Pan African Film Festival Kicks Off Online and On-Demand Sunday Feb. 28

Festival single tickets and passes on sale now

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February 26, 2021 - LOS ANGELES - The 2021 Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) will kick off on Sunday, Feb. 28 with the U.S. Premiere of David Oyelowo’s (The Last King of ScotlandLincoln) directorial debut The Water Man and run through March 14.  This year’s festival is virtual and will be entirely online and on-demand at paff.org.

The Pan African Film Festival’s line-up will feature stories that showcase the broad spectrum of Black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images, help to destroy negative stereotypes, and depict an expanded vision of the Black experience.

This year, the festival features more than 200 films made by and about Black people from 83 countries, including 168 narrative films, 39 documentaries, 159 short and mini short films from 45 countries and in 43 languages.

Festival co-founder and award-winning actor and activist Danny Glover will serve as the celebrity ambassador.  As an ambassador, Glover will help bring awareness of this year’s festival lineup and PAFF’s 29-year legacy.

Highlights of this year’s festival include an advanced screening of the highly anticipated Coming 2 America starring Eddie MurphyNate Parker’s American Skin (Centerpiece) and a special conversation with director Lee Daniels and the cast of The United States Vs. Billie Holiday.

This year’s PAFF will feature four Academy Award Best Foreign Film submissions including the U.S. premiere of The Milkmaid (Nigeria), The Fisherman’s Diary (Cameroon), The Letter (Kenya), and This Is Not A Burial, It’s a Resurrection (Lesotho).

CBS has partnered with PAFF to premiere episodes from The NeighborhoodBob❤️AbisholaClariceThe Equalizer along with exclusive Q&As with the cast of each show.

Closing Night will spotlight Lázaro Ramos’ directorial debut Executive Order.  Executive Order is set in a dystopian near future in Brazil, where an authoritarian government orders all citizens of African descent to move to Africa – creating chaos, protests, and an underground resistance movement that inspires the nation. Executive Order will screen globally on Sunday, March 14 at 6:00 pm. Director Lázaro Ramos’ and members of the cast will participate in a Q&A following the screening.

Festival favorites will take place online including PAFF’s Children’s Fest, Student Fest, Senior Connection, Spokenword and Lol Comedy Show.

The Pan African Film Festival will take place virtually.  People can attend by purchasing a festival pass or screening ticket.

See the complete 2021 PAFF Program here, purchase festival passes and access to individual film screenings at paff.org.

For photos and press materials visit paff.org/pressroom.

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Festival Sponsors and Partners

The 29th Pan African Film Festival’s sponsors include the City of Los Angeles; the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs; the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson (8th District); Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price (9th District); Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas (10th District); California State Assemblyman Mike A. Gipson, 64th District; Commissioner Willard H. Murray, Jr., Water Replenishment District; U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass, 37th District; U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, 43rd District; Union Bank;  Brotherhood Crusade, Groundwurk; FilmLA; Sony Pictures Entertainment; Showtime, Facebook, Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute; Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences; Woodford Reserve, Los Angeles Sentinel; The Wave; KPFK; Black Cultural Events; Immigrant Magazine; KJLH; Our Weekly; okayafrica; L.A. Focus; Envoi, Miss Everything Entertainment, Girl In Charge Public Relations and Empowerment Justice Strategies.

The Pan African Film & Arts Festival is supported, in part, by a grant provided by: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences; LA Arts COVID-19 Relief Fund with the California Community Foundation; and the LA County COVID-19 Arts Relief Fund administered by the LA County Department of Arts and Culture.

About the Pan African Film Festival

Gearing up for its 29th anniversary, the Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) is America's largest and most prestigious Black film festival. Each year, it screens more than 200 films made by and/or about people of African descent from around the world. PAFF holds the distinction of being the largest Black History Month event in the country. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has designated PAFF as an official qualifying film festival for live-action and animation short films.

PAFF is a non-profit corporation, founded in 1992 by award-winning actor Danny Glover (“The Color Purple,” “Lethal Weapon” movie franchise), Emmy Award-winning actress Ja’Net DuBois (best known for her role as Willona in the TV series, “Good Times”) and executive director, Ayuko Babu, an international legal, cultural and political consultant who specializes in Pan African Affairs.  PAFF is dedicated to the promotion of ethnic and racial respect and tolerance through the exhibit of films, art, and creative expression.

