
Academy Award-winning actor Tilda Swinton will narrate Goliath: Playing With Reality, a virtual reality experience directed by Barry Gene Murphy and May Abdalla, set to World Premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 1.

Academy Award-winning actor Tilda Swinton will narrate Goliath: Playing With Reality, a virtual reality experience directed by Barry Gene Murphy and May Abdalla, set to World Premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 1.

Vertical Entertainment released the official trailer for Solitary, the sci-fi space thriller film starring Johnny Sachon, Lottie Tolhurst, and Michael Condron. Directed and written by Luke Armstrong, the film opens in select theaters and on demand on September 24th, 2021.

Actress Sharon Stone will be honored for her acting career at the 17th Zurich Film Festival with the Festival’s highest accolade, the Golden Icon Award. Sharon Stone will be in Zurich to accept the award in person on Saturday, September 25. The award ceremony will be followed by a screening of Martin Scorsese’s thriller Casino, which earned the actress an Oscar nomination. Sharon Stone will also hold a ZFF Masters where she will offer the public insight into her creative process and remarkable career.

The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) returns for the 37th edition of the Festival taking place from September 23 to October 2, 2021. Due to COVID, the festival will be a hybrid event, taking place both virtually and in person at select cinemas.

Sony Pictures Classics will release the documentary Julia from award-winning filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West (RBG) in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on November 5, expanding throughout the month.

Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced the first wave of ten films along with the award honorees for its 28th-anniversary festival program taking place October 21-28, 2021.

Roadside Attractions released the official trailer for Hard Luck Love Song, the romantic drama film starring Michael Dorman, Sophia Bush, Dermot Mulroney, RZA, Brian Sacca, Eric Roberts, Melora Walters, Max Arciniega, Randal Reeder, Taylor Gray, Geri Courtney-Austein, Toni Robison-May, and Zac Badasci.

This year’s 2021 Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) will feature a total of 160 titles, including 45 feature-length films; along with special events, and more for the 52nd annual event, happening September 30 – October 6 both in-person and online.

Dark Star Pictures released an official clip from the indie drama Freeland starring Krisha Fairchild as a pot farmer, alongside Lily Gladstone, Frank Mosley, Cameron James Matthews and Michelle Maxson.

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.

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.

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.