Berlin International Film Festival 2021 announced the 15 films, two of which are first features, which will compete for the Golden Bear and the Silver Bears. Productions from 16 countries are represented in the Competition.
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Berlin Film Festival 2021 Announces Competition and Berlinale Special Lineup Featuring Tina Turner, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch
“The Mauritanian” starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley, Benedict Cumberbatch
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Richmond International Film Festival Postpones 10th Anniversary Edition
The 2021 Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) in Richmond, Virginia, scheduled for early May has been postponed until September 14-19, 2021. In the announcement, Heather Waters, RIFF Founder & Producer, was optimistic that come September, with the vaccine rollout, the festival will be able to return to the silver screen together in person for the 10th Year Anniversary celebration.
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Alex Gibney’s Documentary on Opioid Epidemic THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY to Debut On HBO in May
“The Crime of the Century” directed by Alex Gibney HBO’s The Crime of the Century, a two-part documentary directed by Emmy(R) and Academy Award(R) winner Alex Gibney (HBO’s “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley,” “Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief”), is described as a searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates. Exploring the origins, extent and fallout of one of the most devastating public health tragedies of our time, with half a million deaths from overdoses this century alone, the film reveals that America’s opioid epidemic is not a public health crisis that came out of nowhere. The documentary The Crime of the Century will debut on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max this May.
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Hulu Unveils Spring Documentary Slate – “kid 90,” “WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn” and “Sasquatch”
Investigative journalist, David Holthouse in “Sasquatch” directed by Joshua Rofé Hulu announced its 2021 Spring original documentary slate featuring “kid 90” and SXSW official selections “WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn” and “Sasquatch”.
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Focus Features to Release Ben Sharrock’s LIMBO Starring Amir El-Masry
LIMBO directed by Ben Sharrock Focus Features acquired Limbo, the English-language directorial debut of Ben Sharrock (Pikadero). The film is written and directed by Sharrock, and stars BIFA Nominee Amir El-Masry (Industry, Jack Ryan, The Night Manager).
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Yuh-Jung Youn to Receive Palm Springs International Film Awards’ Spotlight Award, Actress for Minari
Yuh-Jung Youn in Minari Palm Springs International Film Awards selected Korean star Yuh-Jung Youn as the recipient of the 2021 Spotlight Award, Actress for Minari.
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Watch New Trailer for THE VIGIL, Supernatural Horror Film Steeped in Ancient Jewish Lore
The Vigil directed by Keith Thomas IFC Midnight released a new trailer for the supernatural horror film The Vigil directed by Keith Thomas and starring Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig along with Lynn Cohen. The film opens in select theaters, on digital platforms and VOD on February 26th.
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TINA, an HBO Documentary on Legendary Singer Tina Turner, Debuts in March
Tina (HBO) The new documentary Tina, from Academy Award®-winning directors Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin, is a revealing and intimate look at the life and career of musical icon Tina Turner, charting her improbable rise to early fame, her personal and professional struggles throughout her life and her even more improbable resurgence as a global phenomenon in the 1980s. The documentary debuts Saturday, March 27 (8:00 PM- 10:00 PM ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
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SXSW Film Festival Announces 2021 Lineup, Closes with Charli XCX’s ‘Alone Together’
Alone Together directed by Bradley Bell, Pablo Jones-Soler SXSW Film Festival announced the full program for the 28th edition of the festival which this year will take place online. The festival will open with Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil with Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free as Centerpiece Film and Alone Together, a documentary on popstar Charli XCX, in quarantine will World Premiere as the Closing Night Film.
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Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Announces 2020 Winners, NOMADLAND Wins Best Picture
Frances McDormand and David Strathairn in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted Nomadland as the best film of 2020, with Chloe Zhao winning Best Director and Joshua James Richards for Best Cinematography.
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Berlin Film Festival 2021 Announces Encounters, Panorama and Perspektive Deutsches Kino Lineups
Eve Duranceau, G.A. Roy, Maxim Gaudette in Hygiène sociale (Social Hygiene) Berlin International Film Festival 2021 revealed the films selected for Encounters, Panorama and Perspektive Deutsches Kino programs. In the 2021 Perspektive Deutsches Kino, three documentary and three fiction films take us on journeys to places in Denmark, Nigeria, Canada, the USA, Georgia, Hong Kong and Germany – from the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg, to Berlin and Brandenburg, to the Baltic Sea.
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Watch Trailer For HAPPILY – Joel McHale and Kerry Bishé Star in Indie Dark Comedy
HAPPILY starring Joel McHale and Kerry Bishé Saban Films released the trailer for Happily, an indie dark comedy starring Joel McHale and Kerry Bishé, along with Stephen Root, Paul Scheer, Breckin Meyer, Natalie Zea, Natalie Morales. Happily, the feature directorial debut of writer BenDavid Grabinski, opens in theaters, on digital and on demand on March 19th 2021.