Zeitgeist Films debuted the official US trailer for the Kosovan drama film Hive, winner of the Audience Award, Directing Award, and World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Blerta Basholli, the film will open exclusively at Film Forum in New York on November 5 and in Los Angeles at Laemmle’s Royal Theatre on November 12.
Jacinta, a powerful and intimate documentary from director, Jessica Earnshaw will premiere on Hulu and in select theaters on October 8. The film following a young woman who struggles to find stability amid years of addiction and reconnect with the daughter she left behind earned its director, Jessica Earnshaw, the award for Best New Documentary Director at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. It has continued an impressive festival run at DOC NYC, AFI Fest, IDFA, the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (Best Documentary), and more.
BFI London Film Festival announced the complete lineup for LFF Expanded 2021, the Festival’s immersive art and XR strand, which will run from October 6-17 2021.
RLJE Films released the official trailer for South of Heaven, the crime thriller film starring Jason Sudeikis, Evangeline Lilly, Mike Colter and Shea Whigham. Directed by Aharon Keshales, the film will be released in theaters on October 8, 2021.
WarnerMedia OneFifty and HBO Max have partnered to acquire Talia Lugacy’s independent feature This Is Not a War Story for a tentative release date in November 2021. Lugacy wrote, directed, edited, produced, and starred in the film. The film also features Sam Adegoke, Danny Ramirez, Brian Delate, and Frances Fisher.
Chicago International Film Festival returns to theatrical, outdoor, and virtual screens for its 57th edition running October 13 – 24, 2021.
Amazon released the official trailer for Encounter, the sci-fi thriller film starring Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Janina Gavankar, Rory Cochrane and Lucian-River Chauhan.
Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced the second wave of film including six Austin-connected films and three first-time feature filmmakers joining the 2021 AFF film lineup for the festival running October 21-28, 2021.
Focus Features released the new official trailer for Last Night in Soho, director Edgar Wright’s psychological thriller that had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.
Filmmaker Gian Cassini revealed the first look trailer for his debut documentary Comala set to World Premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. The captivating and daring true-crime odyssey follows the director on his personal journey in search for his absent father, discovering the ghosts of Mexico’s failed war on drugs along the way.
CineFAM Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, celebrates its 5th year October 23rd-24th, 2021 under the theme ”5 Years of Limitless Imagination.” CineFam Film Festival introduces audiences around the globe to bold and original stories by women and non-binary creators of colour.
IFC Films released the first look clip from Huda’s Salon, the “feminist thriller” film written and directed by Academy Award-Nominee Hany Abu-Assad (Paradise Now, Omar) and premiering at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.