Austin Film Festival and Writers Conference (AFF), will return to an in-person Festival and Conference for its 28th year. The eight-day Festival will take place from October 21 – 28 in Austin, Texas.
Film Festivals
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Questlove’s SUMMER OF SOUL to Kickoff True/False Film Fest 2021 Lineup
Summer Of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Mass Distraction Media. True/False Film Fest announced its 2021 slate of 16 new feature films and 23 new short films for the upcoming festival unfolding from May 5-9, 2021, in Columbia, and simultaneously at home via “Teleported True/False.”
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Watch Trailer for THE ART OF RETURN, Pedro Collantes’ Poetic Debut Film
THE ART OF RETURN directed by Pedro Collantes Pedro Collantes’ feature film debut The Art of Return will have its Asian Premiere on Friday, April 2nd at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.
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Watch Trailer for A SYMPHONY OF NOISE, Documentary Explores the Sound of British Musician Matthew Herbert
A Symphony of Noise from award-winning director Enrique Sánchez Lansch Acclaimed film composer Matthew Herbert is the subject of the new documentary A Symphony of Noise from award-winning director Enrique Sánchez Lansch (Rhythm Is It!) world premiering at CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Film Festival (April 21 – May 12) in the Sound & Vision section.
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26th St. Louis Jewish Film Fest Goes Virtual in June with 13 Films
Howie Mandel: But Enough About Me The 26th Annual St. Louis Jewish Film Festival will be held virtually this summer, from June 6 through June 13. The Festival will present a selection of 13 documentary and feature films from around the world. While all films depict a piece of the Jewish experience, the themes are universal and meant to be appealing to all, regardless of faith.
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Calgary Underground Film Festival 2021 Announces First Wave of Films
BLOODTHIRSTY directed by Amelia Moses 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).
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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.