The goal of PAFF is to present and showcase the broad spectrum of Black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images, help to destroy negative stereotypes and depict an expanded vision of the Black experience. PAFF believes film and art can lead to better understanding and foster communication between peoples of diverse cultures, races, ethnicities, and lifestyles in an entertaining way while at the same time, serving as a vehicle to initiate dialogue on the important issues of our times.

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Executive Producers: Van Toffler, Floris Bauer, Jude Harris, Meredith Vieira
Producers: Amy Rapp, Aengus James, Colin King Miller, Paul Lima

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Award-winning documentary AFTER THE MURDER OF ALBERT LIMA tells the story of a son obsessed with capturing his father’s killer. Paul Lima has spent over a decade seeking justice for his slain father, Albert. Though convicted, Albert’s murderer has remained free in Honduras. After years of the legal system failing him, Paul takes the unorthodox step of hiring two bounty hunters to travel with him to Honduras to track down and capture his father’s killer. This riveting, and, at times, darkly comedic documentary explores both the importance of family and the dangers of taking the law into your own hands.

AENGUS JAMES is an award-winning filmmaker and television producer. His recent works include SCANDALOUS (Magnolia, CNN, BBC), the untold story of The National Enquirer, Undercover Billionaire (Discovery), and the GLAAD Media Award-winning I Am Jazz. Aengus began his career serving as Barry Levinson's cinematographer in POLIWOOD. AFTER THE MURDER OF ALBERT LIMA follows Aengus' directorial debut and IDA award nominated documentary comedy AMERICAN HARMONY.

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Late Filmmaker’s Documentary on the LAPD and the Black Panther Party to Screen at the Pan African Film Festival

Gregory Everett’s Documentary '41st and Central' to Screen Virtually Feb. 20

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February 14, 2021

Media Contact: press@paff.org

LOS ANGELES - The​ Pan African Film Festival​ announced today that ​41st and Central: The Untold Story of the L.A. Black Panthers will screen globally as a part of the Festival's pre-festival kickoff. The screening will be a fundraiser for writer and director Gregory Everett's family after he tragically passed away from complications of COVID-19 on January 24. Sponsored in part by The Cochran Firm California, the screening will take place virtually on February 20 at 5 p.m. P.T. followed by a Q&A with special guests. For tickets and more information, please visit www.paff.org. The 29th Pan African Film Festival will take place virtually from February 28 – March 14.

41st & Central: The Untold Story of the L.A. Black Panthers, winner of the 2010 Pan African Film Festival's Audience Favorite Documentary, features exclusive interviews from Black Panther party leaders Geronimo Ji JaggaElaine Brown, and Kathleen Cleaver, retired Los Angeles City Councilmember and former L.A.P.D. Police Chief Bernard Parks. The film was the first part of a documentary series by filmmaker Gregory Everett following the Southern California Chapter of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense from its glorious Black Power beginnings through to its tragic demise. The film explores the Black Panther ethos, its conflict with the L.A.P.D. and the U.S. Organization, and the events that shaped the complicated and often contradictory legacy of the L.A. chapter.

Using exclusive interviews with former Black Panther Party members along with archival footage detailing the history of racism in Los Angeles, including the Watt's Uprising, 41st & Central: The Untold Story of the L.A. Black Panthers, has been called the most in-depth study ever of the murders of L.A. Chapter founder Alprentice "Bunchy" Carter and John Huggins at U.C.L.A. The documentary includes first-hand accounts of the Party's formation as told by the original surviving members and eyewitness accounts of the murders at U.C.L.A. Also featured in the film are former Black Panther members Ericka Huggins, Roland & Ronald Freeman, Wayne Pharr, Jeffrey Everett, Long John Washington, US Organization member Wesley Kabaila, U.C.L.A. Professor Scot Brown, and Bernie Morris, oldest brother of Bunchy Carter.

The son of a Black Panther, Everett learned film and video through the Barnsdale Park Foundation, the Ebony Showcase, and Los Angeles City College. He launched a music career with the emergence of rap, establishing Ultra Wave Promotions (now Ultra Wave Media), and eventually directed over 30 music videos. Everett was also an accomplished editor, producer, and writer.

