The Birmingham-based Sidewalk Film Festival announced the complete lineup for the 24th edition of the film festival taking place August 22-28.
Searchers
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‘Butterfly in the Sky’ and ‘Descendant’ Headline Sidewalk Film Festival 2022 Lineup
LeVar Burton in Butterfly in the Sky by Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb
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IDFA 2021 Unveils Best of Fests, Masters, and Paradocs Documentary Films
Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege directed by Abdallah Al Khatib The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) added 65 new documentary films to its festival lineup today, rolling out the non-competitive program sections Best of Fests, Masters, and Paradocs. The 34th edition of IDFA takes place from November 17 to 28 in Amsterdam.
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Riz Ahmed to be Honored at Provincetown Film Festival + Fest Unveils Full Lineup
Riz Ahmed in Mogul Mowgli Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal, The Night of) will receive this year’s Excellence in Acting Award at the Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF). His latest film, Mogul Mowgli, which he co-wrote, produced and stars in, will be screened during the festival. The film follows the story of a British Pakistani rapper who, on the cusp of his first world tour, is struck down by an illness that forces him to face his past, his family, and the uncertainty of his legacy. Ahmed will be honored in a virtual conversation during the festival. Strand Releasing will open the film in theaters on September 3.
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Minneapolis St. Paul Intl Film Festival 2021 Reveals Lineup of 180+ Films with Questlove’s SUMMER OF SOUL as Opener
Summer Of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Mass Distraction Media. Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) announced the complete line-up of 180+ films in the upcoming 40th edition running Thursday, May 13 through Sunday, May 23 as a hybrid festival.
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‘Playing With Sharks’ ‘Everything in the End’ ‘See You Then’ Among Winners of 2021 Sun Valley Film Festival
Playing with Sharks by Sally Aitken. | photo by Ron & Valerie Taylor. The 2021 Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) announced this year’s award winners with Playing with Sharks and Everything in the End tie for Audience Award. Jury awards went to See You Then for Best Narrative and Searchers for Best Documentary feature films.
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10th Sun Valley Film Festival Announces Lineup + Honors for Gal Gadot, Ethan Hawke and Shaka King1
(l to r) Gal Gadot, Ethan Hawke and Shaka King to be honored at 10th Sun Valley Film Festival The 2021 Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) announced the film lineup for its 10th annual event, SVFF Streaming, an all-virtual festival taking place April 14-18. SVFF celebrates the art of storytelling with a curated slate of films, moderated Q&As featuring emerging voices and inspiring visionaries, Sun Valley Screenwriters Lab, Future Filmmakers Forum and the return of the Ford Producers Grant with its $25,000 grand prize.
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2021 Sundance Film Festival Announces Lineup
A still from In The Same Breath by Nanfu Wang, an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Sundance announced today the independent films selected for Feature Film, Short Film, Indie Series and New Frontier categories for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival will take place digitally via a feature-rich, Sundance-built online platform and in person on Satellite Screens across the country (public health permitting) from January 28-February 3, 2021.