Hot Docs Festival announced the 15 films in the 2021 Special Presentations program, showcasing high-profile premieres, award winners, and works by master filmmakers or featuring star subjects.
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Hot Docs Festival 2021 Announces Special Presentations Program Lineup
All Light, Everywhere by Theo Anthony | photo by Corey Hughes.
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BFI London Film Festival Announces 2021 Dates
The cast and crew of ‘Breathe’ at BFI London Film Festival The BFI London Film Festival confirmed the dates for the Festival’s 65th edition which will take place from the October 6th to 17th, 2021, following a highly successful hybrid edition in 2020, which combined in-cinema experiences at partner venues UK-wide and an online edition for audiences at home.
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Watch First Teaser Trailer for THE SPINE OF NIGHT, Animation Horror Film Premiering at SXSW
Joe Manganiello as Mongrel in THE SPINE OF NIGHT Here is the first teaser trailer for “The Spine of Night” an ultra-violent, hand-rotoscoped epic fantasy inspired by the cult classic works of animators Ralph Bakshi and Frank Franzetta. The fantasy/animation/horror film Spine of Night directed by Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King will have its World Premiere at SXSW on March 18, 2021.
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Portland International Film Festival Announces 2021 Future/future Competition Lineup
A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff Portland International Film Festival unveiled the films in the 2021 Future/future competition highlighting boundary-pushing new cinema from emerging filmmakers and represents some of the most exciting new voices in global cinema.
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Sundance Film Festival: Asia Set to Launch in Jakarta, Indonesia in Summer 2021
Sundance Institute is partnering with XRM Media to create Sundance Film Festival: Asia to support, connect, promote and celebrate the independent film community within Asia, while showcasing a selection of films from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
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‘Invisible Valley’ Kicks Off Santa Barbara Film Festival 2021 Lineup
“Invisible Valley” directed by Aaron Maurer The world premiere of Aaron Maurer’s Invisible Valley, a documentary about the people of California’s Coachella’s Valley, from the undocumented farmworkers to the wealthy snowbirds and Coachella Festival partiers of the Coachella Valley, will open the upcoming 36th annual edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival set to run March 31-April 10.
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TOGETHER TOGETHER to Open, BEST SUMMER EVER to Close 45th Cleveland Film Festival
Together Together The 45th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF45 Streams) will kick off its 14-day online run with Together Together – a film exploring contemporary connections and the particulars of love.
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Director Wim Wenders to Receive Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at 27th Sarajevo Film Festival
Wim Wenders The 27th Sarajevo Film Festival will pay tribute to director Wim Wenders, presenting him with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award along with a retrospective of his selected works in the Festival’s “Tribute to” Program. The 27th Sarajevo Film Festival will be held from August 13th to 20th, 2021.
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2021 Aspen Shortsfest Announces Lineup of 80 Short Films
“Are You Still There?” directed by Rayka Zehtabchi 80 short films are set for the Oscar-qualifying 30th annual Aspen Shortsfest taking place online from April 6 to 11, 2021. The titles include “David,” starring Will Ferrell in a short written and directed by “Silicon Valley” alum Zachary Woods; “Roborovski,” starring Dylan McDermott and co-directed by Oscar-nominated actor Dev Patel; “Silverstone” directed by and starring “Ray Donovan” actor Kerris Dorsey; and “The Price of Cheap Rent” starring “Daily Show” alum Wyatt Cenac.
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Marley Morrison’s SWEETHEART Wins Audience Award at Glasgow Film Festival 2021
Sweetheart directed by Marley Morrison The coming-out drama film Sweetheart directed by Marley Morrison was voted the Audience Award winner of the 2021 Glasgow Film Festival. Sweetheart is a sharply observed coming-of-age story that charts the relationship between two young women, during a summer holiday at a caravan park in Dorset. The Audience Award is the only award given by GFF and is voted for by the audience.
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Watch Official Trailer for DRIVE ALL NIGHT, Surreal Indie Thriller Film Premiering at Cinequest
Drive All Night” starring Yutaka Takeuchi The new trailer debuted for ‘Drive All Night,’ the debut film from writer-director Peter Hsieh starring Yutaka Takeuchi (Marvel’s ‘The Defenders’) set to make its World Premiere in competition at the Cinequest Film Festival, running March 20-30, 2021.
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Female Eye Film Festival Celebrates 19 Years, Runs March 8 to 18
“The Curse of Willow Song” directed by Karen Lam The Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF) founded by Canadian filmmaker Leslie Ann Coles, celebrates its 19th year March 8–28, 2021. Films from Canada and around the world will be screened on Encore+ and on Digital TIFF Bell Light box.