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Your Guide to All Things
Film Festival
Fests
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March
March 16-20
Sistas Are Doin It For Themselves Showcase
March 27 - April 11
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February
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NFMLA Film Festival
February 19 - 20
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SlamDance Virtual Film Festival
February 12 - 25
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Palm Springs Int'l Awards
February 25
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PAFF Virtual Film Festival
Feb 28 - Mar 14
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OUTstream Film Fest
Mon Jun 1 - Sun Jun 7
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Baja California Int'l Film Festival
Thu Jun 4 - Sat Jun 20
Cine Gear Expo
Thu Jun 4 - Sun Jun 7
Emerging Filmmaker Showcase
Thu Jun 4, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Oxford Film Festival
Fri Jun 5 - Fri, Jun 12
Omni Cultural TV Festival
DGA
AFI DOCS
Wed Jun 17 - Sun Jun 21
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Cannes Marche Du Film
Virtual
June 22nd - June 26th
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MAY
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We Are One: Global Film Festival
Fri, May 29 - Sun, Jun 7
JANUARY
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Palm Springs Int'l Film Fest
January 2 - 13th
21st Scandinavian Film Festival
January 4-5th, 11-12th
Dance Camera West Film fest
January 9-12th
redcat
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Sundance Film Festival
January 23 - February 2
35th Santa Barbara Film Fest
Jan 15th - 25th
Comic Con launches 2020 Virtual Version
No Lines at Hall H, Commute to San Diego or Lotteries
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Comic Con has a historical first for it's fifty year run with it's 2020 free to attend iteration. The fan favorite has chosen the Sched platform for it's free ticketing and You Tube from among the ever increasing virtual broadcast options for panels.
Fans and industry alike have taken note of the ease of consuming the curated content without the trek to San Diego or the rabid lottery based system for obtaining in person attendance for non industry enthusiasts.
The one step registration and schedule can be downloaded to your preferred calendar to make color coding and tracking the easiest it's ever been for those who have gone through the multi-layered process in past years.
The fandom has been vocal in wondering if any of the new processes will be retained for upcoming editions post pandemic. The historic 2020 convention runs for five days from Thursday July 22nd to Sunday July 26th.
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- F. Scott
Digital Domination Continues: More Fests Announce First Time Virtual Editions for Summer
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The new democracy? Many legacy festivals are announcing comped digital access to their formerly pricey thus prohibitive showcases. It remains to be seen if the pandemic pivot will influence the format of future presentations and the effect on monetization. Until then, enjoy the upcoming fests updated at left.
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- F. Scott
Pan African Film Festival Releases Conversation with Tyler Perry, Lee Daniels and Golden Globe Winner Andra Day
The 29th Annual Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) founded by Danny Glover, Janet Dubois, and Ayuko Babu continues it's 2021 virtual iteration with its conversations series surrounding "United States Vs. Billie Holiday."
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The conversation, moderated by Tyler Perry with director Lee Daniels and star Andra Day was released on March 10th and is available above and on demand through the PAFF.org platform. Day's performance garnered her the historic second Golden Globes win for an African American actress, the first being thirty five years ago by Whoopi Goldberg in the Color Purple. PAFF 2021 runs February 28th through March 14th with ticketing via PAFF.org
- F. Scott
DGA Releases Latest Episodic TV Directors Numbers:
Women of Color Still Directing at Half the Rate of Male Counterparts
Despite numerous well publicized inclusion programs and network and studio led initiatives aimed toward gender parity and increasing people of color directing episodic television, the latest DGA numbers paint a clear picture.
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The DGA report released during Black History month 2021 announced that African American women directed 5.2% of the 4,300 episodes produced in the 2019-20 season, while African American men directed more than twice as many at 12.5%.
The trend continued across demographics for women of color who largely directed only half as many episodes as their male counterparts.
The findings highlight the ongoing challenges at the intersection of race, gender and equal opportunity in spite of the many well celebrated pipeline programs that have been implemented to address the disparities in access.
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Source: DGA TV Inclusion Report
- F. Scott
Venice Film Festival: First Major Festival To Return With In Person Screenings for 77th Edition
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The 2020 Venice Film Festival will test the waters with in person attendance September 2nd to 22nd at their usual venue at Palazzo del Cinema in Lido, Venice. Credited as being the oldest film festival, part of a larger Arts festival since 1937 all eyes will be on the festival taking place with masks, limited capacities and other precautions to combat the pandemic.
This edition has also garnered buzz for a record number of women directing selections in competition. The strides toward gender parity saw the number go from two in recent years to eight women directors of the eighteen feature film selections in competition in 2020.
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Out of Competition Premieres
Director Regina King's One Night in Miami will screen, Ethiopian director Mati Diop's In My Room, Pedro Almodovar's "The Human Voice," female producer Alex Jay's drama Residue with a timely race relations theme also from an Ethiopian writer director Merawi Gerima has already been acquired by Array and will premiere on Netflix September 7th.
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- F. Scott
Cannes Film Market Goes Digital for 2020
Marche Du Film Makes History with June Digital Debut
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The newly digital film market promises a global audience with virtual meetings, booths, screenings, Cannes Docs, and a VR showcase with registration.
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- F. Scott
