Horrible Imaginings Film Festival revealed the second wave of their 2021 lineup featuring five more films and five more short film blocks.
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Horrible Imaginings Film Festival Reveals Second Wave of 2021 Films – Hunger, Trans, Followers
Hunger directed by Manu Herrera
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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s tick, tick…BOOM! to Open AFI FEST 2021
TICK, TICK…BOOM! (L-R) Andrew Garfield as Jonathan Larson, Alexandra Shipp as Susan in TICK, TICK…BOOM! Photo Credit: Macall Polay/NETFLIX ©2021 AFI FEST 2021 will open with the World Premiere of Netflix’s tick, tick…BOOM! directed by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda in his feature directorial debut.
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Toronto International Film Festival 2021 unveils Shorts + Platform Lineup with Riz Ahmed as Jury President
Montana Story directed by Scott McGehee, David Siegel Toronto International Film Festival 2021 announced the full Platform competition lineup with Academy Award–nominated actor Riz Ahmed as head of the jury.
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SAVIOR FOR SALE: DA VINCI’S LOST MASTERPIECE? Trailer. Documentary Explores Mysterious Painting
Savior for Sale: da Vinci’s Lost Masterpiece directed by Antoine Vitkine Greenwich Entertainment released the official trailer for Savior for Sale: da Vinci’s Lost Masterpiece? the documentary on the mysterious painting titled Salvator Mundi (The Savior of the World).
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World War II Japanese Thriller WIFE OF A SPY Sets September Release Date
Wife of a Spy directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kino Lorber will release the World War II thriller film Wife of a Spy directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse, Tokyo Sonata). Winner of the Silver Lion (Best Director) at the Venice Film Festival, the film will open at the IFC Center in New York on September 17, and at Laemmle Royal (and other Laemmle theaters) in Los Angeles on September 24. Other cities will follow.
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New York Film Festival 2021 Unveils Main Slate – Titane, Knee, Memoria, The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in The World 32 film including Cannes prizewinners Julia Ducournau’s Titane, Nadav Lapid’s Ahed’s Knee, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Memoria, and Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World comprise the Main Slate of the 59th New York Film Festival (NYFF).
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Karlovy Vary IFF to Honor Sir Michael Caine, Johnny Depp and Jan Svěrák + Closes with The Nest Starring Jude Law
The Nest starring Jude Law British actor Sir Michael Caine will be the special guest of the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and receive the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at the opening ceremony.
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DATING & NEW YORK Trailer – Millennial Rom-com Stars Jaboukie Young-White and Francesca Reale
Dating & New York, written and directed by Jonah Feingold IFC Films released the trailer for the millennial rom-com Dating & New York, written and directed by Jonah Feingold in his feature directorial debut.
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Giuseppe Tornatore’s Documentary on Prolific Musician Ennio Morricone Premieres at Venice Film Festival
Ennio Morricone in “Ennio” by Giuseppe Tornatore The documentary Ennio by Giuseppe Tornatore, described as “a comprehensive portrait of Ennio Morricone, well-known and beloved all over the world, among the most influential and prolific musicians of the twentieth century, the winner of two Academy Awards® and composer of over 500 unforgettable movie soundtracks” has been added to the line-up, Out of Competition, of the 78th Venice International Film Festival 2021.
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The Velvet Underground Doc to Close Perlak Lineup of 2021 San Sebastian Festival
The Velvet Underground directed by Todd Haynes The Perlak program of the 69th edition of San Sebastian Festival will showcase a total of 15 films from filmmakers like Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Todd Haynes, François Ozon and Paul Verhoeven, joined by important contemporary filmmakers, such as the last Golden Palm-winner Julia Ducournau, Céline Sciamma, Sean Baker and Joachim Lafosse. The writer Emmanuel Carrère will present her second fiction as a director, while the debuts by Shipei Wen and Charlotte Gainsbourg will also screen.
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Atlanta’s BronzeLens Film Festival Reveals 2021 Nominated Films
Queen of the Morning Calm directed by Gloria Ui Young Kim The BronzeLens Film Festival set to run from August 17-22 in Atlanta, Georgia unveiled its 2021 nominated film selections. Winners will be announced during the annual BronzeLens Awards Show on Sunday, August 22.
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THE SONG OF THE BUTTERFLIES, Documentary on Peruvian Amazon Indigenous Storytelling Premieres on PBS
The Song of the Butterflies (El canto de las mariposas) directed by Núria Frigola Torrent Catalan-Peruvian filmmaker Núria Frigola Torrent’s documentary, The Song of the Butterflies (El canto de las mariposas), spotlighting indigenous histories of storytelling in the Peruvian Amazon, premieres on PBS as part of POV’s 34th season.