SXSW announces initial lineup for virtual 2021 festival

Today, SXSW clued us in to their 2021 film festival lineup. After having to move at the last minute to a virtual fest last year, they’re far more prepared this year, and as such, the slate is far more robust. Personally, the highlight is the documentary Clerk, about filmmaker Kevin Smith, but there are a ton of interesting movies at SXSW this year. You can see the whole list below, but it’s another festival to look forward to this year…

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe South by Southwest Film Festival has rolled out its full programming line up, with high-profile new documentaries bolstering previously announced features.For many in Hollywood, the last-minute cancellation of the Austin-based 2020 SXSW conference was a reality check about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Sundance Film Festival saw its biggest-ever audience with a digitally focused 2021 edition. On Monday, the Sundance Institute reported that its pandemic-era event -- which took place both online and in-person in 20 cities across the country over seven days from Jan.

I did), you will see genius (I did), but you generally won’t see the highly anticipated mega hits found in Toronto, where “Joker” and “Hustlers” premiered. At Sundance, you’re just as likely to encounter “Call Me by Your Name,” a rapturous love story, as you are “Swiss Army Man,” a little-known flick in which Daniel Radcliffe pals around with a farting corpse.

When the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, the city’s largest film festival, gets underway February 17, it will look a little different from previous seasons. It’s a virtual event, save for some drive-in screenings, but the LGBTQ content is still abundant.

Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland has hit out at Marilyn Manson, branding him a “bad guy” in the wake of new abuse allegations.Borland was a member of Manson’s live band for less than a year in 2008, and says he believes the accusations that were levelled against the musician by actor Evan Rachel Wood and four other women earlier this week.Speaking on the Twitch channel Space Zebra, Borland said: “He’s not a great guy and every single thing that people have said about him is fucking true… They

Dua Lipa has announced that she will be releasing a new single called ‘We’re Good’ next week.It’s the pop star’s first new material of 2021 and follows recent singles ‘Levitating’ and ‘Fever’ – both taken from the singer’s ‘Future Nostalgia’ album – and her ‘Prisoner’ collaboration with Miley Cyrus.Sharing the news on social media, Lipa posted the track’s artwork which has an emerald theme and sees her donning a green dress, green gloves and a huge diamond ring.“WE’RE GOOD – 11TH FEB,” the

Hal Holbrook is known for several characters he played throughout his illustrious career, but one of the most iconic was at first hated by the award-winning actor. The legendaryHolbrook died on Jan.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman are not only relaunching the website for their Thirty Five Ventures multi-media platform Boardroom today, but they’re also announcing some of its new programming.I can exclusively report that in addition to Nick DePaula’s video series about the sneaker industry I first told you about last week, Boardroom will also soon see the premiere of “More Explanation Needed.” The show will feature host Pierce Simpson

The Berlin International Film Festival has unveiled an unusual jury format for this year’s unusual edition, with six former Golden Bear winners (the festival’s top prize) set to convene during the March event to decide on its awards.

The star and founder of the popular Philosophy Tube channel on YouTube just made a BIG announcement that has gone viral on Saturday — and it’s very inspiring!

EXCLUSIVE: In the first big deal of the 2021 virtual Sundance Film Festival, Apple has landed worldwide rights to CODA, for a number just north of $25 million. That sets a new a Sundance acquisitions record — above the $22.5 million that Palm Springs received last year from Hulu/Neon. But this time, all the premiere watching and all night auctioning was done far from the slopes of Park City. It came down to a pitched battle between Apple and Amazon.

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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThe 2021 edition of the Sundance Film Festival will look very different. With the coronavirus pandemic raging, Sundance has opted for a virtual gathering, following in the footsteps of the Toronto Film Festival and the New York Film Festival.

announced Wednesday that the 2021 edition will move from its regular late-May spot to early July, when the seaside Côte d’Azur averages a balmy 86 degrees.The summery change-up comes days after the French government announced plans to vaccinate its entire population against the coronavirus by August. Cinemas there remain closed through at least the end of January.Last year’s festival was canceled outright due to the pandemic, though cases at the time had subsided in France.

What has been hinted at and speculated about for weeks now is official — the 2021 Cannes Film Festival is officially no longer a spring event, as it moves into the middle of summer over concerns about COVID-19. According to the event’s organizers, this year’s Cannes Film Festival is no longer going to happen in mid-May and will instead begin on July 6, running until July 17.

Indigo Sparke, A Place to Bury Strangers, Holy Fuck, Grrrl Gang, Squid, Pillow Queens, Darkoo and NME 100 2021 artist NAYANA IZ are among the artists included on the first artist announcement. See the full lineup here.Organisers had previously announced that speakers for the virtual iteration of the festival this year will include a keynote address from Willie Nelson along with talks by Queen Latifah, The Chainsmokers, Taraji P.

Gigi Hadid and her boyfriend Zayn Malik opted to wait months before revealing the name of their newborn daughter: Khai. Hadid announced the name subtly tonight in her Instagram bio.

When the news was released that WarnerMedia decided to shift the entire 2021 Warner Bros. film slate to a day-and-date deal with HBO Max and theaters, the reaction from filmmakers came quickly.