Film Festivals

Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival submissions open, virtual event to run in June

Submissions open today and will be open until Friday, March 12 Academy Award-nominated actor Edward James Olmos, founder of the… Read More

February 9, 2021

NEON picks up Jamila Wignot’s Alvin ‘Ailey’ doc out of Sundance

NEON made its second acquisition of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on Sunday, with Jamila Wignot’s Ailey, the moving and intimate portrait of… Read More

January 31, 2021

NEON snaps up ‘Flee’ after Sundance premiere

NEON had made the first acquisition out of this year’s Sundance, with North American rights to Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Flee.  In an… Read More

January 29, 2021

Palm Springs Film Festival to honor Riz Ahmed

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Sound of Metal star Riz Ahmed is the recipient of the Desert Palm Achievement Actor… Read More

January 27, 2021

Miami Film Festival to screen international Oscar contenders; Javier Cámara to be honored

Extending its status as a bellwether for the Oscars, Miami Dade College’s (MDC) renowned Miami Film Festival announced today its shortlist of International Feature Film… Read More

January 27, 2021

Julie Dash, Cynthia Erivo, Raúl Castillo among 2021 Sundance Film Festival jury members

22 celebrated voices across film, art and culture will bestow this year’s awards on feature-length and short films at the… Read More

January 22, 2021

Jessie Fairbanks named Director of Programming for SFFILM

SFFILM announced today a major addition to the organization’s leadership roster, with Jessie Fairbanks joining as Director of Programming, effective January 25. Fairbanks… Read More

January 19, 2021

Bong Joon Ho to head 2021 Venice Film Festival jury

Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho will be the president of the International Jury of the Competition at the 78th Venice… Read More

January 15, 2021

Sundance 2021 adds ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ as world premiere

The nonprofit Sundance Institute today added two more world premiere feature films to the 2021 Sundance Film Festival lineup. Shaka King's… Read More

January 12, 2021

Sundance 2021 lineup low on high-profile films but increases representation and accessibility of festival

Award-winning actresses Robin Wright and Rebecca Hall will world premiere their debut feature films; women and BIPOC filmmakers make up… Read More

December 15, 2020

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