Spike Lee to head jury of 74th Cannes Film Festival
Prevented last year due to the health crisis, the Festival de Cannes inaugurates this new decade with an outstanding President of the Jury, one of... Read More
Film Festivals
South by Southwest Announces SXSW Online XR
Fantastical Virtual Versions of Congress Avenue and Red River Cultural District to Host Wide Array of SXSW 2021 Online Programming South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and... Read More
Telluride Film Festival announces 2021 dates, adds extra day, no new passes available
Telluride Film Festival today announced its dates for the 48th Telluride Film Festival. The event will take place September 2 – 6, 2021, with an added day... Read More
2021 Berlin Film Festival lineup: New films from Céline Sciamma, Hong Sangsoo, Maria Schrader, Daniel Brühl for hybrid events
New films from Céline Sciamma, Hong Sangsoo and the directorial debut of actor Daniel Brühl highlight the lineup for the 71st Berlin Film Festival, announced... Read More
SXSW 2021 announces full virtual lineup: Demi Lovato, Selma Blair, Charli XCX docs and more
SXSW Online will take place across several platforms – web, mobile, and premium viewing from your TV – for a dynamic viewing experience. Seven films will launch every... Read More
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 Latino Film Institute, announced today... Read More
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 dance legend Alvin Ailey. The film... Read More
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 overnight bidding war on the... Read More
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 Award. “Riz Ahmed delivers one... Read More
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 submissions that will screen during... Read More
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