Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF) announced the full schedule of films and panels for the 28th edition of the festival taking place October 21-28. Opening Night Film is The Same Storm by Academy Award Nominee Peter Hedges starring Noma Dumezweni, Mary-Louise Parker, Sandra Oh, Elaine May, Raúl Castillo, Ato Blankson-Wood, Corey Michael Smith, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston, and Alison Pill.
La casa de Mama Icha (The House of Mama Icha), the debut feature documentary from Colombian director and cinematographer Óscar Molina will debut as part of POV’s 34th season on Monday, October 18, 2021.
The European Film Academy announced the second and final part of this year’s Feature Film Selection.
The 57th Chicago International Film Festival running October 13 – 24, 2021 announced the new directors and international feature competitions lineup showcasing films from countries around the world, including Colombia, Jordan, France, South Africa, Cambodia, the Faroe Islands, Germany, and more. This year’s competitions will include the World Premiere of Babushkas of Chernobyl director Holly Morris’ documentary Exposure and the International Premiere of Franziska Stünkel’s The Last Execution.
Saban Films released the official trailer for Ida Red, the “propulsive, gripping, crime thriller” film starring Josh Hartnett, Sofia Hublitz, William Forsythe, Deborah Ann Woll, George Carroll, Mark Boone Junior, Beau Knapp, with Frank Grillo, and Melissa Leo. Directed by John Swab, Ida Red opens in theaters, on demand and digital on November 5, 2021.
Ahead of the NY premiere at the New York Film Festival, Netflix released the official trailer for Passing, the drama starring Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson as two Black women who can “pass” as white during the Harlem Renaissance in late 1920s New York.
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival will kick off its 30th edition with the Opening Night presentation of Samuel D. Pollard and Rex Miller’s Citizen Ashe, followed by the Centerpiece Selections of E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s The Rescue and CJ Hunt’s The Neutral Ground, with Julie Cohen and Betsy West’s Julia screening on Closing Night.
The 36th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) will be a hybrid experience offering both in-theater and virtual film screenings of more than 100 film from November 4-21, 2021.
Vertical Entertainment released the official trailer for Vengeance Is Mine, the revenge action/thriller film starring Con O’Neill, Sarah Jane Potts, and Anton Saunders. Directed by Hadi Hajaig, the film opens in select theaters and on demand on October 8th, 2021.
International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA) announced the first films selected for its 34th edition: the Top 10 program curated by Guest of Honor Hito Steyerl, and a four-title program with the films of Artavazd Pelechian. Both directors will be in attendance at IDFA 2021, which runs November 17 to 28 in Amsterdam.
A2r released the first official trailer for The Tragedy of Macbeth, written and directed by Academy Award® winner Joel Coen and starring Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand.
ARRAY Releasing debuted the official trailer for the 4K restoration of Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima’s groundbreaking 1993 film, Sankofa. The film will be re-released by ARRAY on September 24, 2021 in the United States, Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand on Netflix.