Director Bong Joon Ho will preside over the International Jury of the Competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival (September 1 – 11, 2021), which will assign the Golden Lion for Best Film, as well as other official awards.
Film Festivals
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Director Bong Joon Ho Named President of International Jury of 2021 Venice Film Festival
Bong Joon Ho
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‘The Milkmaid’ Nigeria’s Oscar Entry to Open 2021 New York African Film Festival
Desmond Ovbiagele’s The Milkmaid The virtual 28th edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) will open with Desmond Ovbiagele’s The Milkmaid, Nigeria’s entry for the 2021 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Depicting the impact of extremism on the families of those it touches, the drama follows a Fulani milkmaid as she confronts the religious insurgents who kidnapped her sister.
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FIAF’s Animation First Festival to Open with Rémi Chayé’s ‘Calamity Jane’
Calamity Jane (Calamity, une enfance de Martha Jane Cannary) The French Institute Alliance Française’s 2021 Animation First Festival taking place online from Friday, February 5 to Monday, February 15 will open with the US premiere of Calamity Jane (Calamity, une enfance de Martha Jane Cannary) from director Rémi Chayé, who will be a festival Special Guest.
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Sundance ‘21 Reveals Special Events and Conversations Lineup
The lineup for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, taking place on a Sundance-built and feature-rich online platform, goes well beyond feature and short films, episodic work and the VR/XR of New Frontier — it also encompasses a curated program of free special events, conversations and activations available to the global public. These Talks and Events, presented on the Sundance platform, include the new Opening Ceremony, Sundance Dailies, and The Big Conversation series, trademark gatherings at Cinema Café and the Power of Story, Awards Night and the concluding “It’s A Wrap” session. Additional partner programming will take place in a bustling digital Festival Village, which includes Main Street, Satellite Screens and the Artist Lounge.
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Youtube Documentary ‘Life In A Day 2020’ to Premiere at Sundance Film Festival
Life in a Day 2020 by Kevin Macdonald, an official selection of the Special Events section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. YouTube Originals’ documentary, “Life In A Day 2020,” will debut February 6 and be available for audiences worldwide for free on the film’s YouTube channel following its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on February 1.
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Docuseries ‘Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil’ to KickOff SXSW Film Festival
Interview still from Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil | Credit: OBB MEDIA The World Premiere of YouTube Originals docuseries Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil directed by Michael D. Ratner will kick off the 2021 Online South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals taking place entirely online March 16-20, 2021.
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45th Hong Kong International Film Festival To Go Hybrid
The 45th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF45) will go hybrid with both in-theatre and online screenings and audience-engagement events.
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Documentaries on Rita Moreno, Amy Tan, Alvin Ailey and Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio to Premiere at 2021 Sundance Film Festival
A still from Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It by Mariem Pérez Riera, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Three American Masters Pictures documentaries – Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It, Ailey and Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir – will world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, which runs January 28 – February 3. These films will have their exclusive U.S. broadcast premieres on American Masters on PBS at a later date. Additionally, Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: This is the Way We Rise, now streaming as part of American Masters and Firelight Media’s documentary short film series In the Making, will screen in Sundance’s Short Film program.
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Watch Trailer for ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Starring Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons
Lakeith Stanfield and Jesse Plemons appear in Judas and the Black Messiah by Shaka King, an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Glen Wilson. Ahead of the world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, the new trailer debuted today for Judas and the Black Messiah directed by Shaka King. Inspired by true events, Judas and the Black Messiah tells the story of the betrayal of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Black Panther Party.
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ and ‘Captains of Zaatari’ Added to 2021 Sundance Film Festival
Lakeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya appear in Judas and the Black Messiah by Shaka King, an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Glen Wilson. Two more world premiere feature films – Judas and the Black Messiah directed by Shaka King and Captains of Zaatari directed by Ali El Arabi, have been added to the 2021 Sundance Film Festival lineup. The 2021 Festival will be held virtually via a feature-rich, Sundance-built online platform and in person on Satellite Screens across the country (on a condition that it’s safe) from January 28 to February 3, 2021.
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Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2021 Goes Hybrid, On-Line in February, In-Person for Halloween
“Time of Moulting (Fellwechselzeit)” The Final Girls Berlin Film Festival, Berlin’s premier showcase of horror films directed and produced by women and non-binary filmmakers, returns in the new year for the 6th time and first virtual edition. The fest will run from February 4 – 7, 2021, with a dynamic digital line-up consisting of five features, five short blocks, and non-film events that include talks, a screenwriting workshop, special podcast episode, and more.
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2021 Animation First Festival Goes Online with 60 + French Animation Film Premieres and Special Guest Wes Anderson
“Josep” by Le Monde cartoonist Aurel The fourth edition of Animation First, the only film festival in the US dedicated to France’s animation studios and schools presented by the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) will take place entirely online from Friday, February 5 to Monday, February 15, 2021.