The Festival’s Odududwa Olatunji said, "Greg was a man of great talent. In addition to being one of the early ambassadors of hip hop, he was a noted filmmaker. His presence will be felt throughout L.A. as his work lives on."

The Pan African Film Festival is America's largest and most prestigious Black film festival and largest Black History Month event. Each year, it screens more than 200 films made by and/or about people of African descent from around the world. PAFF holds the distinction of being the largest Black History Month event in the country. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has designated PAFF as an official qualifying film festival for live-action and animation short films.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 29th Pan African Film Festival will run February 28 – March 14 on-line and on-demand only. The virtual component allows this year’s Festival to reach a global audience. More information can be found at www.paff.org.

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Screening Sponsors and Partners

This screening is sponsored in part by The Cochran Firm California.

Festival Sponsors and Partners

The 29th Pan African Film Festival’s sponsors include the City of Los Angeles; the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs; the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson (8th District); Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price (9th District); Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas (10th District); California State Assemblyman Mike A. Gipson, 64th District; Commissioner Willard H. Murray, Jr., Water Replenishment District; U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass, 37th District; U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, 43rd District; Union Bank;  Brotherhood Crusade, Groundwurk; FilmLA; Sony Pictures Entertainment; Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute; Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences; Los Angeles Sentinel; The Wave; KPFK; Black Cultural Events; Immigrant Magazine; KJLH; Our Weekly; okayafrica; L.A. Focus; Envoi, Miss Everything Entertainment, Girl In Charge Public Relations and Empowerment Justice Strategies.

The Pan African Film & Arts Festival is supported, in part, by a grant provided by: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences; LA Arts COVID-19 Relief Fund with the California Community Foundation; and the LA County COVID-19 Arts Relief Fund administered by the LA County Department of Arts and Culture.

About the Pan African Film Festival

Gearing up for its 29th anniversary, the Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) is America's largest and most prestigious Black film festival. Each year, it screens more than 200 films made by and/or about people of African descent from around the world. PAFF holds the distinction of being the largest Black History Month event in the country. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has designated PAFF as an official qualifying film festival for live-action and animation short films.

PAFF is a non-profit corporation, founded in 1992 by award-winning actor Danny Glover (“The Color Purple,” “Lethal Weapon” movie franchise), Emmy Award-winning actress Ja’Net DuBois (best known for her role as Willona in the TV series, “Good Times”) and executive director, Ayuko Babu, an international legal, cultural and political consultant who specializes in Pan African Affairs.  PAFF is dedicated to the promotion of ethnic and racial respect and tolerance through the exhibit of films, art, and creative expression.

The goal of PAFF is to present and showcase the broad spectrum of Black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images, help to destroy negative stereotypes and depict an expanded vision of the Black experience. PAFF believes film and art can lead to better understanding and foster communication between peoples of diverse cultures, races, ethnicities, and lifestyles in an entertaining way while at the same time, serving as a vehicle to initiate dialogue on the important issues of our times.

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THE SPINE OF NIGHT – SXSW 2021- MIDNIGHTERS SECTION

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Directors and writers: Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King
Starring: Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Betty Gabriel and Joe Manganiello
Also starring: Abby Savage, Larry Fessenden and Rob McClure
Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Horror

THE SPINE OF NIGHT - (SXSW 2021- MIDNIGHTERS SECTION)

This epic begins many years ago when an ambitious young man steals forbidden knowledge from a sacred plant and, as he falls to its darker temptations, unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind. As his power grows over the years, there are many who stand against him. Among them are a daring tomb-robber, star-crossed lovers, a maniacal necromancer, winged assassins, and an undying guardian.

THE SPINE OF NIGHT is an ultra-violent, hand-rotoscoped epic fantasy inspired by the cult classic works of animators Ralph Bakshi and Frank Franzetta. The film is set in a fantasy land ripe with magic and intrigue where a dark force is unleashed sending mankind into an age of ruin. It falls on heroes from different eras and cultures to fight back , and stars  Richard E. Grant (STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA), Lucy Lawless (ASH VS. EVIL DEAD, XENA: WARRIOR  PRINCESS ), Patton Oswalt  (THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2, PARKS AND RECREATION), Betty Gabriel (GET OUT, UPGRADE), and Joe Manganiello (JUSTICE LEAGUE, SPIDER-MAN), also featuring Abby Savage(ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK)and Larry Fessenden (THE DEAD DON’T DIE, DEPRAVED) and Rob McClure.

