Sundance Film Festival in Asia to launch this summer
March 11, 2021
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NEW YORK (AP) The Sundance Film Festival is coming to Jakarta, Indonesia this summer, the Sundance Institute and XRM Media said Thursday. The Sundance Film Festival: Asia will launch sometime in late summer with films from the 2021 festival, a delegation of filmmakers, travel restrictions depending, and Sundance Lab initiatives aimed at Asian talent.
“We have long wanted to deepen our connection to the bold and vibrant energy of Asian independent filmmaking,” said Tabitha Jackson, the Director of Sundance Film Festival, in a statement.
XRM Media co-founder Michael Y. Chow added that, “Indonesia is an emerging film market, and we are committed to bring the strength of the Institute to help develop and showcase Asian talent to the indie community.”
Turner Classic Movies Festival heads to TCM and HBO Max
March 10, 2021
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1of3Actress Ali MacGraw appears during a tribute to the career of Robert Evans by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif., on May 22, 2008, left, and Danny Glover arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles on Feb. 24, 2019. MacGraw and Glover will be honored at the Turner Classic Movies Festival.APShow MoreShow Less
2of3This image shows the 2021 logo for the TCM Classic Film Festival, beginning May 6 with a 60th anniversary screening of “West Side Story,” and will honor Danny Glover and Ali MacGraw over the four-day festival. (TCM via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
Nomadland, Rocks lead more diverse BAFTA nominations
JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer
March 9, 2021
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1of9This image released by Altitude shows, from left, Kosar Ali, Ruby Stokes and Bukky Bakray in a scene from Rocks. The film received seven nominations from the EE British Film Academy Awards (Aimee Spinks/Altitude via AP)Aimee Spinks/APShow MoreShow Less
2of9This image released by Altitude shows, from left, director Sarah Gavron, D angelou Osei Kissiedu and Bukky Bakray on the set of Rocks. The film received seven nominations from the EE British Film Academy Awards (Aimee Spinks/Altitude via AP)Aimee Spinks/APShow MoreShow Less