Director Chloé Zhao made history at the Directors Guild of America’s 73rd annual DGA Awards virtual ceremony winning the Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Theatrical Feature Film for Nomadland, becoming the second time the award went to a female director after Kathryn Bigelow’s win in 2008 for The Hurt Locker.
Nomadland won four BAFTAs including Best Film, Director for Chloé Zhao, Leading Actress for Frances McDormand, and Cinematography for Joshua James Richards at the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards, presented over two ceremonies this weekend.
The 45th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF45) announced the winners of the Firebird Awards and FIPRESCI Prize with this year’s FIPRESCI Prize going to Chong Keat-aun’s The Story of Southern Islet.
Nate Parker’s award-winning film American Skin in which he wrote, directed and stars in, will be available to stream exclusively on BET+ starting April 15
The Palm Springs International Film Festival Society announced that the 33rd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival will return Thursday, January 6, 2022 through Monday, January 17, 2022.
Directed by Jeffrey Wolf, the revealing documentary Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts, about the pioneering artist who was born into slavery, and whose works became an art sensation, opens Friday, April 16 In Theaters at New York’s Film Forum and Los Angeles’ Laemmle NoHo 7. The documentary will also be available in virtual theaters across U.S. through Kino Marquee.
Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its 25th edition as a virtual event accessible to audiences across Canada, from August 5 through August 25, 2021.
Greenwich Entertainment released the official trailer for the documentary film Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide. set to open in theaters and on digital platforms on June 25.
Gravitas Ventures will release the heartwarming dramatic comedy film Queen Bees starring Ellen Burstyn, James Caan, Ann-Margret, Jane Curtin, Christopher Lloyd, Loretta Devine, Elizabeth Mitchell, and French Stewart. Queen Bees will open in theaters and at home on demand on June 11, 2021.
Calgary Underground Film Festival announced the full lineup of films and live events playing the upcoming festival taking place online from April 23 – May 2. Films are available to stream from anywhere in Alberta, Canada.
HBO released the trailer for Pray, Obey, Kill, a gripping five-part documentary series from acclaimed investigative journalists Anton Berg and Martin Johnson, and directed by award-winning filmmaker Henrik Georgsson (“The Bridge”), that revisits a complex Swedish murder case from 2004 that gained global attention.
The world premiere of Carterland, a new documentary film on former President Jimmy Carter, will open the upcoming 45th annual Atlanta Film Festival this April.