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107 FILM FESTIVALS TO SEE IN 2021

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JANUARY

Sundance Film Festival
Park City, Utah
Regular  deadline: September 7, 2021
www.sundance.org
Event date: January 28-February 3
Notes: hybrid event with limited physical screenings

Göteborg Film Festival
Sweden
Regular  deadline: October 31, 2021
www.goteborgfilmfestival.se
Event date: January 29 - February 8
Notes: online

FEBRUARY

Pan African Film and Arts Festival
Los Angeles, CA
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular  deadline: September 20, 2020
www.paff.org
Event date: February 28-March 14, 2021
Notes:  online

Austin Revolution Film Festival
Austin, TX
Regular  deadline: August 15, 2021
www.austinrevolution.com
Event date: February 15-19, 2022

Oaxaca FilmFest
Oaxaca, Mexico
Final Pitching Regular deadline: October 30, 2020
www.oaxacafilmfest.com
Event date: February 8-26, 2021

San Diego Black Film Festival
San Diego, CA
Regular  deadline: April  2021 TBA
www.sdbff.com
Event date: 2021 TBA

International Film Festival Rotterdam
Netherlands
Next Regular deadline: September 21, 2020
Website: www.iffr.com
Event date: February 1-7, 2021
Notes: 50th anniversary celebration. A hybrid with second event June 2-6, 2021

Glasgow Film Festival
UK
Regular deadline: September 11, 2020
Website: www.glasgowfilm.org
Event date: February 24-March 7, 2021
Notes: hybrid event

MARCH

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Thessaloniki, Greece
Regular  deadline: November 30, 2020
Website: www.filmfestival.gr
Event date: March 4-14, 2021
Notes: online; June 24-July 4, 2021, a hybrid event

New York International Children’s Film Festival
New York, NY
Regular  deadline: October 5, 2020
Website: www.nycff.org
Event date: March 4-15, 2021
Notes: online event

Miami Film Festival
Miami, FL
Regular deadline: July 31, 2020
Website: www.miamifilmfestival.com
Event date: March 5-14, 2021
Notes: a hybrid event

Sofia International Film Festival
Sofia, Bulgaria
Regular deadline:
Website: www.siff.bg
Event date: March 11-31, 2021
Notes: online

Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum
Hong Kong
Website: www.haf.or.hk
Event date: March 15-17, 2021

SXSW/South by Southwest
Austin, TX
Regular  deadline:
Website: www.sxsw.com
Event date: March 16-20, 2021
Notes: online

CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Copenhagen, Denmark
Regular deadline: September 1, 2021, December 1, 2021
Website:  www.cphdox.dk
Event date: March 17-28, 2021

APRIL

Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hong Kong
Regular  deadline: December 31, 2020
Website: www.hkiff.org.hk
Event date: April 1-12, 2021

Seattle International Film Festival
Seattle, WA
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular  deadline: January 8, 2021
www.siff.net
Event date: April 8-18, 2021

Istanbul International Film Festival
Turkey
Regular  deadline: March 26, 2021
Website: www.istanbulfilmfestival.com
Event date: April 9-20, 2021

Shriekfest Horror/Sci-Fi Film Festival & Screenplay competition
Los Angeles, CA
Regular  deadline: March 1, 2021
www.shriekfest.com
Event date: April 15-18, 2021

Julien Dubuque International Film Festival
Dubuque, IA
Regular  deadline: January 15, 2021
www.julienfilmfest.com
Event date: April 18-25, 2021

Twister Alley Film Festival
Woodward, OK
Regular  deadline: January 21, 2021
www.twisteralleyfilmfestival.com
Event date: April 29-May 1, 2021

Jeonju International Film Festival
South Korea
Regular deadline: January 18, 2021
Website: www.jeonjufest.kr
Event date: April 29-May 8
Notes: online

Hot Docs
Canada
Next Regular deadline:
Website: www.hotdocs.ca
Event date: April 29-May 9, 2021
Notes: hybrid event

IndieLisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Regular  deadline: December 23, 2020
Website: www.indielisboa.com
Event date: April 29-May 9, 2021

MAY

True/False Film Fest
Columbia, MO
Extended Regular deadline: January 3, 2021
Website: www.truefalse.org
Event date: May 5-9, 2021
Notes: in-person with online component

