The 6th Annual Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) announced Festival award winners with Circus of Life directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat, the Oscar submission from Pakistan, taking the Snow Leopard Award for Best Film.
Film Festivals
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Asian World Film Festival 2021 Announces Winners, ‘Circus of Life’ Wins Best Film
Circus of Life directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat
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Florida Film Festival 2021 Announces Lineup, Opens with World Premiere of ‘Because of Charley’
Because of Charley directed by Jon Binkowski Florida Film Festival announced the program lineup of 164 films for the 30th Annual Festival, April 9-22, 2021, taking place online and in Maitland and Winter Park, Florida.The festival kicks off with the World Premiere of Because of Charley directed by Jon Binkowski, USA. Spotlight films include Mandibles directed by Quentin Dupieux, Mogul Mowgli directed by Bassam Tariq, Squish directed by Xavier Seron, Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street directed by Marilyn Agrelo and Together Together directed by Nikole Beckwit.
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Watch Official Trailer For JAKOB’S WIFE, Vampire Movie Stars Horror Legend Barbara Crampton
Anne Fedder (Barbara Crampton) in JAKOB’S WIFE | Credit: Amp Films International Check out the official trailer for the horror film Jakob’s Wife directed by Travis Stevens world premiering at SXSW Film Festival 2021. The film starring horror legend Barbara Crampton, along with Larry Fessenden, Nyisha Bell, Mark Kelly, Sarah Lind, Robert Rusler, Bonnie Aarons, and Phil Brooks (aka CM Punk) opens in theaters, on demand and digital on April 16, 2021.
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San Luis Obispo Film Fest Announces 2021 Winners – BLOOM Wins Best Narrative Feature
BLOOM directed by Xuan Liu The 2021 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival announced this year’s filmmaker award winners with Xuan Liu’s Bloom winning Best Narrative Feature; and Lisa Molomot and Jeff Bemiss’ Missing in Brooks County along with Paul Michael Angeli’s Medicine Man: The Stan Brock Story tie for Best Documentary Feature.
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5th Annual MidWest WeirdFest Announces Winners, EXTERNO Wins Best Film
EXTERNO directed by brothers Jonathon and Leandro Taub The 5th annual MidWest WeirdFest wrapped last week and announced the winning films. The stunning socio-political allegory Externo, from brothers Jonathon and Leandro Taub, captured the fest’s “Best Film” award.
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Watch Trailer for WEWORK: OR THE MAKING AND BREAKING OF A $47 BILLION UNICORN, Documentary on Rise and Fall of WeWork
Hulu’s WEWORK: OR THE MAKING AND BREAKING OF A $47 BILLION UNICORN Hulu released the new trailer for the documentary WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn directed by Jed Rothstein and premiering at SXSW. The documentary will debut on Hulu in the Spring.
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Watch Trailer For SASQUATCH, HULU Documentary Series on Mythical Creature
Investigative journalist, David Holthouse in “Sasquatch” directed by Joshua Rofé Hulu released the official trailer for Sasquatch, the documentary series from Duplass Brothers Productions and director Joshua Rofé on a wild investigation into rumors of a bizarre twenty-five year old triple homicide said to be the work of a mythical creature.
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Spike Lee Returns as President of the Jury for 74th Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival confirms that Spike Lee will be the President of the Jury of its 74th edition, which will be held this year from July 6 to 17, 2021.
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QUO VADIS, AIDA? and CUBAN DANCER Win Top Awards at Miami Film Festival 2021
Quo Vadis, Aida?, directed by Jasmila Žbanić The Balkan war drama Quo Vadis, Aida?, directed by Jasmila Žbanić, representing Bosnia and Herzegovina’s official submission shortlisted for this year’s Academy Awards earned the top prize, the $25,000 Knight MARIMBAS Award at the 2021 Miami Film Festival.
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Anne Rapp’s ‘Horton Foote: The Road to Home’ Documentary on Oscar Winning Playwright to Screen at Oxford Film Festival
Horton Foote: The Road To Home Horton Foote: The Road To Home, a documentary from director Anne Rapp, will have an in-person screening at the Oxford Film Festival on Sunday, March 28th at 5.30 PM.
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45th Cleveland International Film Festival Announces Feature Film Juried Competitions
MA BELLE, MY BEAUTY directed by Marion Hill The 45th Cleveland International Film Festival announced its feature film juried competitions. Twenty-six films in three categories compete for $30,000 in cash prizes.
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Beautiful Cuban Drama SIN LA HABANA International Premiere at Miami Film Festival
“Sin La Habana” directed by Kevah Nabatian An Afro-Cuban couple, desperately searching for a way out of Cuba, meet a lonely Iranian-Canadian woman searching for adventure in paradise, and their entire plan derails when real emotions get involved. Sin La Habana is a story about the lengths people will go to follow their dreams.