The 27th Sarajevo Film Festival will pay tribute to director Wim Wenders, presenting him with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award along with a retrospective of his selected works in the Festival’s “Tribute to” Program. The 27th Sarajevo Film Festival will be held from August 13th to 20th, 2021.
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In celebration of International Women’s Day, HBO Max released the trailer for the upcoming documentary film LFG, [“Let’s F—ing Go!”], a no-holds-barred, inside account of the U.S. women’s national team’s ongoing fight for equal pay as told by Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara, Sam Mewis and others. The film is directed by Academy Award(R)-winners Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine.
80 short films are set for the Oscar-qualifying 30th annual Aspen Shortsfest taking place online from April 6 to 11, 2021. The titles include “David,” starring Will Ferrell in a short written and directed by “Silicon Valley” alum Zachary Woods; “Roborovski,” starring Dylan McDermott and co-directed by Oscar-nominated actor Dev Patel; “Silverstone” directed by and starring “Ray Donovan” actor Kerris Dorsey; and “The Price of Cheap Rent” starring “Daily Show” alum Wyatt Cenac.
Nomadland took the top honors of Detroit Film Critics Society nabbing best picture of 2020, along with best director for Chloe Zhao, best actress for Frances McDormand and best adapted screenplay.
The coming-out drama film Sweetheart directed by Marley Morrison was voted the Audience Award winner of the 2021 Glasgow Film Festival. Sweetheart is a sharply observed coming-of-age story that charts the relationship between two young women, during a summer holiday at a caravan park in Dorset. The Audience Award is the only award given by GFF and is voted for by the audience.
The new trailer debuted for ‘Drive All Night,’ the debut film from writer-director Peter Hsieh starring Yutaka Takeuchi (Marvel’s ‘The Defenders’) set to make its World Premiere in competition at the Cinequest Film Festival, running March 20-30, 2021.
“Nomadland” won the most awards at the third annual Latino Entertainment Film Awards presented by the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) , with four including best picture, director, cinematography and editing. Chloé Zhao won three individual awards for producing, directing and editing the film.
The Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF) founded by Canadian filmmaker Leslie Ann Coles, celebrates its 19th year March 8–28, 2021. Films from Canada and around the world will be screened on Encore+ and on Digital TIFF Bell Light box.
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced nominations in the Motion Pictures and Television categories for the 32nd Annual Producers Guild Awards. Nominees for Theatrical Motion Pictures include Minari, Nomadland, One Night In Miami… and Sound Of Metal.
The new trailer is here for the documentary Who We Are – A Chronicle of Racism in America from filmmakers Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler premiering at 2021 SXSW Film Festival.
“Nomadland” led the winners in the film categories at the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards, taking home four awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Chloé Zhao, and Best Cinematography for Joshua James Richards. Zhao is the first Chinese woman to win as either director or writer.
Caetano Gotardo and Marco Dutra’s All the Dead Ones will open the sixth edition of Neighboring Scenes, the annual wide-ranging showcase of contemporary Latin American cinema presented by Film at Lincoln Center and Cinema Tropical. Neighboring Scenes is scheduled for March 31 – April 12 in the FLC Virtual Cinema.