The Romanian film Blue Moon (Crai nou) directed by Alina Grigore won the Golden Shell at San Sebastian Festival’s 69th edition. For the third year running, the movie winning the Golden Shell went to a debut film: in 2019 the winner was Pacificado / Pacified, by Paxton Winters, and in 2020, Dasatskisi / Beginning, by Dea Kulumbegashvili. This is the first time that a Romanian film will have won the Golden Shell in the Festival’s history.
Montclair Film Festival announced the program lineup for the 10th edition of the festival running October 21-30, 2021, along with Maggie Gyllenhaal’s debut The Lost Daughter. Maggie Gyllenhaal will receive the festival’s Breakthrough Director & Writer Award for her work on the film and join Stephen Colbert in Conversation as part of the festival’s Storyteller Series.
Speer Goes to Hollywood, a documentary film directed by Vanessa Lapa on the self-proclaimed “good Nazi” Albert Speer will open at the Film Forum in New York on October 29, and at Laemmle Royal and Laemmle Town Center in Los Angeles on November 5th. Other cities will follow.
Vertical released the official trailer for The Estate, the dark comedy thriller film starring Eliza Coupe, Greg Finley, Chris Baker, Lala Kent, Heather Matazarro, and Eric Roberts. Directed by James Kapner, the film opens in theaters and VOD on October 22.
The Middleburg Film Festival is returning for its ninth year, with a fully in-person selection of film screenings, conversations and events taking place October 14-17 in Northern Virginia’s historic wine and horse country.
Scott Cooper’s new horror thriller Antlers will World Premiere on October 11 as the Closing Night film of the 2021 Beyond Fest.
Whistler Film Festival unveiled the first of many Canadian and International titles coming to Whistler in 2021, including The Power of the Dog, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. Directed by Academy Award Winner Jane Campion (The Piano), in her first feature film in twelve years, The Power of the Dog tells the story of charismatic rancher Phil Burbank who inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.
Hulu released the official trailer for the documentary Jacinta that follows a young woman who struggles to find stability amid years of addiction and reconnect with the daughter she left behind.
Its Friday, September 24, and opening in theaters are independent films I’m Your Man; Surge; Apache Junction; the Russian language drama Chernobyl 1986 along with the documentary films Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness and Man in the Field: The Life and Art of Jim Denevan.
Neon released the official trailer for Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart (Personal Shopper, Clouds of Sils Maria) as Princes Diana in Pablo Larraín’s critically acclaimed drama. Spencer opens in theaters on November 5th, 2021.
The International Premiere of George Clooney’s The Tender Bar starring Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan and Lily Rabe has been added to the program of the 2021 BFI London Film Festival. Also added to the program is Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash from Indonesian director Edwin, a dizzying film adaptation of Eka Kurniawan’s acclaimed novel about an impotent aspiring assassin.
Talks for the 59th New York Film Festival (September 24 – October 10) return to in-person gatherings, with a robust lineup of spirited and engaging conversations between moderators, filmmakers, and audiences.