AwardsWatch - Film Festivals

‘Selah and the Spades’ producer Lauren McBride joins SFFILM as Director of Artist Development

Erik Anderson August 20, 2020

McBride is a filmmaker and consultant with background in tech; joins the SFFILM Makers team to lead Filmmaker Grant and Residency Programs SFFILM announced today a major... Read More

Slamdance winner, Venice selection ‘Residue,’ from ARRAY and Ava DuVernay, will hit Netflix in September

Erik Anderson August 20, 2020

Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing independent film collective, which amplifies the creative voices of people of color and women of all kinds, will premiere Merawi Gerima’s striking... Read More

New York’s LGBTQ+ NewFest goes virtual for 2020

Erik Anderson August 20, 2020

The 32nd edition of the festival will take place October 16 – 27, 2020 NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ film and media organization and one... Read More

First look at Gia Coppola’s Venice entry ‘Mainstream’ with Maya Hawke and Andrew Garfield

Erik Anderson August 20, 2020

The Venice Orizzonti section film also stars Nat Wolff, Alexa Demie and Jason Schwartzman Just above Hollywood boulevard, lives Frankie (Maya Hawke) a young woman... Read More

6th Alexander Valley Film Festival goes virtual this September

Erik Anderson August 17, 2020

My very local film festival, The Alexander Valley Film Festival (AVFF), is moving up a month and going completely virtual, it was announced today. AVFF... Read More

Sidewalk Film Festival 2020 Announces Complete Film Lineup for Special Drive-In Edition of Fest

Erik Anderson August 17, 2020

Sidewalk Film Festival announced the complete film lineup of official selections for the 22nd edition of the popular and nationally-acclaimed Birmingham-based film festival which will take... Read More

58th New York Film Festival (NYFF) Main Slate Announced

Erik Anderson August 13, 2020

Film at Lincoln Center announces the 25 films that comprise the Main Slate of the 58th New York Film Festival, which will run September 17... Read More

TIFF 2020: Anthony Hopkins, Chloé Zhao, Mira Nair to receive Tribute Awards

Erik Anderson August 12, 2020

TIFF and Bell Media today unveiled that television audiences can tune in to the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards, to be broadcast on Tuesday, September 15... Read More

2020 Toronto International Film Festival announces screening venues and ticket on-sale dates

Erik Anderson August 10, 2020

TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente today announced the screening venues for TIFF 2020. As previously announced, this year’s Festival is a hybrid offering... Read More

Tribeca Film Festival moves 2021 edition to June, will showcase 2020 selections

Erik Anderson August 7, 2020

The 20th anniversary edition of the Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, will return to New York City on June 9-20, 2021. The Festival was established... Read More