Focus Features released the official trailer for The Outfit, the crime drama film starring Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Johnny Flynn, Dylan O’Brien, Nikki Amuka-Bird, and Simon Russell Beale. Directed by Graham Moore in his directorial debut, the film will open in theaters on February 25, 2022.
Mahamat Saleh Haroun’s Lingui, The Sacred Bonds has been selected as Chad’s Official Submission for Best International Feature Film for the 94th Academy Awards®. The film received its World Premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and its North American Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Lingui, The Sacred Bonds also screened at the Mill Valley Film Festival and it will receive its New York premiere at MoMA’s The Contenders. The film opens February 4, 2022 in the US. This is the third time that Haroun has represented Chad at the Oscars, following his prior films Abouna and Grigris.
Actor Peter Dinklage will receive a Performer Tribute and The Actors Fund will receive the Gotham Impact Salute during the 2021 Gotham Awards Ceremony, taking place live and in person on Monday, November 29, 2021 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
The Slow Hustle, a feature documentary directed by Sonja Sohn of HBO’s “Baltimore Rising” and “The Wire”, chronicles the still unsolved death of Baltimore police detective Sean Suiter, fatally shot in the head in 2017 while in the line of duty, and explores the ongoing speculation about what really happened that day.
Torn, the new documentary from photographer and National Geographic Explorer Max Lowe captures an intimate look at the Lowe-Anker family as the body of legendary climber Alex Lowe is uncovered 17 years after his death. The film premiered at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival and won the award for Best Feature Film at BANFF; and will open in select theaters on Dec. 3, 2021.
Saban Films released the official trailer for The End of Us, the COVID-19 quarantine-set indie drama starring Ben Coleman and Ali Vingiano, that premiered at SXSW film festival. Directed by Steven Kanter and Henry Loevner, the film opens in select theaters on December 3, 2021 and on digital and on demand on December 7, 2021.
The Old School Kung Fu Fest presented by Museum of the Moving Image and Subway Cinema, returns for the 9th edition with eight newly restored films and one fan favorite classic by Kuo on 35mm — four titles available exclusively online, December 6–13, and another five films for in-person big-screen viewing at Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI), December 10–12.
Jockey directed by Clint Bentley took the Audience Award – Narrative Feature and Juice Wrld directed by Tommy Oliver took the Audience Award – Documentary Feature at AFI FEST 2021. Love, Dad (Milý tati) directed by Diana Cam Van Nguyen won the Grand Jury Prize – Animation and Al-Sit directed by Suzannah Mirghani won the Grand Jury Prize – Live Action making the films eligible for the 2021 Best Live Action Short and Best Animated Short Academy Awards®.
The documentary Adrienne, debuting on HBO on Wednesday, December 1 (8:00 -9:40 p.m. ET/PT) and directed by Andy Ostroy, the late Adrienne Shelly’s husband, is a celebration of the life and work of the actor, filmmaker, wife and mother and a personal exploration of grief. Shelly starred in over twenty films including Hal Hartley’s indie classics “The Unbelievable Truth” and “Trust.” Known for her early ingenue roles, Shelly strove to tell her own female-centric stories and wrote and directed several movies including the Sundance Film Festival hit, “Waitress.”
The 2021 AFI European Union Film Showcase, taking place December 1–19 at the American Film Institute’s historic theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland will highlight 53 films representing all 27 EU member states, including 11 of the top contenders for this year’s Academy Award® for Best International Feature Film.
Here is the official trailer for Salt In My Soul, the documentary based on the posthumously published bestselling memoir of the same name, that takes you inside the mind of a young woman who tries to live a full life while dying.
Penélope Cruz will receive the International Star Award, Actress for her performance in Parallel Mothers at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 6, 2022 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 17, 2022.