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 International Film Festival (September 1... Read More
Film Festivals
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 Fred Hampton film Judas and... Read More
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 50% of the lineup of... Read More
2021 Sundance Film Festival takes revolutionary steps to screen movies across the US
The Sundance Institute today unveiled plans for the seven-day 2021 Sundance Film Festival, offered digitally via a custom-designed online platform (festival.sundance.org) alongside drive-ins, independent arthouses,... Read More
Trailer: 2021 Sundance Film Festival launches new online home
Sundance Institute today debuted the teaser trailer for their 2021 Festival — which looks back at some iconic discoveries from decades of the Festival, including snippets from... Read More
‘The Father’ to open 42nd Cairo International Film Festival
The 42nd edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), to be held December 2nd to 10th, will open with the MENA premiere gala screening... Read More
LGBTQ+ NewFest announces Black Filmmakers Initiative
NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ+ film and media organization and one of the world’s most respected LGBTQ+ film festivals, has announced a new initiative, the... Read More
AFI FEST to feature conversations with casts and crews of ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ ‘The White Tiger,’ ‘The Witches’
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that AFI FEST 2020 presented by Audi will feature extended clips and in-depth conversations with filmmakers from three... Read More
Indie Memphis Film Festival: ‘Minari,’ ‘One Night in Miami’ are Centerpiece and Closing Night films
Screenings of David Cronenberg’s CRASH (1996) and Ephraim Asili’s THE INHERITANCE Also Added to the Festival Roster Indie Memphis Film Festival, presented by Duncan-Williams, Inc.,... Read More
AFI FEST adds ‘One Night in Miami…’ as additional Centerpiece drive-in screening
Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that the 34th edition of AFI FEST 2020 presented by Audi has added a Centerpiece Drive-in screening to... Read More
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