KimStim will release HOPE, Norway’s Official Selection and Shortlisted Entry for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, in virtual theaters in the US. HOPE directed by Maria Sødahl, and starring Stellan Skarsgård along with Andrea Bræin Hovig will have its virtual theatrical release at Film Forum in New York City, at Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles, and in other cities, on April 16, 2021.
Capelight Pictures releases the Russian WWII action drama 1942: Unknown Battle directed by I. Kopylov on March 2nd on digital and DVD.
Russian distributor Central Partnership kicks off 2021 with a bunch of brand-new films presented at EFM. These films include “The World Champion”, “December”, “The Pilot. A Battle for Survival” which have not been announced at the global market yet, as well as “The Ice Demon”, “Row 19”, “White Snow”, “Zoya” and the high-budget blockbusters “Chernobyl” and “Fire”.
“Film business in Russia is coming back to life, despite the pandemic-related restrictions. Most of the productions have resumed and we are boosting our international sales and digital distribution. At EFM we announce new films based on high-quality genre storytelling: powerful female characters, real-life events, thrillers and more… This year it’s still our main focus to bring national productions to the global audiences”, says Central Partnership’s CEO Vadim Vereschagin.
Super LTD, the boutique label from NEON, will release Jasmila Žbanić’s Quo Vadis, Aida?, starring Jasna Djuricic which made its World Premiere to critical acclaim at the Venice Film Festival, where it received three Awards including the Brian Award, Signis Award and Premio Unimed. The film, which is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Official Entry for the Academy Awards® and was recently shortlisted, went on to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best International Feature.
Samuel Goldwyn Films will release Christina Rosendahl’s World War II drama “The Good Traitor” (“Vores mand i Amerika”), starring Ulrich Thomsen (HBO’s The New Pope, Academy Award winner In A Better World, Festen) in theaters and VOD on March 26, 2021.
Courage is an inspiring and encouraging documentary about the peaceful uprising of the people of Belarus against injustice and the brutal repression of their democracy movements.
Ahead of the release in select theaters this Friday, February 5, 2021, 101 Studios released a new video clip titled “Hide” from Dara of Jasenovac, Serbia’s official Academy Awards selection for Best International Feature. In “Hide,” 10-year-old Dara (Biljana Cekic) must save her baby brother from being taken away by a murderous Ustase soldier.
The Brazilian documentary film My Darling Supermarket (Meu Querido Supermercado), filmmaker Tali Yankelevich’s witty and humorous portrait of a Brazilian supermarket will get a U.S. virtual theatrical release via Cinema Tropical, opening on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Film Forum in New York City, followed by other cities nationwide.
Neon released the trailer for Philippe Lacôte’s sophomore feature, Night of the Kings, the Ivory Coast submission for this year’s Academy Awards, set to debut in the U.S. at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Netflix will release the award winning Marathi drama The Disciple, written, directed and edited by Chaitanya Tamhane and executive produced by Oscar winning director, Alfonso Cuarón.
Dark Star Pictures released the official trailer for Jumbo, the bizarre “love story” indie film that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Zoé Wittock in her feature directorial debut, Jumbo stars Noémie Merlant, Emmanuelle Bercot and Sam Louwyck; and will open in theaters on February 19th, 2021, and VOD on March 16th, 2021.
The official trailer along with a ‘behind-the-scenes look’ featurette debuted this week for Holocaust-era drama Dara of Jasenovac, Serbia’s official Academy Awards selection for Best International Feature, which opens in select theaters on February 5, 2021.