Sundance Film Festival 2021 Edition Cuts Down From 11 To 7 Days

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs the world perspective shifts and a reckoning continues to pulsate through the country when it comes to the social and economic issues facing Black and Brown communities, American Black Film Festival creators Jeff and Nicole Friday are launching the very first Social Justice Now Film Festival through their non-profit The Film Life Foundation. The event is set to take place October 21-25 with actor and producer Michael B.

Janet W. Lee American Black Film Festival creators Jeff and Nicole Friday will launch Social Justice Now Film Festival, which will run from Oct.

As we start to look past the nightmare that has been 2020 and look forward to a (slightly) more hopeful 2021, we’ll start hearing of the winter film festivals’ plans soon. First, it was Sundance announcing plans for a shorter edition of the festival, still taking place in person.

The Berlin International Film Festival, the last of the big A-list festivals to be held in Europe before the coronavirus lockdown, has committed to holding a physical event next year. The 2021 Berlinale is set to run February 11-18.

The Venice Film Festival, the first major in-person cinema showcase of the COVID-19 era, is requiring participants to wear face masks during screenings and take a coronavirus test if they are arriving from outside Europe. According to guidelines published Thursday, fans and the general public will be kept away from the red carpet during the Sept.

Also Read: '-Ship: A Visual Poem,' 'No More Wings' Take Top Prizes at TheWrap's ShortList Film Festival 2020Seeing personal issues reflected in their subjects also affected Terrance Daye, who directed “-Ship: A Visual Poem,” a story about a family mourning an unimaginable loss and mental illness in the Black community. “It was important that I didn’t shy away from some things that I’d prefer not to look at myself,” Daye explained.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe IFP Gotham Awards on Thursday opened submissions for its 30th annual awards show, which last month shifted to January 2021 because of the pandemic. Organizers also said today that they are introducing a new category, Best International Feature, a director and producers award in which the key roles of director, producer and screenwriter should be based outside the U.S.

If you were lucky enough to attend Sundance this year, you might have watched “Cuties,” a coming-of-age film about a young girl rebelling against her conservative family by joining her neighbor’s dance group. Based on that description, and the acclaim the film received from the festival, you’d probably be excited to check out “Cuties” when it debuts on Netflix on September 9.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorDamien Navarro’s first day on the job as the executive director of Outfest LA was the day after the festival’s closing night last year. Of course, no one could have imagined that this year’s edition of the LGBTQ festival would be taking place during a pandemic.Navarro and his team quickly pivoted to putting together a virtual event.

Ellise Shafer editorThe Savannah College of Art and Design has announced that the 23rd edition of the SCAD Savannah Film Festival will take place in an all-virtual format this year from Oct. 24-31.During the week-long online event, programming will include live film premieres, spotlights, competitions, events, Q&As and forums, including the Docs to Watch and Wonder Women series.Georgia’s SCAD Savannah Film Festival is the largest university-run film festival in the U.S.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterGeena Davis’s inclusive Bentonville Film Festival has unveiled its jury prize winners for their sixth annual festival. The fest, which was a hybrid of in-person and virtual events, had its most diverse festival to-date with over 70 films where over 80% were directed by women, 65% BIPOC and 45% LGBTQIA+.Isabel Sandoval’s Lingua Franca took home the top trophy, winning the jury award for Best Narrative Feature.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterGenre-driven film fests Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, North Bend, Overlook and Popcorn Frights are teaming up for the collective virtual event Nightstream which will run October 8-11.The event is a response to the challenges the film community is facing during the pandemic and the aforementioned banded together for Nightstream.

The dates have been announced for the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival!

was forced to scrub this year’s edition due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tribeca Film Festival has announced it will return in 2021.

Amid shifting calendars caused by ongoing uncertainty surrounding the novel coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival has announced that it plans to return to New York City for its 20th anniversary edition from June 9-20, 2021.

Dave McNary Film ReporterAfter it was forced to scrub this year’s edition due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tribeca Film Festival has announced it will return in 2021.

Also Read: Tribeca Film Institute to Suspend Operations, Enact LayoffsAdditionally, Tribeca organizers announced they will dedicate space within the 2021 festival to the films whose premieres were not able to take place in 2020.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorAfter having to scrub its annual spring edition this year as New York City endured the onslaught of COVID-19, the Tribeca Film Festival has confirmed it 2021 edition, which will mark its 20th anniversary.Shifting from the festival’s usual late-April/early-May timing, organizers said the 2021 event will be held June 9-20.

In a piece of news that got lost earlier this week by most of the entertainment media, the Sundance Institute won approval from the City Council of Park City, Utah on a number of items regarding the 2021 edition of the festival. Most notably, the festival will now run from Jan.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentThe Tokyo International Film Festival  (TIFF) will host physical screenings for its 33rd edition, which is currently scheduled for Oct. 31-Nov.