HBO released the first official teaser trailer for TINA, a revealing and intimate look at the life and career of musical icon Tina Turner, from Academy Award®-winning directors Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin. Angela Bassett, Oprah Winfrey, journalist Kurt Loder, playwright Katori Hall and Tina’s husband Erwin Bach are among the interviews in the intimate documentary. The documentary debuts Saturday, March 27 (8:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET/PT) on HBO.
MTV Documentary Films acquired the documentary short subject Hunger Ward which will have its world premiere on Pluto TV’s 24/7 Documentary Channel, Pluto TV Documentaries at 7pm ET on Monday, March 1st.
Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival (MFF) announced the program line-up for a new category addition, Miami Film Festival Culinary Series presented by Miami Design District.
Fans are invited to take part in a global live premiere event to celebrate the release of “Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry,” a new Apple Original Film from award-winning director R.J. Cutler.
Talented young filmmakers aged 16-25 that took home prizes at the close of the 14th edition of the BFI Future Film Festival include Rory Wilson winning Best Film for Loco; Gustavo Gamero received Best Director for Instructions to Let Go and Emmanuel Li won Best New Talent for “Music For the End of the World”.
The Vancouver Film Critics Circle named Nomadland as its best international feature film of 2020 with Chloé Zhao’s receiving the award for Best Director and Frances McDormand won for Best Actress.
HBO Max debuted the official trailer for the documentary “Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests,” set to premiere on March 4, 2021. Directed by Tim Travers Hawkins (“XY Chelsea”), the documentary explores the origins of America’s obsession with personality testing.
The Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) named Nomadland as its Best Film of 2020, along with Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Chloé Zhao, Best Actress for Frances McDormand, and Best Cinematography for Joshua James Richards.
The horror-comedy Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers directed by Ryan Barton-Grimley will be released on digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms and DVD on March 16, 2021 through Freestyle Digital Media.
Netflix released the teaser trailer for the new documentary Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, that delves in the college admissions scandal that dominated the headlines. The documentary directed by Chris Smith, the filmmaker behind Fyre scandal documentary, will be released on March 17, 2021.
Russian distributor Central Partnership kicks off 2021 with a bunch of brand-new films presented at EFM. These films include “The World Champion”, “December”, “The Pilot. A Battle for Survival” which have not been announced at the global market yet, as well as “The Ice Demon”, “Row 19”, “White Snow”, “Zoya” and the high-budget blockbusters “Chernobyl” and “Fire”.
“Film business in Russia is coming back to life, despite the pandemic-related restrictions. Most of the productions have resumed and we are boosting our international sales and digital distribution. At EFM we announce new films based on high-quality genre storytelling: powerful female characters, real-life events, thrillers and more… This year it’s still our main focus to bring national productions to the global audiences”, says Central Partnership’s CEO Vadim Vereschagin.
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains won Best Picture, Cinematography and Debut Feature at this year’s International Cinephile Society Awards given annually by the International Cinephile Society, an online organization of professional film critics and journalists worldwide.