10 powerful and uplifting new documentaries available to stream across the UK on Barbican Cinema On Demand from March 18-26, 2021.
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Asian World Film Festival 2021 Announces Official Competition Selections
True Mothers directed by Naomi Kawase The Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) announce the 14 films in Official Competition to be spotlighted at the virtual 6th edition of the festival taking place March 10 – 15, 2021. All films are Asian Oscar® and/or Golden Globe® submissions for Best International Feature Film and Best Motion Picture Foreign Language, respectively.
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Bill Murray to Receive Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Maltin Modern Master Award
Bill Murray stars with Rashida Jones in “On The Rocks” Academy Award-nominated actor Bill Murray will receive the prestigious Maltin Modern Master Award at the 36th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Murray will be honored on Friday, April 2nd for his long-standing contributions to the film industry, most recently in the role of Felix Keane in Sofia Coppola’s On The Rocks opposite Rashida Jones and Marlon Wayans, for which he received Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice nominations. Leonard Maltin will return for his 30th year to moderate the evening.
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Oxford Film Festival 2021 Announces Lineup of 158 Films
Amy Winston’s “Queens of Pain” Oxford Film Festival announced the lineup of official selections for the 18th annual edition of the festival which will be a hybrid presentation including an open-air outdoor theater, drive-ins, and a full month of virtual screenings from March 24-28, and April 1-30.
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Filmfest Dresden 2021 Postponed to July
Internationales Kurzfilmfestival / International Short Fim Festival in Dresden . Foto: Oliver Killig Due to the local COVID-19 regulations, Filmfest Dresden has postponed the upcoming 33rd edition from April to the new date of July 13 to 18, 2021
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Cloris Leachman’s Final Starring Role JUMP, DARLING, to Premiere at BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival
“Jump, Darling” starring Cloris Leachman In honor of Academy Award and BAFTA winning actress Cloris Leachman, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 94, BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival will screen Leachman’s final starring role “Jump, Darling” in the Bodies strand. BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival runs digitally from the March 17th- 28th, 2021.