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E very spring, I look forward to heading across the state for the Seattle International Film Festival, where I usually spend five or six movie-filled days, devouring an unhealthy number of Dick's burgers in between screenings. 2020, of course, had different plans for all of us. After a hiatus last year, SIFF is returning via online platforms for its 2021 edition, offering 92 features and even more shorts, as well as filmmaker Q&As and virtual hangouts. I attended (from my couch, of course) this past weekend, and here are some of the highlights from my first few days at the festival. All o...

Nanfu Wang, Stanley Nelson films added to Hot Docs’ special presentations roster The Hot Docs International Documentary Festival has added 13 more documentary features that will screen as part of this year’s Special Presentations program. The festival’s Special Presentations selection features world ... March 16, 2021 The Hot Docs International Documentary Festival has added 13 more documentary features that will screen as part of...

NOW Magazine Hot Docs 2021: Films on Bruce Mau, Sesame Street join lineup The documentary film fest has announced another round of high-profile titles playing this year By Kevin Ritchie Mar 16, 2021 In The Same Breath, Nanfu Wang's investigation into the origins of COVID-19, will play at the 2021 Hot Docs film festival. Films on designer Bruce Mau, women in stand-up comedy and disgraced Nike track coach Alberto Salazar will screen at the 2021 Hot Docs film festival. The titles are part of the latest round of films announced for the festival’s Special Presentations program. In Mau...

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Realscreen has put together some of our most recent interviews with and stories about female filmmakers and recently announced industry initiatives aimed at women creators. The film and television business as a whole has had a lot of catching up to do when it comes to gender parity behind the camera. According to the Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film, in 2020 percentages of behind-the-scenes women working on the top 100 and 250 (U.S. domestic) grossing films comprised 21% of all directors, writers, producers, executive produce...

Berlin: How COVID-19 Has Changed Onscreen Storytelling Jennifer Konerman 'Homeroom' The coronavirus pandemic has obviously changed how movies are being made, with the extra costs involved in testing and implementing strict hygienic regimes, and the constant threat hanging over every shoot that a local outbreak or lockdown could shut things down.  But what impact has the once-in-a-lifetime, global experience of the Corona crisis had on what stories filmmakers want to tell?  The Sundance and Berlin film festivals provided a glimpse at the first crop of films either shot or ed...