South by Southwest (SXSW) announced the 2021 Jury and Special Award winners of the 28th SXSW Film Festival. The Fallout directed by Megan Park won the Grand Jury Award for Narrative Feature and Lily Topples the World directed by Jeremy Workman won for Documentary Feature.
Minari was a hit with the Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) earning the honor of best picture of 2020, along with best foreign language film and best supporting actress for Youn Yuh-jung.
Writer/director Tony Stone’s genre-bending true crime drama Ted K, starring Sharlto Copley (District 9, Hardcore Henry), has been acquired by Super LTD, the boutique label from Neon, for release in the US. The film premiered to critical acclaim as part of the Panorama section at the Berlin International Film Festival.
The 6th Annual Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) announced Festival award winners with Circus of Life directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat, the Oscar submission from Pakistan, taking the Snow Leopard Award for Best Film.
Vertical Entertainment released the official trailer for the indie drama film Four Good Days, directed by Rodrigo García and starring Glenn Close and Mila Kunis. The film which premiered at 2020 Sundance Film Festival will be released in theaters on April 30, 2021.
HBO Max has ordered a two-part documentary about late actor Brittany Murphy to be directed by Emmy(R)-nominated Cynthia Hill (“Private Violence”), exploring the life and career and mysterious circumstances surrounding the tragic death of 90’s actress and rising star.
Florida Film Festival announced the program lineup of 164 films for the 30th Annual Festival, April 9-22, 2021, taking place online and in Maitland and Winter Park, Florida.The festival kicks off with the World Premiere of Because of Charley directed by Jon Binkowski, USA. Spotlight films include Mandibles directed by Quentin Dupieux, Mogul Mowgli directed by Bassam Tariq, Squish directed by Xavier Seron, Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street directed by Marilyn Agrelo and Together Together directed by Nikole Beckwit.
Check out the trailer for the award-winning documentary After the Murder of Albert Lima, directed by Aengus James (American Harmony, Scandalous) premiering exclusively on Crackle in the U.S. on Thursday, March 18.
Roadside Attractions released the trailer for the romantic drama Finding You directed by Brian Baugh, opening in theaters on May 14th, 2021.
Check out the official trailer for the horror film Jakob’s Wife directed by Travis Stevens world premiering at SXSW Film Festival 2021. The film starring horror legend Barbara Crampton, along with Larry Fessenden, Nyisha Bell, Mark Kelly, Sarah Lind, Robert Rusler, Bonnie Aarons, and Phil Brooks (aka CM Punk) opens in theaters, on demand and digital on April 16, 2021.
HBO released the trailer for the documentary The Last Cruise, debuting on Tuesday, March 30 (9:00-9:40 p.m. ET/PT) following the world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in the Documentary Shorts Competition category.
The 2021 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival announced this year’s filmmaker award winners with Xuan Liu’s Bloom winning Best Narrative Feature; and Lisa Molomot and Jeff Bemiss’ Missing in Brooks County along with Paul Michael Angeli’s Medicine Man: The Stan Brock Story tie for Best Documentary Feature.