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Documentary “How It Feels To Be Free” on Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Diahann Carroll, Nina Simone, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier Headed to PBS

“How It Feels to Be Free” is an “American Masters” documentary about trailblazing African American female entertainers Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Diahann Carroll, Nina Simone, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier.

Mexican Director Michel Franco to Receive Sarajevo Film Festival Award and Retrospective

Mexican director, writer and producer Michel Franco will be awarded the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival

‘Kill It and Leave This City’ To Open 20th New Horizons International Film Festival

One of the boldest projects in the history of Polish animation ‘Kill It and Leave This City’, will open the 20th New Horizons International Film Festival.

Sundance Institute Announces 2020 Creative Producing Lab Fellows

Sundance Institute officially announced the Fellows and Advisors for the five-day 2020 Creative Producing Labs beginning July 27th.

Kelly Reichardt’s FIRST COW will Open Locarno 2020

Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films will open with First Cow, the latest film from Kelly Reichardt, who will also be one of jurors.

Watch The Stranger-Than-Fiction Trailer for ‘Song Without A Name’

Melina Leon’s award-winning debut feature ‘Song Without A Name’ will premiere on film movement and participating theaters August 7th.

John Leguizamo’s Directorial Debut CRITICAL THINKING Acquired by Vertical Entertainment

Vertical Entertainment will release John Leguizamo’s Critical Thinking, which he stars in alongside Rachel Bay Jones and Michael Kenneth Williams.

Films by Alex Gibney, Abel Ferrara Among Venice International Film Festival 2020 Lineup

Venice International Film Festival announced the lineup for the 77th edition

Watch The Rustic Trailer for Minos Nikolakakis’ ‘Entwined’

‘Entwined’ will open in virtual theaters August 28th with an on demand release to follow on September 8th.

Rhode Island International Film Festival Announces 24th Hybrid Season

The 24th Annual Flickers’ “Virtual” Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) will be a hybrid event taking place August 4-9, 2020.

Domino’s Launches Homemade Film Festival Contest

Domino’s Homemade Film Festival contest will give pizza-lovers the chance to win free pizza for a year, accepting submissions until August 21st.

Arrow Video FrightFest Announces Digital Edition

The UK’s most popular horror and fantasy film festival celebrates its 21st bloody year with a special digital edition, August 27-31st.

The Intercept Talks With ACLU Lawyers Ahead of ‘The Fight’ Release

Intercept Editor-in-Chief Betsy Reed will moderate a conversation with the featured ACLU lawyers from ‘The Fight’ about civil rights in the Trump era.

(From L-R): Director/Writer Chloé Zhao, Director of Photography Joshua James Richards and Frances McDormand on the set of NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved

Chloé Zhao’s NOMADLAND Sets Premiere Events at Venice, Toronto, Telluride, and New York Film Festivals

Chloé Zhao’s upcoming feature film NOMADLAND will premiere at major film festival – Venice, Toronto, Telluride, and New York Film Festivals in the Fall.

Watch Martyna Starosta’s Disability-Awareness Short ‘Elevator Pitch’

Watch Martyna Starosta’s new short film ‘Elevator Pitch’, about disability and disaster on New York City’s subways.

78th Annual Golden Globes Awards Set for February 2021

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced that the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards will take place February 28, 2021

Stony Brook Film Festival Goes Virtual and Announces Lineup

Stony Brook Film Festival announces that their 2020 festival will be offered virtually from September 10 to December 15.

Stacey Abram’s ‘All In: The Fight For Democracy’ Coming September

Amazon studios announced that the Stacey Abrams documentary All In: The Fight for Democracy will make premiere in select theaters on September 9th with its global launch on Prime Video September 18th.