Harlem International Film Festival
Harlem, NY
Regular  deadline: December 5, 2020
www.harlemfilmfestival.org
Event date: May 6-9, 2021

Cheltenham International Film Festival
Cheltenham, UK
Regular deadline: March 5, 2021
Website: www.cheltfilm.com
Event date: May 25-June 5, 2021

Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
Regular deadline: January 8, 2021
Website: www.insideout.ca
Event date: May 27-June 6, 2021
Notes: online exhibition

Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
Ukraine
Regular deadline: February 15, 2021
Website: www.molodist.com
Event date:  May 29-June 6, 2021
Notes: hybrid event

Krakow Film Festival
Krakow, Poland
International Regular deadline: January 31, 2021
Website: www.krakowfilmfestival.pl
Event date: May 30-June 6, 2021

JUNE

Nippon Connection Film Festival
Frankfurt, Germany
Regular deadline: February 15, 2021
Website: www.nipponconnection.com
Event date: June 1-6, 2021
Notes: online

Malaga Film Festival
Malaga, Spain
Regular  deadline: TBA
Website: www.festivaldemalaga.com
Event date: June 4-13, 2021

Oak Cliff Film Festival
Dallas, TX
Regular  deadline: March 19, 2021
www.oakclifffilmfestival.com
Event date: June 3-6, 2021

Brooklyn Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
Canadian Screen Award Qualifying
Regular  deadline: January 27, 2021
www.brooklynfilmfestival.org
Event date: June 4-13, 2021

Diagonale Festival of Austrian Film
Graz, Austria
Regular deadline: November 30, 2020
Website: www.diagonale.at
Event date: June 8-13, 2021

Tribeca Film Festival
NY, NY
Official Regular deadline: December 2, 2020
Website: www.tribecafilm.com
Event date: June 9-20, 2021

Annecy International Animation Festival
France
Regular deadline: April 6, 2021
Website: www.annecy.org
Event date: June 14-19, 2021

deadCenter Film Festival
Oklahoma City, OK
Regular  deadline: January 31, 2021
www.deadcenterfilm.org
Event date: June 10-13, 2021
Notes: online

Crossroads Film Festival
Jackson, Mississippi
Regular deadline: TBA
Website: www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com
Event date: TBA
Notes: no future Event date: listed

Palm Springs International ShortFest
Palm Springs, CA
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular  deadline: 2022 TBA
www.psfilmfest.org
Event date: 2022 TBA
Notes: will skip  the 2021 edition

Berlin International Film Festival -
Germany
Regular deadline: November 2, 2020
Website: www.berlinale.de
Event date: March 1-5, 2021. 71st Berlinale online
Notes: June 9-20, 2021. Summer Special, a hybrid event in -person event

San Francisco Black Film Festival
San Francisco, CA
Regular  deadline: March 1, 2021
Website: www.sfbff.org
Event date: June 17-20, 2021

Monte Carlo Television Festival
Monaco
Regular deadline: March 19, 2021
Website: www.tvfestival.com
Event date: June 18-22, 2021

Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh, UK
Regular deadline: TBA
Website: www.edfilmfest.org.uk
Event date: June 23-July 4, 2021

Brussels International Film Festival
Brussels, Belgium
Regular deadline: March 29, 2021
Website: www.briff.be
Event date: June 24-July 4, 2021

JULY

Docaviv – Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival
Tel Aviv, Israel
Regular deadline: February 4, 2021
Website: www.docaviv.co.il
Event date: July 1-10, 2021

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Regular deadline: February 28, 2021
Website: www.kviff.com
Event date: July 2-10, 2021

Cannes Film Festival
Cannes, France
Feature Regular deadline: April 26, 2021
Website: https://m.festival-cannes.com
Event date: July 6-17, 2021

American Black Film Festival
Miami Beach, FL
Regular  deadline: 2021 TBA
Website: www.abff.com
Event date: 2021 TBA

Stony Brook Film Festval
Stony Brook, New York
Regular  deadline: March 15, 2021
Website: www.stonybrookfilmfestival.com
Event date: July 22-31, 2021

Comic-Con International
San Diego, CA
Website: www.comic-con.org
Event date: July 22-25, 2021

Transilvania International Film Festival
Transilvania, Romania
Regular  deadline: March 1, 2021
Website: www.tiff.ro
Event date: July 23-August 1, 2021

