Festival of Cinema NYC returns for its 5th year, as a live in-person 10-day event, taking place September 24-October 3, 2021, with over 120 independent films at the Regal UA Midway in Forest Hills, Queens.
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Festival of Cinema NYC 2021 Returns to Queens With Over 120 Independent Films
John Carlucci by John Carlucci and Brandon LaGanke
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Saban Films to Release AMERICAN NIGHT, Action Thriller Starring Emile Hirsch, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Paz Vega
American Night starring Emile Hirsch, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Paz Vega Saban Films will release American Night, the action thriller starring Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild, Once Upon a time… In Hollywood), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The 12th Man, Edge of the World) and Paz Vega (Spanglish, Sex and Lucia) which will make its World Premiere at the 2021 Venice Film Festival on September 9, 2021.
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Ashland Independent Film Festival Showcases 14 Intl Films in 2021 World Film Week
The Ants and the Grasshopper directed by Raj Patel, Zak Piper Under the theme “See The World From Where You Are,” the Ashland Independent Film Festival presents 14 films from 15 countries for the 32nd annual World Film Week(s). The event will run virtually September 17-30, with a special outdoor screening of the documentary Torn at Lithia Park on September 18.
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THE VILLAGE DETECTIVE: A SONG CYCLE, Bill Morrison’s Exploration of Cinema’s Past Sets Release Date
The Village Detective: a song cycle Kino Lorber will release The Village Detective: a song cycle, where a Soviet film from 1969 found in a fisherman’s net serves as inspiration for Bill Morrison’s (Dawson City: Frozen Time, Decasia) latest exploration of forgotten histories that endure on celluloid.
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I’M YOUR MAN Trailer. German Sci-Fi Romantic Drama Stars Maren Eggert and Dan Stevens
I’m Your Man (Ich bin dein Mensch) The official trailer debuted for the German sci-fi romantic drama film I’m Your Man (Ich bin dein Mensch) starring Dan Stevens and Maren Eggert that premiered at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.
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European Film Awards Reveals Feature Films and Documentary Film Selection 2021
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan in Ammonite 40 feature films, 15 documentary films have been selected for this year’s European Film Awards Feature and Documentary Film Selection. With more films to be announced for the Feature Film Selection (part 2) in September, 2021 seems to be a record year with high-quality films from all over Europe.
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New York Film Festival Announces Currents Lineup. Opens with ‘The Tsugua Diaries’
The Tsugua Diaries by Maureen Fazendeiro and Miguel Gomes The Currents section for the 59th New York Film Festival includes 15 features and 36 short films, representing 27 countries. The Opening Night selection is Maureen Fazendeiro and Miguel Gomes’s (Arabian Nights, NYFF53) The Tsugua Diaries, a beguiling pandemic-era tale about three housemates in lockdown—one of several films in the section responding to the current health crisis through varying lenses; others include Shengze Zhu’s A River Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces, a meditation on urban spaces before and after the COVID outbreak, and Denis Côté’s Social Hygiene, an absurdist comedy in which characters exchange barbs from a humorous distance.
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Toronto International Film Festival unveils Industry Selects, In Conversation With…, Special Events and Platform Prize Jury
Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in Pablo Larraín’s Spencer Toronto International Film Festival rounds out the 2021 lineup with the In Conversation With… series, Special Events. TIFF Industry Selects, and also announced is TIFF’s 2021 Platform Prize Jury
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The French Dispatch and The Power of the Dog to Compete for Audience Award at San Sebastian Festival
The French Dispatch directed by Wes Anderson Two new films – Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch and Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog will compete for the City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award in the Perlak section at San Sebastian Festival’s 69th edition.
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Marion Cotillard to Receive a Donostia Award at San Sebastian Festival
Marion Cotillard French actress Marion Cotillard will receive a Donostia Award at San Sebastian Festival’s 69th edition. She will collect the honorary award on Friday, September 17, during the Festival opening ceremony.
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Taliban Hostage Drama AND TOMORROW WE WILL BE DEAD Opens Zurich Film Festival
Sven Schelker and Morgane Ferru (front) in Michael Steiner’s And Tomorrow We Will Be Dead © Buena Vista International The world premiere of Michael Steiner’s hostage drama And Tomorrow We Will Be Dead (Und morgen seid ihr tot) about two Swiss Taliban hostages opens the 17th Zurich Film Festival on September 23, 2021.
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Calgary International Film Festival 2021 Announces Generation Next and Youth By Youth Films
SpaceBoy directed by Olivier Pairoux Calgary International Film Festival 2021 announced the Generation Next and Youth By Youth films chosen by 9 local high school students. Featuring a diverse range of genres and stories from around the world, these six films reflect the state of indie cinema as curated through a youth perspective. For audiences of all ages, these films will screen as part of the festival, from September 23 to October 3, 2021.