The 44th Portland International Film Festival (PIFF 44) taking place March 5 – 14, 2021, announced the first wave of films and special events. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, PIFF 44 will be held as a hybrid event with a combination of virtual and drive-in screenings.
George Clooney will receive this year’s AARP The Magazine’s annual Movies for Grownups® Career Achievement Award at the Movies for Grownups® (MFG) Awards, broadcast on Sunday, March 28, 2021, at 8 p.m. by Great Performances on PBS.
Miami Film Festival announced its shortlist of International Feature Film submissions that will screen during its flagship ten-day fest, to be held from March 5-14, 2021. The 38th annual Festival will be a hybrid event, with both virtual and in-theater presentations.
Quiver released the trailer for Crisis, the dramatic thriller set amidst the opioid crisis, directed by Nicholas Jarecki. The film starring Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans, Lily-Rose Depp, Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Duke Nicholson, Veronica Ferres, and Martin Donovan opens in theaters on February 26th, and on digital and on demand on March 5th.
Coinciding with International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Focus Features announced the release of Final Account, the documentary that was filmed, directed and produced by the late Luke Holland (I Was a Slave Labourer, Good Morning Mr. Hitler) over the course of ten years.
Netflix will release the award winning Marathi drama The Disciple, written, directed and edited by Chaitanya Tamhane and executive produced by Oscar winning director, Alfonso Cuarón.
Showtime released today the trailer for the provocative docu-series Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine, profiling hip-hop artist Tekashi 6ix9ine’s epic rise to notoriety and spectacular fall to convicted criminal. The docu-series will premiere on Sunday, February 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. with new episodes set to debut on-air every Sunday through March 7.
Discovery+ acquired the headline-making feature documentary film Francesco from Oscar(R) nominated director and producer, Evgeny Afineevksy. Francesco features unprecedented access to His Holiness Pope Francis, providing an intimate look at a global leader who approaches challenging and complex matters with tremendous humility, wisdom and generosity towards all.
Vertical released the trailer for the crime thriller Body Brokers directed by John Swab, and starring Jack Kilmer, Michael K. Williams, Jessica Rothe, Alice Englert, Peter Greene, Owen Campbell, Sam Quartin, Thomas Dekker, with Frank Grillo and Melissa Leo. Body Brokers will open in theaters, on demand and digital on February 19, 2021.
The official trailer dropped today for The Courier, the spy thriller directed by Dominic Cooke and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, along with Jessie Buckley. Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions will release The Courier only in theaters on March 19th, 2021
Sound of Metal star Riz Ahmed will be honored with the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor at the the Palm Springs International Film Awards.
Director Stanley Kwan will be honored as this year’s Filmmaker-in-Focus at the 45th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF45).