Acclaimed filmmakers including Laurent Cantet, Terence Davies, Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Claudia Llosa and Claire Simon will compete in the Official Selection at 69th edition of San Sebastian Festival running from September 17-25, 2021. Inés Barrionuevo will show her fourth feature film, while Alina Grigore, Zhang Ji and Tea Lindeburg will also present their first films.
The animated film Doom Cruise directed by Hannah Stragholz and Simon Steinhorst walked away €20,000 and the Saxon State Minister Promotion Prize in the National Competition at the 33rd Filmfest Dresden short film festival in in Dresden, Germany. In the hand-colored film a cruise ship is sailing to its demise as a metaphor to current societal themes.
Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas) directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, along with Julieta Serrano and Rossy De Palma is the Opening Film, in Competition, of the 78th Venice International Film Festival (September 1 – 11 2021).
Directed by Jim Taihuttu, the Dutch war film The East (De Oost) starring Martijn Lakemeyer, Marwan Kenzari, Jonas Smulders will be released in the U.S. everywhere on August 13th, 2021.
Vertical Entertainment released the official trailer for the thriller Rushed starring Siobhan Fallon Hogan (Saturday Night Live), Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgement Day), Jake Weary (Animal Kingdom), Peri Gilpin (Frasier) and newcomers rapper Fat Nick, Justin Linville, Jay Jay Warren, former NFL player Phil Villapiano, Peter Munson Hogan, Sinead Hogan, and Lily Rosenthal.
Sony Pictures Classics released the first official trailer for Julia, the documentary film on TV chef and author Julia Child, directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen. No release date has been announced.
Disney+ released the official trailer for the documentary Stuntman, streaming on Friday, July 23 that follows legendary stuntman Eddie Braun as he attempts one of the most dangerous stunts in history.
Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin star in the romantic drama After We Fell, the third installment on the books written by Anna Todd. Directed by Castille Landon, After We Fell, shows Tessa (Langford) entering a new phase of her life professionally while dealing with her complicated personal life. The film will be released in theaters on September 30th, 2021.
German filmmaker Heinz Brinkmann traces the eventful history of the Baltic island of Usedom, and asks people about conservation and change in the documentary Usedom: Clear View at the Sea opening in theaters and virtual cinemas on Friday, August 13th.
The Jesus Music, the new documentary about contemporary Christian music debuted the first official trailer. The documentary reveals the music’s “uplifting and untold story” — from its humble beginnings at the Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, California through its transformation into the multibillion-dollar industry of Christian Contemporary Music today.
Neon released the official trailer for Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning animated documentary film Flee directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen. Actors Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau executive produce and narrate an English-language version of the film.
Magnolia Pictures released the official trailer for Cryptozoo, the fantastically animated feature film from visionary comic book writer/artist/filmmaker Dash Shaw that premiered at Sundance Film Festival. The film opens everywhere on August 20, 2021.