
Film at Lincoln Center announced the 25 films that comprise the Main Slate of the 58th New York Film Festival, taking place September 17 – October 11, 2020.

Film at Lincoln Center announced the 25 films that comprise the Main Slate of the 58th New York Film Festival, taking place September 17 – October 11, 2020.

Sydney’s leading festival for cult and underground film, the Sydney Underground Film Festival (SUFF), is back for its 14th year from Thursday September 10 – Sunday September 20, 2020, all taking place entirely online

The Book of Vision, directed by Carlo S. Hinterman, and executive produced by filmmaker Terrence Malick, will officially open the 35th edition of the Venice International Film Critics’ Week, the sidebar section organized by the Union of Italian Film Critics (SNCCI) within the 77th Venice International Film Festival.

Academy Award–winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins will receive a TIFF Tribute Actor Award; director Chloé Zhao will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award; and Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Mira Nair will be honored with the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media at the TIFF Tribute Award Gala as part of the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.

The Virtual Reality works from 24 different countries in Venice VR Expanded, the Virtual Reality section of the 77th Venice Film Festival set to run September 2-12, 2020, will be available for viewing in the VR Lounge of many cultural institutions around the world, and online.

San Francisco Documentary Festival (SF DocFest) is presenting a virtual festival to take place Sept 3-20, 2020. The festival features 46 new documentaries available to watch over a 17 day period, live or pre-recorded Q&As with almost all films plus some fun special events.

Azazel Jacobs’s French Exit starring Michelle Pfeiffer will make its World Premiere as the Closing Night of the 58th New York Film Festival.

The first virtual edition of the American Black Film Festival (ABFF), now in its 24th year, will feature a robust slate of speakers including Stacey Abrams, Kenya Barris, Mary J. Blige, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Gabrielle Union and Lena Waithe, as well as panels ranging from the business of Hollywood to spotlights on new films and television series. The festival will offer a mix of live and on demand content from August 21st to 30th at abff.com.

Stage Mother, the new comedy-drama film starring Oscar-nominated Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook, Animal Kingdom), Adrian Grenier (Entourage, The Devil Wears Prada) and Emmy-Nominated Lucy Liu (Charlie’s Angels, Elementary, Ally McBeal), will kick-off the virtual 22nd edition of the OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival on Thursday, August 20.

The new short film by Luca Guadagnino, Fiori, Fiori, Fiori!, and the independent film, Run Hide Fight, written and directed by Kyle Rankin, with Isabel May, Thomas Jane, and Radha Mitchell, have been added to the Out of Competition line-up of the 77th Venice International Film Festival. The festival is scheduled to take place from September 2 to 12 2020 at the Lido di Venezia.

The first official trailer debuted today for Come True, the dark sci-fi thriller from Canadian filmmaker, visual effects artist and musician Anthony Scott Burns (Our House, Holidays Father’s Day segment). The film will world premiere on August 30th as part of upcoming Fantasia International Film Festival, running August 20th – September 2nd digitally.

The 19th New York Asian Film Festival will be a special virtual edition from August 28 to September 12, 2020. The festival continues to highlight women both behind and in front of the camera, and features a specific FOCUS on women filmmakers: Women Transforming Film, starting with The Opening Film – the North American Premiere of The Girl and the Gun (Babae at Baril), directed by Rae Red, led by a superb performance by actress Janine Gutierrez.