King Richard starring and produced by Will Smith and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, is the winner of the MIAMI GEMS 2021 Audience Award. The film served as the Centerpiece screening for the Miami Film Festival’s annual fall event which took place from November 4-10 at MDC’s Tower Theater Miami.
AMC+ and RLJE Films released the new official trailer for Silent Night, the darkly comedic drama starring Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis, Annabelle Wallis, Lily-Rose Depp, Ṣọpé Dìrísù, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Lucy Punch, Rufus Jones and Trudie Styler among others.
Here is the official trailer for Project Space 13, Michael Bilandic’s pandemic-set comedy film opening in theatres in NYC at The Roxy on December 3rd followed by its debut exclusively on MUBI starting December 10th. Project Space 13 stars Keith Poulson, Hunter Zimny, Jason Grisell, Theodore Bouloukos, and Kyle Brown; and is Bilandic’s 4th feature following the cult comedies Jobe’z World, Hellaware and Happy Life.
Poet, playwright, writer, filmmaker, director, civil rights activist, and educator Kathleen Collins will receive the inaugural Icon Tribute posthumously during the 2021 Gotham Awards Ceremony. Nina Lorez Collins will accept the inaugural Gotham Icon Tribute on behalf of her mother.
The Cannons, a new documentary on America’s oldest minority hockey program in Southeast, Washington DC, directed by Steven Hoffner and AJ Messier will World Premiere at DOC NYC film festival.
Finally, Amazon released the new official trailer for Being the Ricardos the upcoming drama film about the relationship between I Love Lucy stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, starring Nicole Kidman as Lucille, and Javier Bardem as Desi along with Jake Lacy, J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda, Tony Hale, and Alia Shawkat.
The new trailer is here for Drive My Car, Japan’s official Oscar entry for International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards starring Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Masaki Okada, Reika Kirishima, Park Yurim, and Jin Daeyeon.
Filmmaker Holly Morris debuted the teaser – first look trailer for Exposure, her documentary receiving its New York Premiere at DOC NYC on November 13. Led by polar explorer Felicity Aston, the films follows eleven novice women explorers, from the Arab World and the West, embark on a physically and emotionally demanding journey to the top of the world.
“The Gravedigger’s Wife” directed by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed won two major awards – the NDR narrative Film Prize award and the Interfilm Church Prize at the 63rd Lübeck Nordic Film Days (Nordische Filmtage).
CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival announced the lineup of 19 features and 20 shorts documentary films that will play the 9th doc fest returning to Globe Cinema from November 24-28 for its first in-person festival in two years. In addition to theatrical screenings, this year’s hybrid festival has an online component with additional selections, including two shorts packages, available to stream on-demand.
Check out the new official trailer for C’mon C’mon, Mike Mills’ radiant portrait of the modern family starring Academy Award® winner Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, and Woody Norman. C’mon C’mon opens in select theaters on November 19, 2021.
The European Film Academy announced the nominations for the 34th European Film Awards with Quo Vadis, Aida?, The Father and Titane leading with multiple nominations including for European Director 2021 and European Film 2021. Also nominated for Best European Film 2021 are Compartment No. 6 and The Hand of God. The winners will be presented during the awards ceremony on December 11, in Berlin.