The first trailer debuted for the basketball documentary Alaskan Nets set to make its world premiere at the 36th Santa Barbara International Film Festival in the Documentary Competition on Saturday, April 3rd.
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Watch First Trailer For ALASKAN NETS, Basketball Documentary Exec Produced by Chris Pratt
Alaskan Nets directed by Jeff Harasimowicz
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EarthxFilm 2021 Announces Lineup, Opens with Sally Aitken’s ‘Playing with Sharks’
Playing with Sharks by Sally Aitken The environmentally-focused film festival EarthxFilm announced ten days and nights of drive-in, outdoor and online screenings during this year’s hybrid edition of the Dallas-based environmental film festival.
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‘Identifying Features’ Wins Future/future Competition at Portland International Film Festival
David Illescas appears Identifying Features (Sin Señas Particulares) by Fernanda Valadez | photo by Claudia Bercerril. Identifying Features, the debut feature from director Fernanda Valadez, is the winner of the 44th Portland International Film Festival’s Future/future competition. The film, an intriguing and confident first feature following a mother’s journey to find out what happened to her son along the Mexican border, was awarded the honor as well as a $1,000 prize.
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Watch Trailer for HOPE – Norway’s Oscar Entry Starring Stellan Skarsgård and Andrea Bræin Hovig
HOPE directed by Maria Sødahl The official trailer debuted for Hope, the award-winning film written and directed by Maria Sødahl, starring Stellan Skarsgård and Andrea Bræin Hovig. Norway’s Official Selection and Shortlisted Entry for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, Hope will have its theatrical (and virtual) release on April 16, 2021.
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Timur Bekmambetov’s Award Winning Thriller Film PROFILE Sets May Release Date
“Profile” directed by Timur Bekmambetov Profile, the thriller film from Timur Bekmambetov, the director behind the intense Angelina Jolie-led thriller Wanted, will be released on Friday, May 14, 2021 via Focus Features.
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24th Miami Jewish Film Festival Announces Lineup, Opens with Romantic Comedy ‘Honeymood’
Honeymood directed by Talya Lavie The Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF) announced the program and plans for the upcoming 24th edition, which will be a hybrid of virtual and live programming events with a record-breaking 145 films in selection, and all screenings accessible for free. Running from April 14-29, three months later than their traditional dates in January, the festival will screen 100 feature films, including eight world premieres, over 20 North American premieres, and 45 short films. The lineup holds 39 first-time feature filmmakers representing 25 countries, and an unprecedented 47 films directed by women (32% of total program).
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‘Nomadland’ and ‘My Octopus Teacher’ Win PGA Awards 2021
MY OCTOPUS TEACHER Nomadland snagged the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures at the virtual Producers Guild of America’s 32nd annual PGA Awards ceremony. Other films receiving awards included My Octopus Teacher for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures; and Soul for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures.
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Watch Teaser Trailer for ‘Cher and The Loneliest Elephant’ Captivating Documentary Premieres on Smithsonian Channel
Cher and The Loneliest Elephant Smithsonian Channel follows the one and only Cher as she races to Pakistan to help save the “world’s loneliest elephant,” Kaavan. The global superstar lends the power of her celebrity and her enormous drive to a cause that grew out of a global social media campaign, backed by expert wildlife veterinarians, animal aid groups and sanctuary owners. To succeed, the group would have to overcome a series of daunting challenges to move a four-ton elephant more than 2,300 miles in the midst of a global pandemic.
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2021 Seattle International Film Festival Announces Lineup, Opens with THE DRY Starring Eric Bana
“The Dry” starring Eric Bana The 2021 Seattle International Film Festival announced its complete lineup of programming for its first-ever virtual edition. The full slate of works includes a grand total of 219 films, including 93 feature length films from 69 countries. The festival will run from Thursday, April 8th to Sunday, April 18th.
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OUR TOWNS, Visually Stunning Documentary on American Small Towns Debuts on HBO in April
“Our Towns” directed by Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan Directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan (HBO’s Emmy-nominated “Raising Renee”), the HBO documentary Our Towns, debuting Tuesday, April 13 (9:00 – 10:40 p.m. ET/PT), is a remarkable portrait of America and how the rise of civic and economic reinvention is transforming small cities and towns across the country.
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2021 San Francisco International Film Festival Announces Lineup, Opens with ‘Naked Singularity’
Naked Singularity directed by Chase Palmer (Courtesy of SFFILM) San Francisco International Film Festival unveiled the 103 films for the 2021 Festival set to take place online and in-person events, with digital screenings being hosted through the SFFILM website and live screenings and performances at the Fort Mason Flix drive-in theater. The 2021 Festival will run April 9–18.
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Watch Trailer for EXTERMINATE ALL THE BRUTES, HBO Groundbreaking Docu-Series From Filmmaker Raoul Peck
Exterminate All the Brutes HBO released the trailer for Exterminate All the Brutes, from acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck (“I Am Not Your Negro,” HBO’s “Sometimes in April”), a four-part documentary series that provides a visually arresting journey through time, into the darkest hours of humanity. Through his personal voyage, Peck deconstructs the making and masking of history, digging deep into the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism – from America to Africa and its impact on society today – challenging the audience to re-think the very notion of how history is being written.