AFI DOCS, the American Film Institute’s documentary film festival will honor filmmaker Dawn Porter as the 2021 Charles Guggenheim Symposium honoree.
Film Festivals
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Filmmaker Dawn Porter Named AFI DOCS 2021 Guggenheim Honoree
Dawn Porter. (Jean Nelson. DP)
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Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Unveils First Wave of Films
AGNES directed by Mickey Reece Fantasia International Film Festival announced the first wave of programming for its upcoming 25th edition, set to run from August 5 – 25, 2021 as a virtual event accessible to audiences across Canada.
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Jennifer Abbott’s ‘The Magnitude of All Things’ Wins Audience Award at DocLands Documentary Film Festival
Jennifer Abbott’s ‘The Magnitude of All Things’ After ten days of virtual and in-person screenings at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, the 2021 DocLands Documentary Film Festival ended with the awards ceremony. The 2021 DocLands Audience Favorite Award went to Jennifer Abbott for her deeply intimate and thought-provoking feature-length documentary The Magnitude of All Things.
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‘Polański, Horowitz. Hometown’ with Roman Polański will Open 61st Krakow Film Festival
Roman Polański and Ryszard Horowitz in “Polański, Horowitz. Hometown” dir.ected by Mateusza Kudła, Anna Kokoszka-Romer The international premiere of the film “Polański, Horowitz. Hometown” by Mateusz Kudła and Anna Kokoszka-Romer will open the 61st Krakow Film Festival on May 30th. The film featuring director Roman Polański and his friend, world-famous photographer Ryszard Horowitz is described as a colorful story about childhoods, friendship, the common Jewish fate of the protagonists and about Krakow. Polański, Horowitz. Hometown will be presented in the Polish competition of this year’s Festival.
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‘The World to Come’ Starring Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby will Open International Film Festival Rotterdam 50th Edition
Vanessa Kirby and Katherine Waterston in The World to Come The World to Come by Norwegian filmmaker and actress Mona Fastvold opens the 50th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) on Wednesday June 2. The European premiere of Japanese animation Poupelle of Chimney Town by director Hirota Yusuke closes the festival on Sunday June 6.
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Tribeca Festival Brings Fest to NYC Boroughs with Free Community Screenings
Landfall (credit: Pablo Alvarez-Mesa) The Tribeca Festival will bring the Festival directly to neighborhoods around New York City with its new Borough to Borough screening series.
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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.