Yana Ugrekhelidze’s Instructions for Survival (Germany) was awarded the Compass-Perspektive-Award at Berlin Film Festival Summer Special. The award is presented to the best film from the Perspektive Deutsches Kino programof the Berlinale Summer Special tonight.
Saban Films released the official trailer for the thriller film Twist, a modern day take on Charles Dickens’ novel, Oliver Twist, starring Michael Caine, Rita Ora, Noel Clarke, Sophie Simnett, Jason Maza, Franz Drameh with David Walliams and Lena Headey and introducing Raff Law. Directed by Martin Owen, the film opens in theaters, on digital, and on demand on July 30, 2021
Since October of 2019, millions of Chileans have taken to the streets demanding a new constitution, written by the people and guided by the principles of equity and dignity. Primera tells their story.
Landfall, director Cecilia Aldarondo’s latest feature documentary, which was produced by Ines Hofmann Kanna, will premiere Monday July 12, 2021 on PBS at 10 p.m. ET and at pov.org. The film will also be available to stream for free at pov.org until August 11, 2021. Aldarondo was a 2021 Independent Spirit Award “Truer than Fiction” nominee. The award recognizes outstanding emerging talent in nonfiction film direction.
The upcoming 60th edition of San Sebastian Festival will showcase the retrospective Flowers in Hell, on the Golden Age of Korean Cinema, which had to be cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. It includes ten titles dating from the 50s and the 60s and will be accompanied by a monographic book published by the Festival, the Filmoteca Española and the Centro Cultural Coreano en España.
Check out the official trailer for How It Ends, Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones’ indie comedy film opening in select theaters and digital on July 20, 2021.
IFC Midnight released the official trailer for writer/director Wyatt Rockefeller’s sci-fi thriller Settlers starring Sofia Boutella, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Brooklynn Prince, Nell Tiger Free, and Jonny Lee Miller. The film opens in theaters and on demand on Friday, July 23.
Disney+ will premiere “The Beatles: Get Back,” documentary series directed by Peter Jackson, featuring over six hours of never-before-seen restored footage, including The Beatles’ last live performance to fans and music lovers worldwide over the Thanksgiving holidays.
The official trailer debuted for the documentary The Boys in Red Hats, a deep-dive exploration into a 2019 viral media moment where a student from Kentucky’s elite Covington Catholic High School confronted a Native American elder on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Here is the first clip from Stockholm Syndrome, the new documentary on rapper A$AP Rocky which recently world-premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival to a sold-out crowd as part the festival’s Juneteenth programming. The documentary covers everything from A$AP Rocky’s music and style, to his experience with the Swedish judicial system.
The North Bend Film Festival returns this summer with a hybrid festival taking place July 15-18, 2021 with the in-person portion of the fest held at historic art deco North Bend Theatre.
Dune, the highly anticipated big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal science fiction bestseller of the same name, directed by Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049), will have its out-of-competition world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival (September 1—11, 2021).