Ahead of its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, RLJE Films acquired the horror film, Jakob’s Wife, for release in theaters and on Demand on April 16, 2021. Shudder will premiere the film on its platform later in the year.
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Horror Film JAKOB’S WIFE Sets April Release Date Following SXSW Premiere
Anne Fedder (Barbara Crampton) in JAKOB’S WIFE | Credit: Amp Films International
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‘One Night in Miami’ and ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’ Lead Nominations for 21st Black Reel Awards
One Night in Miami, Regina King One Night in Miami led the nominations for the 21st Annual Black Reel Awards, with 15 nominations including for Outstanding Picture, Outstanding Actor (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Outstanding Supporting Actor (Leslie Odom, Jr. and Aldis Hodge), and Outstanding Screenplay (Kemp Powers). King, who received an Outstanding Director nomination, becomes the first actress honored with a Director nod.
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Watch First Look Trailer for SOUND OF VIOLENCE, Alex Noyer’s Slasher Horror Premiering at SXSW
Sound Of Violence. Alexis (Jasmin Savoy Brown) experiencing synesthesia. | Credit: You Know Films/No Office Films) Check out the first teaser trailer for Alexy Noyer’s slasher horror film Sound of Violence, world premiering at SXSW Film Festival. Gravitas Ventures will release the film in theaters and on demand on May 21, 2021.
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Berlin Film Festival Announces 2021 International, Encounters, International Short Film and Generation Juries
The Berlin International Film Festival announced the 2021 International Jury, Encounters Jury, International Short Film Jury and Generation Jury. International juries will decide on the prizes for the competition Berlinale Shorts, Encounters and Generation during the Industry Event (March 1 to 5, 2021). The winners will be announced on March 4 (Berlinale Shorts, Generation) and March 5 (competition, Encounters). The award ceremony of the 71st Berlinale will take place in the presence of the audience at the Summer Special in June.
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‘Nomadland,’ ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version,’ ‘La Llorona’ Win at 25th Satellite Awards
‘Nomadland,’ ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version,’ ‘La Llorona’ Win at 25th Satellite Awards The International Press Academy (IPA) announced the winners of the 25th Satellite™ Awards in Motion Pictures and Television with Nomadland taking the award for Motion Picture, Drama along with Director for Chloé Zhao, and Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for Frances McDormand.
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Watch Trailer For COME TRUE, Sleep Paralysis Horror Film Starring Julia Sarah Stone
Come True, directed by Anthony Scott Burns IFC Midnight released the trailer for the haunting sleep paralysis horror film Come True from writer/director Anthony Scott Burns, and starring Julia Sarah Stone (Allure, Every Thing Will Be Fine) along with Landon Liboiron (Truth or Dare, Burning Bodhi, Girl in Progress). Come True opens in theaters, digital and cable VOD on Friday March 12th.
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REBEL DYKES and FIREBIRD World Premiere at BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival
REBEL DYKES (UK, directed by Harri Shanahan and Sian A. Williams) Two new gay and lesbian films – Rebel Dykes, a brilliant and refreshing documentary history of UK post-punk dyke culture in 1980’s London; and Firebird, a sweeping love story about freedom and love against all odds set in the Soviet Air Force at the height of the Cold War will world premiere at BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival.
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‘The 8th’ Opens and ‘Unapologetic’ Closes 25th Human Rights Watch Film Festival, UK Digital Edition Lineup
(l to r) Janaé and Bella in UNAPOLOGETIC The 2021 Human Rights Watch Film Festival celebrates 25 years with a full digital edition featuring 10 powerful and uplifting new documentaries available to stream across the UK on Barbican Cinema On Demand from March 18-26, 2021.
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World War II Drama THE GOOD TRAITOR Starring Ulrich Thomsen Sets March Release Date
“The Good Traitor” (“Vores mand i Amerika”) directed by Christina Rosendahl Samuel Goldwyn Films will release Christina Rosendahl’s World War II drama “The Good Traitor” (“Vores mand i Amerika”), starring Ulrich Thomsen (HBO’s The New Pope, Academy Award winner In A Better World, Festen) in theaters and VOD on March 26, 2021.
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Asian World Film Festival 2021 Announces Official Competition Selections
True Mothers directed by Naomi Kawase The Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) announce the 14 films in Official Competition to be spotlighted at the virtual 6th edition of the festival taking place March 10 – 15, 2021. All films are Asian Oscar® and/or Golden Globe® submissions for Best International Feature Film and Best Motion Picture Foreign Language, respectively.
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2021 Writers Guild Awards Announces Screenplay Nominations
Herb Alpert Is… Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting during 2020. Winners will be honored at a joint 2021 Writers Guild Awards virtual ceremony on Sunday, March 21, 2021.
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Bill Murray to Receive Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Maltin Modern Master Award
Bill Murray stars with Rashida Jones in “On The Rocks” Academy Award-nominated actor Bill Murray will receive the prestigious Maltin Modern Master Award at the 36th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Murray will be honored on Friday, April 2nd for his long-standing contributions to the film industry, most recently in the role of Felix Keane in Sofia Coppola’s On The Rocks opposite Rashida Jones and Marlon Wayans, for which he received Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice nominations. Leonard Maltin will return for his 30th year to moderate the evening.