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ADRIENNE Trailer. Adrienne Shelly’s Husband Directs Documentary Celebrating Her Life and Work

Documentary

Adrienne – documentary on Adrienne Shelly – directed by Andy Ostroy (HBO)

The documentary Adrienne, debuting on HBO on Wednesday, December 1 (8:00 -9:40 p.m. ET/PT) and directed by Andy Ostroy, the late Adrienne Shelly’s husband, is a celebration of the life and work of the actor, filmmaker, wife and mother and a personal exploration of grief. Shelly starred in over twenty films including Hal Hartley’s indie classics “The Unbelievable Truth” and “Trust.” Known for her early ingenue roles, Shelly strove to tell her own female-centric stories and wrote and directed several movies including the Sundance Film Festival hit, “Waitress.”

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Danish Documentary FLEE Opens 2021 AFI European Union Film Showcase Lineup of 53 Films

AFI European Union Film Showcase

Flee directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen

The 2021 AFI European Union Film Showcase, taking place December 1–19 at the American Film Institute’s historic theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland will highlight 53 films representing all 27 EU member states, including 11 of the top contenders for this year’s Academy Award® for Best International Feature Film.

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SALT IN MY SOUL Trailer – Mallory Smith Tries to Live a Full Life with Terminal Illness

Documentary

Salt in My Soul directed by Will Battersby

Here is the official trailer for Salt In My Soul, the documentary based on the posthumously published bestselling memoir of the same name, that takes you inside the mind of a young woman who tries to live a full life while dying.

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Penélope Cruz to Receive the International Star Award, Actress at Palm Springs International Film Awards

Awards, Palm Springs International Film Festival

Penélope Cruz in Parallel Mothers

Penélope Cruz will receive the International Star Award, Actress for her performance in Parallel Mothers at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 6, 2022 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 17, 2022.

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‘Summer of Soul’ ‘Faya Dayi’ ‘Not Going Quietly’ Lead 37th IDA Documentary Awards Nominations

Awards, Documentary

‘Summer of Soul’ ‘Faya Dayi’ ‘Not Going Quietly’ – 37th IDA Documentary Awards Nominations

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Summer of Soul lead the nominations for the 37th Annual IDA Documentary Awards with four nominations, followed by Jessica Beshir with Faya Dayi and Nicholas Bruckman with Not Going Quietly each with three nominations.

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‘Drive My Car’ Wins Best Film at 2021 Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Awards

Drive My Car by Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Drive My Car by director Ryusuke Hamaguchi won the award for Best Feature Film at the 14th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, along with Best Screenplay for Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Oe Takamasa.

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THE ONLY ONE Trailer. Caitlin Stasey and Jon Beavers Star in Indie Romantic Drama

Independent Film

The Only One directed by Noah Gilbert (Vertical Entertainment via Youtube)

Vertical Entertainment released the official trailer for The Only One, the indie drama directed by first time filmmaker Noah Gilbert and starring Caitlin Stasey, Jon Beavers, along with Niseema Theillaud. The film “a love letter to France, good wine, and living your best life” opens in select theaters and on demand on December 10, 2021.

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Summer of Soul Sweeps 6th Critics Choice Documentary Awards + Named Best Documentary Feature

Awards, Documentary

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) was the big winner at the sixth Critics Choice Documentary Awards winning in every category in which it was nominated, including the award for Best Documentary Feature, as well as Best Director (TIE), Best First Documentary Feature, Best Editing, Best Archival Documentary and Best Music Documentary.

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Tunisian Documentary SHE HAD A DREAM on Activist Ghofrane Binous Opens in US in December [Trailer]

Documentary, Foreign Language Films

She Had A Dream by Raja Amari

ArtMattan Films will release the documentary She Had A Dream by Tunisian filmmaker Raja Amari in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, December 3, 2021

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‘Brighton 4th’ Wins Best Film at 2021 Asian World Film Festival

Asian World Film Festival (AWFF)

(l. to r.) Levan Tediashvili (Kakhi) and Giorgi Tabidze (Soso) shopping on the boardwalk of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, in Brighton 4th, directed by Levan Koguashvili. Image courtesy of Kino Iberica.

The Georgian film Brighton 4^th directed by Levan Koguashvili won the Snow Leopard Award for Best Film at the 2021 Asian World Film Festival (AWFF). The jury awarded the Snow Leopard for Best Actor to Tolepbergen Baisakalov for Fire (Kazakhstan) and Best Actress to Arawinda Kirana for Yuni (Indonesia). Eran Kolirin, director of Let it Be Morning (Israel), was honored with the Snow Leopard Distinction Award for Directing and Yusif (Lebanon) was recognized with Snow Leopard Special Jury Award for the film’s production (Houssein Haidar, producer, actor, and screenwriter and Mohammed Kazem Fayad, director).

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SFFILM to Honor Jane Campion, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Oscar Isaac

Awards

SFFILM 2021 Honors (Left to Right: Director: Jane Campion (Photo Credit: Grant Matthews), Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green (Photo Credit: Chiabella James/C.B.J. Photography), Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal, (Photo Credit: Gareth Cattermole), Actor: Oscar Isaac Jon Kopaloff (Photo Credit: FilmMagic)

Jane Campion, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Oscar Isaac will be honored at the annual 2021 SFFILM Awards Night, for exemplary achievement in film craft. This year’s celebration will take place on Monday, December 6 at San Francisco’s YBCA Forum.

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King Richard’s Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis to Receive Performer Awards at Santa Barbara Film Festival

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

(L – r) AUNJANUE ELLIS as Oracene “Brandy” Williams, MIKAYLA BARTHOLOMEW as Tunde Price, WILL SMITH as Richard Williams, SANIYYA SIDNEY as Venus Williams, DEMI SINGLETON as Serena Williams and DANIELE LAWSON as Isha Price in Warner Bros. Pictures’ inspiring drama KING RICHARD, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Chiabella James

Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis will receive the Outstanding Performers of the Year Award at the 37th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Smith and Ellis will be honored at an in-person conversation about their cinematic careers leading up to their outstanding performances in this year’s King Richard from Warner Bros Pictures. .

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