Toronto International Film Festival, alongside the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) and the Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema (FIPRESCI), announced the 2021 TIFF award winners.
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‘Anatolian Leopard’ and ‘Costa Brava, Lebanon’ Win Toronto Film Festival 2021 Jury Awards
Costa Brava, Lebanon directed by Mounia Akl
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10th Montclair Film Festival to Open with THE FRENCH DISPATCH, Closes with THE POWER OF THE DOG
The French Dispatch directed by Wes Anderson The 10th annual Montclair Film Festival (MFF) taking place October 21-30, 2021 in Montclair, NJ will open on Thursday, October 21 with Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch at The Wellmont Theater. In his new film The French Dispatch, Wes Anderson has assembled an all-star cast (including Benicio Del Toro, Frances McDormand, Adrien Brody, Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton, Jeffrey Wright, Owen Wilson and many more) created a love letter to journalists, following the exploits of a band of writers, editors, and essayists working to publish The French Dispatch, a fictional twentieth century magazine, published in a fictional French city.
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FEVER DREAM Trailer. Claudia Llosa’s Chilling Drama Opens in Theaters in October
FEVER DREAM. María Valverde as Amanda in Fever Dream. Cr. Diego Araya/NETFLIX ©2021 Netflix released the official trailer for Fever Dream (Distancia de rescate), the disturbing chilling drama film directed by award-winning Peruvian filmmaker Claudia Llosa, from a screenplay co-written with renowned Argentine author Samanta Schweblin based on her novel of the same name.
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Ava DuVernay’s Array to Release 4K Restoration of SANKOFA
Sankofa Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing has partnered with celebrated Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima for a 4K restoration of his groundbreaking 1993 film, Sankofa. The transformative film about the untold history of Black resistance, developed from 20 years of research into the trans-Atlantic trade of enslaved African people, will be re-released by ARRAY on September 24, 2021 in the United States, Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand on Netflix.
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UNITED STATES VS. REALITY WINNER to Open 2021 Double Exposure Film Lineup
United States vs. Reality Winner The 2021 Double Exposure presents 12 investigative feature films and a selection of more than 15 shorts for its seventh season, taking place as a hybrid event, October 13-17.
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Watch the Official Trailer for A24’s THE HUMANS Starring Richard Jenkins, Steven Yeun, Amy Schumer
The Humans starring Richard Jenkins, Amy Schumer, and Steven Yeun. Following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, A24 released the new official trailer for The Humans, written and directed by Stephen Karam, adapted from his own Tony Award®-winning play.
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4K Restoration of Andrzej Żuławski’s POSSESSION Opens in Theaters in October [Trailer]
Possession directed by Andrzej Żuławski A new 4K restoration of Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession, starring Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill will make its U.S. Premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin and its West Coast Premiere at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles. The film will open theatrically and digitally exclusively at Metrograph on October 1 before expanding to theaters nationwide on October 15.
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30th Heartland Film Festival Announces Lineup with King Richard, Spencer, Belfast, The French Dispatch among Event Films
The Hand of God directed by Paolo Sorrentino (2021) © Netflix Heartland Film International Film Festival (HIFF) announced a star-studded lineup of 128 feature films and 14 Event films for the 30th Anniversary of the festival running October 7-17, 2021.
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‘Flee’ Among Three Films on Danish Oscar Shortlist
Flee by Jonas Poher Rasmussen. The Danish Oscar committee selected a shortlist of three films as possible candidates for Denmark’s official entry for the 2022 International Feature Film category. The three films are ‘Flee’ by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, ‘Margrete – Queen of the North’ by Charlotte Sieling, and ‘The Shadow in My Eye’ by Ole Bornedal.
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SXSW Documentary THE LOST SONS on 1961 Chicago Baby Kidnapping Mystery Premieres on CNN
The Lost Sons directed by Ursula Macfarlane (Credit: Giulio Biccari) Following its premiere earlier this year at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, the documentary The Lost Sons premieres on Sunday, September 26, 2021, on CNN.
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‘Mayor Pete’ Pete Buttigieg’s Documentary to Open 2021 NewFest NY LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Mayor Pete The 2021 NewFest New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival will open with the East Coast premiere of Mayor Pete from award-winning filmmaker Jesse Moss (Boys State), a fascinating look at Pete Buttigieg’s campaign to be the first openly gay U.S. president.
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‘The French Dispatch’ will Open the 57th Chicago International Film Festival
The French Dispatch The 2021 Chicago International Film Festival’s Opening Night film will be Wes Anderson’s widely embraced and critically-acclaimed Cannes premiere The French Dispatch, a love letter to journalists with an all-star cast, including Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, and Elisabeth Moss.