EXCLUSIVE: New York-based distributor FilmRise has struck a deal with sales firm WaZabi Films for U.S. rights to TIFF 2020 and Berlin 2021 drama Beans.
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The 2021 Toronto Black Film Festival is here.
The ninth TBFF will feature 154 films from 26 countries, plus a number of special events. The event will take place online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
An all-star lineup of celebrities who are taking part in the online festivities has been revealed, including: Taraji P. Henson, Shaquille O’Neal, Danny Glover, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Lou Gossett Jr. — plus many more.
“This is an important time in our history after the Black Lives
EXCLUSIVE: New York-based distributor FilmRise has struck a deal with sales firm WaZabi Films for U.S. rights to TIFF 2020 and Berlin 2021 drama Beans.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey alum Amber Marchese thinks the drama between Teresa Giudice and Jackie Goldschneider is getting out of hand — even by Bravo’s standards.
the 2021 Golden Globe winners included three Black actors awarded in the film categories for the first time since 2007, and four Black winners overall, but showed no gains on the diversity front in TV.The first two winners of the night were Black performers, Daniel Kaluuya (“Judas and the Black Messiah”) for supporting film actor and John Boyega (“Small Axe”) for supporting TV actor, who was ultimately the only person of color to win in the small screen categories.As the broadcast continued, the
The inaugural Red Sea Film Festival — which was due to launch March 12, 2020 in Saudi Arabia's coastal city of Jeddah and became one of the first festival casualties of the coronavirus — has finally been rescheduled. Almost a year to the day that the festival was canceled as the kingdom reported its first cases of COVID-19 and much of the world was beginning to feel the devastating effects of the pandemic, organizers have revealed that the festival will now take place Nov.
Ellise Shafer administratorThe 36th Santa Barbara International Film Festival is planning to screen its slate via two beachside drive-in theaters.The festival, taking place March 31 through April 10 at Santa Barbara City College, will include more than 80 film screenings.
Also Read: Bayard Rustin Biopic Set at Netflix From 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Director George C. WolfeStacey Abrams from “All In” (Getty Images)According to an AAFCA statement Netflix received its awards for fostering a global tribe rooted in bringing all people together across various languages and continents through the power of cinema.” “We couldn’t be happier to recognize Netflix during the pandemic,” Robertson said.
Jack Black has joined the cast of the upcoming movie Borderlands, a film adaptation of the popular video game.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterJack Black has been cast in “Borderlands,” Lionsgate’s movie adaptation of the popular video game. He joins an A-list ensemble that includes Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart and Jamie Lee Curtis.Black will voice the role of Claptrap, a persistently sarcastic robot that isn’t all that invested in the survival of his teammates.
The Berlin Film Festival on Thursday unveiled the titles that will compete in the 2021 Berlinale as well as the high-profile features screening out of competition in Berlin's Berlinale Specials section.
The 2021 Sundance Film Festival is in the rear-view mirror, so that means, next up, the SXSW Film Festival that has unleashed its line-up today. Running March 16-20, 2021, SXSW announced the full program for the 28th edition of the SXSW Film Festival.
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.
South by Southwest Conference and Festivals have revealed the full program for the 28th edition of the SXSW Film Festival — and it will all take place online March 16-20.
Bullet Train is shaping up to be an unmissable action-thriller to watch out for, owing majorly to the casting coup of our wildest dreams. Over the past few months, there have been various additions to the power-packed ensemble in the upcoming David Leitch directorial, which is being headlined by Brad Pitt.
South by Southwest Conference and Festivals have revealed the full program for the 28th edition of the SXSW Film Festival — and it will all take place online March 16-20.
The Berlin Film Festival has unveiled the titles that will screen in its Forum section this year, which focuses on cutting-edge and experimental cinema.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThe Berlin Film Festival has unveiled the lineup of 20 shorts from 17 countries which will compete for the Golden and Silver Bear awards for short films. The festival said the films “daringly confront the present and rewrite the past,” while imagining “a new tomorrow” in many different ways.
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.
For the first time in recent memory, the Sundance Film Festival recruited just three members each for its competition juries. Even in the context of a virtual festival, that might have been a mistake after one film dominated the Dramatic category winning four awards.
Get ready for a star-studded history lesson about the most misunderstood amendment in the U.S. Constitution, courtesy of Will Smith.
Mike Cahill wants to blow your mind. That much is apparent from his previous theatrical films, Another Earth and I Origins, both of which dealt with intellectually trippy sci-fi themes.