Frameline unveiled the full program for Frameline45 LGBTQ+ film festival taking place Thursday, June 10 through Sunday, June 27, 2021. The 17-day festival will feature a hybrid of in-person and virtual offerings, along with a series of special screenings at San Francisco’s historic Castro Theatre and Roxy Theater.
The official trailer dropped today for the Hulu horror film False Positive, starring Ilana Glazer, Justin Theroux, Pierce Brosnan, Sophia Bush, Gretchen Mol, Josh Hamilton, Lucy Walters, Sabina Gadecki, Kelly AuCoin, Taylor Ortega, Francesca Faridany, and Zainab Jah. Directed by John Lee, False Positive will be released on Hulu on June 25, 2021.
Berlin International Film Festival announced the winners of Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus competitions, designed for a young audience.
The 2021 Tribeca Festival will close with the World Premiere of an untitled David Chappelle produced documentary at New York City’s iconic Radio City Music Hall on Saturday, June 19.
The American Film Institute revealed the full slate of 77 documentary films being presented at the hybrid AFI DOCS 2021 festival. Over half of the films – 52% – directed by women, 40% by BIPOC directors and 18% by LGBTQ directors.
The 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival which ran virtually May 6-20 with over 200 films, wrapped with the awards – with “Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America” directed by Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler taking the Audience Award for Best Feature.
Film at Lincoln Center celebrates the city’s long-awaited return to the cinema with Big Screen Summer: NYFF58 Redux (June 11 – August 26), showcasing 33 titles from from the 58th New York Film Festival.
Onur Tukel’s Scenes from an Empty Church will world premiere as the opening night film of the 2021 Chattanooga Film Festival, set to run again as a fully virtual event from June 24-29th. Jacob Gentry’s SXSW alum, Broadcast Signal Intrusion will close the festival.
Focus Features released the official teaser trailer for the psychological thriller film Last Night In Soho, directed by Edgar Wright, and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Matt Smith, Terence Stamp, Diana Rigg, Rita Tushingham, Michael Ajao, along with Synnøve Karlsen. Last Night In Soho opens in theaters on October 22, 2021.
Disney+ released the trailers for all six of Disney’s “LAUNCHPAD” Season One live-action short films from a new generation of dynamic storytellers. The goal of Disney’s “LAUNCHPAD” is to diversify the types of stories that are being told and to give access to those who have historically not had it. Inspired by life’s journey, these first six short films for Disney+ are based on the theme, “Discover.” All six short films will be available to stream on Disney+ beginning May 28.
The official trailer debuted for the crime drama film Gully, starring Kelvin Harrison, Charlie Plummer, Jacob Latimore, Jonathan Majors, John Corbett, Amber Heard, Robin Givens, and Academy Award-nominated Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow).
The animated short film, The Tattooed Torah, based on the beloved children’s book of the same name written by Marvell Ginsburg will be released by Menemsha Films. Directed by Marc Bennett and narrated by Ed Asner, the animated film is based on the renowned children’s book that has been educating young children about the Holocaust for generations.