Woods Hole Film Festival
Woods Hole, MA
Regular  deadline: April 1, 2021
www.woodsholefilmfestival.com
Event date: July 31-August 7, 2021

AUGUST

Locarno Film Festival
Locarno, Switzerland
Regular deadline: May 5, 2021
Website: www.locarnofestival.ch
Event date: August 4-14, 2021

Melbourne International Film Festival
Melbourne, Australia
Next Regular deadline: February 28, 2021
Website: www.miff.com.au
Event date: August 5-22, 2021

Fantasia Film Festival
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Canadian Screen Award Qualifying
Regular  deadline: March 28, 2021
www.fantasiafestival.com
Event date: August 5-25, 2021

HollyShorts Film Festival
Sherman Oaks, CA
Next Regular deadline: April 2, 2021
www.hollyshorts.com
Event date: August 12-21, 2021

Sarajevo Film Festival
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Next Regular deadline: TBA
Website: www.sff.ba
Event date:  August 13-20, 2021

Nevada City Film Festival
Nevada City, CA
Regular  deadline: March 1, 2021
www.nevadacitychamber.com
Event date: August  20-September 3, 2021

CinemaCon
Las Vegas, NV
Website: www.cinemacon.com
Event date: August 23-26, 2021

Sidewalk Film Festival
Birmingham, Alabama
Regular  deadline: February 1, 2021
www.sidewalkfest.com
Event date: August 23-19, 2021

Filmfestival Kitzbuehel
Vienna, Austria
Regular  deadline: March 29, 2021
www.ffkb.at
Event date: August 23-29, 2021

American Black Film Festival
Miami Beach, FL
Regular  deadline: 2021 TBA
www.abff.com
Event date: 2021 TBA

San Diego Black Film Festival
San Diego, CA
Regular  deadline: April  2021 TBA
www.sdbff.com
Event date: 2021 TBA

Series Mania
Lillie, France
Regular deadline: May 10, 2021
Website: www.seriesmania.com
Event date: August 26-September 2, 2021

SEPTEMBER

Venice International Film Festival
Venice, Italy
Regular deadline: March 2021
Website: www.labiennale.org
Event date: September 1-11, 2021

DC Shorts International Film Festival
Washington, DC
Regular  deadline: February 28, 2021
Website: www.dcshorts.com
Event date: September 9-19, 2021

Camden International Film Festival
Camden, ME
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular  deadline: April 12, 2021
Website: www.pointsnorthinstitute.org
Event date: September 16-26, 2021

Coney Island Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
Regular  deadline: March 12, 2021
Website:  www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com
Event date: September 17-19, 2021

Calgary International Film Festival
Calgary, AB, Canada
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular  deadline: May 28, 2021
Website: www.calgaryfilm.com
Event date: September 23-October 3, 2021

Zurich Film Festival
Zurich, Switzerland
Regular  deadline: June 30, 2021
Website: www.zff.com
Event date: September 23-October 3, 2021

Golden Door International Film Festival
Jersey City, New Jersey-New York
Official Regular deadline: February 19, 2021
Website: www.goldendoorfilmfestival.org
Event date: September 23-26, 2021

Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Regular  deadline: TBA
Website: www.tiff.net
Event date: September 2021 TBA

International Black Movie Festival
Nashville, TN
Regular  deadline: March 31, 2021
Website: www.ibffevents.com
Event date: September 30-October 3, 2021
Notes: online

Nashville Film Festival
Nashville, Tennessee
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular  deadline: May 27, 2021
Website: www.nashvillefilmfestival.org
Event date: September 30-October 6, 2021

OCTOBER

34th Edmonton International Film Festival
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular  deadline: April 15, 2021
Website: www.edmontonfilmfest.com
Event date: October 1-10, 2021

Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Regular  deadline: May 24, 2021
Website: www.chagrinfilmfest.org
Event date: October 5-10, 2021

Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival
CARDIFF, United Kingdom
BAFTA Qualifying
Regular  deadline: June 1, 2021
Website: www.irisprize.org
Event date: October 5-10, 2021

Tacoma Film Festival
Tacoma, Washington
Regular  deadline: May 1, 2021
Website: www.tacomafilmfestival.com
Event date: October 7-14, 2021

