The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature and International Feature Film categories for the 94th Academy Awards®.
Try Harder!
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Academy Announces Animated, Documentary and International Feature Films Eligible for 94th Oscars
Dave Chappelle Live in Real Life documentary is produced by Dave Chappelle and produced and directed by Oscar and Emmy-winning filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar (American Factory).
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Filmocracy Fest 2021 Returns With Hybrid Digital and In-Person Lineup
End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock Filmocracy will reprise its groundbreaking Film Festival with the second Festival set to run December 9th through December 12th. Filmocracy will present a robust slate of features and shorts, many of them award winners and social impact documentaries.
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Naples Film Festival 2021 Returns to In-Person Screening with 67 Films + Special Presentation of Back to the Future
Peace By Chocolate directed by Jonathan Keijser The 13th Naples International Film Festival (NIFF) will be held October 21-24, 2021, featuring a return to in-person screenings. The festival will include 67 films (12 narrative features, 11 documentary features, 44 short films) from 20 countries. A central theme of this year’s edition of NIFF will be a celebration of the art of making the short film, including the first time the festival has showcased a specially curated shorts program for its Opening Night Film experience. The film festival will close with a special presentation of Robert Zemeckis’ Back to the Future featuring a live performance of John Williams’ classic score by the Naples Philharmonic, conducted by Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly.
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Virginia Film Festival 2021 Unveils Diverse Lineup of 85 Films – ‘The French Dispatch’, ‘C’mon, C’mon’, ‘The Harder They Fall ‘
The French Dispatch Virginia Film Festival is back in-person in its 34th year with a vibrant and diverse program of more than 85 films, including 60 features, and an outstanding lineup of special guests and discussions. The 2021 VAFF will feature theatrical presentations as well as reprise last year’s popular drive-in series at the picturesque Morven Farm in eastern Albemarle County.
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‘Citizen Ashe’ Opens Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 30th Anniversary Lineup
Citizen Ashe by Samuel D. Pollard and Rex Miller Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival will kick off its 30th edition with the Opening Night presentation of Samuel D. Pollard and Rex Miller’s Citizen Ashe, followed by the Centerpiece Selections of E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s The Rescue and CJ Hunt’s The Neutral Ground, with Julie Cohen and Betsy West’s Julia screening on Closing Night.
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Debbie Lum’s TRY HARDER! Sundance Documentary Hit Gets a Fall Release
Try Harder! by Debbie Lum | photo by Lou Nakasako. Greenwich Entertainment will release the documentary Try Harder! directed by Debbie Lum (Seeking Asian Female) that premiered to glowing reviews at Sundance. Greenwich will release Try Harder! this fall on December 3 during the college application season.
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Jeff Daniels’ ‘Television Event’ Kicks off Sidewalk Film Festival 2021 Lineup
Television Event directed by Jeff Daniels The 23rd edition of Sidewalk Film Festival, the Birmingham-based film festival will take place August 23-29, 2021, with Jeff Daniels’ Television Event as the Opening Night film and Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe’s The Beta Test will be the Closing Night screening.
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Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival 2021 Unveils Competition Lineup + 30th Anniversary Screening of Thelma & Louise
Thelma & Louise 2021 Bentonville Film Festival announced the narrative, documentary feature, short, and episodic film selections in the competition program set for August 2-8 in Bentonville, AR. For this year’s 7th edition, BFF will combine virtual and safe in-person activations, including premieres, conversations, awards, and events to produce a hybrid experience for Festival attendees.
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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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Nantucket Film Festival 2021 Announces Full Lineup, Opens with SUMMER OF SOUL
Sly Stone performing at the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969, featured in the documentary SUMMER OF SOUL. Nantucket Film Festival (NFF) announced its lineup for the 26th annual edition, which will run from June 17-28 in a hybrid format with both online and open air screenings and conversations.