Heartland International Film Festival
Indianapolis, IN
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular  deadline: May 23, 2021
Website: www.heartlandfilm.org
Event date: October 7—17, 2021

BendFilm Festival
Bend, Oregon
Regular  deadline: April 28, 2021
Website: ­www.bendfilm.org
Event date: October 7-17, 2021
Notes: drive-in and virtual screenings

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Hot Springs National Park, AR
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular deadline: February 12, 2021
Website: www.hsdfi.org
Event date: October 8-16, 2021
Notes: drive-in screenings and virtual platforms

Canneseries
France
Website: www.canneseries.com
Event date: October 8-13, 2021
Notes: hybrid format

Portland Film Festival
Portland, OR
Regular  deadline: February 12, 2020
www.portlandfilmfestival.com
Event date: October 10-16, 2021

Film Fest Gent
Ghent, Belgium
Regular deadline: August 1, 20221
Website: www.filmfestival.be
Event date: October 12-23, 2021

Santa Fe Independent Film Festival
Santa Fe, NM
Regular deadline: May 5, 2021
Website: www.santafeindependentfilmfestival.com
Event date: October 13-17, 2021

Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Regular  deadline: 2022 TBA
Website: www.mammothlakesfilmfestival.com
Event date: 2022 TBA
Notes: all submissions will be honored and carry-over into the 2022 season

FilmQuest
Provo, Utah
Regular  deadline: June 21, 2021
Website: www.filmquestfest.com
Event date: October 15-23, 2021

San Jose International Short Film Festival
San Jose, CA
Regular  deadline: May 14, 2021
Website: www.sjsff.com
Event date: October 21-24, 2021

Washington West International Film Festival
Reston, VA
Regular  deadline: April 30, 2021
Website: www.wwfilmfest.com
Event date: October 21-25, 2021

Abuja International Film Festival
Lagos, Nigeria
Regular  deadline: 2021 TBA
Website: www.abujafilmfestival.org
Event date: October 2021 TBA

Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular  deadline: 2021 TBA
Website: www.outfest.org
Event date: 2021 TBA

SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Savannah, Georgia
Regular  deadline: June 1, 2021
Website: www.filmfest.scad.edu/festival
Event date: October 23-30, 2021

Ji.hlava International Documentary Festival
Ji.hlava, Czech Republic
Regular deadline: May 31, 2021
Website: www.ji-hlava.com
Event date: October 26-31
Notes: physical event

Raindance Film Festival
London, UK
Regular deadline: May 10, 2021
Website: www.raindance.org
Event date: October 27-November 6

Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Next Regular deadline: May 9, 2021
Website: www.evolutionfilmfestival.org
Event date: October 27-November 2, 2021

American Black Film Festival
Miami Beach, FL
Regular  deadline: 2021 TBA
Website: www.abff.com
Event date: 2021 TBA

San Diego Black Film Festival
San Diego, CA
Regular  deadline: April  2021 TBA
Website: www.sdbff.com
Event date: 2021 TBA

NOVEMBER

Denver Film Festival
Denver, Colorado
Regular  deadline: May 3, 2021
Website: www.denverfilmfestival.org
Event date: November 3-14, 2021

Hawaii International Film Festival
Honolulu, Hawaii
Regular  deadline: May 21, 2021
Website: www.hiff.org
Event date: November 4-21, 2021

Lone Star Film Festival
Fort Worth, Texas
Regular  deadline: July 29, 2021
Website: www.lonestarfilmfestival.com
Event date: November 4-7, 2021

New Orleans Film Festival
New Orleans, LA
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular  deadline: March 17, 2021
Website: www.neworleansfilmsociety.org
Event date: November 5-21, 2021

Napa Valley Film Festival
Napa, CA
Regular  deadline: February 18, 2021
Website: www.napavalleyfilmfest.org
Event date: November 10-14, 2021

Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Regular  deadline: 2022 TBA
Website: www.mammothlakesfilmfestival.com
Event date: 2022 TBA
Notes: all submissions will be honored and carry-over into the 2022 season

Crossroads Film Festival
Jackson, Mississippi
Regular  deadline: TBA
Website: www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com
Event date: TBA
Notes: no future Event date: listed

Palm Springs International ShortFest
Palm Springs, CA
Academy Award ® Qualifying
Regular  deadline: 2022 TBA
Website: www.psfilmfest.org
Event date: 2022 TBA
Notes: will skip  the 2021 edition

Stockholm International Film Festival
Stockholm, Sweden
Regular deadline: July 15, 2021
Website: www.stockholmfilmfestival.se
Event date:  November 10-21, 2021

DECEMBER

San Diego Underground Film Festival
San Diego, CA
Regular  deadline:  May 31, 2021
Website: www.sdundergroundarts.org
Event date: December 3-5, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 29th Pan African Film Festival Announces Competition Selections

Global Black Film Festival to Feature Over 65 World Premiere Titles

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For Immediate Release: February 5, 2021

Media Contact: press@paff.org

LOS ANGELES - The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) announced today film nominations in its prestigious juried competition. The Pan African Film Festival is America's largest and most prestigious Black film festival. Each year, the PAFF screens more than 200 films made by and/or about people of African descent from around the world. PAFF holds the distinction of being the largest Black History Month event in the country. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has designated PAFF as an official qualifying film festival for live-action and animation short films.  The 29th Pan African Film Festival will take place virtually from February 28 – March 14.

This year, the competitions will include over 65 World premiere titles and over 29 US premieres.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 29th Pan African Film Festival will run February 28 – March 14 on-line and on-demand only. The virtual component allows this year’s Festival to reach a global audience. More information can be found at www.paff.org.

Best Narrative Feature Competition

Back of the Moon (South Africa)
Director: Angus Gibson

Caged Birds (US)
Director: Fredrick Leach

Poppie Nongena (South Africa)
Director: Christiaan Olwagen

Red Pill (US)
Director: Tonya Pinkins

The Fisherman's Diary (Cameroon)
Director: Enah Johnscott

The Ghost and the House of Truth (Nigeria)
Director: Akin Omotoso

The Milkmaid (Nigeria)
Director: Desmond Ovbiagele

Best Documentary Competition 

City On the Hill (US)
Director: Xavier Underwood

Disruptor Conductor (Canada, US)
Director: Sharon Lewis

Firestarter - The Story of Bangarra (Australia)
Director: Wayne Blair, Nel Minchin

Fresh Guide To Florence with Fab 5 Freddy (Italy, US, UK)
Director: David Shulman

Lake Women (Rwanda, Germany)
Director: Deve Shema

Raymond Lewis: L.A. Legend (US)
Director: Ryan Matthew Polomski, Dean Prator

Through the Night (US)
Director: Loira Limbal

Uprooted - The Journey of Jazz Dance (Canada, France, UK, US)
Director: Khadifa Wong

Best First Feature - Director Competition

Narratives
African America (South Africa, US)
Director: Muzi Mthembu

Caged Birds (US)
Director: Fredrick Leach

Executive Order (Brazil)
Director: Lázaro Ramos

Love Like Winter (US)
Director: Artel Great

Shaina (Zimbabwe, South Africa)
Director: Beautie Masvaure Alt

Documentaries

Finding Sally (Ethiopia, Canada)
Director: Tamara Dawit

Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story (US)
Director: Royal Kennedy Rodgers, Kathy McCampbell Vance

Softie (Kenya, US)
Director: Sam Soko

The Letter (Kenya)
Director: Maia Lekow, Christopher King

The Patterson: Another Bronx Tale (US)
Director: Bahati Adrien Best

Who is Gatsby Randolph (US)
Director: Kobie Randolph

Best Short Narrative (Animation or Live Action)

#WeAreDyingHere (South Africa)
Director: Shane Vermooten

Antivirus (Greece)
Director: Anastasia Sima

Guillermina (Cuba)
Director: Aida Esther Bueno Sarduy

Junebug (US)
Director: Winter Dunn

Junior (US)
Director: Jehnovah Carlisle

London Arabia (UK)
Director: Daniel Jewel

Nazen (US)
Director: Shemar Yanick Jonas

Pure (US)
Director: Natalie Jasmine Harris

Sër Bi (Les Tissus Blancs) (Senegal, France)
Director: Moly Kane

Smell of Summer (US)
Director: Kris Wilson

The Cypher (US)
Director: Letia Solomon

The McHenry Trial – Don’t Judge a Kid by Their Hoodie (US)
Director: Ken Sagoes

The Power Of Hope (US)
Director: Kalia Love Jones

Till Death Do Us Part (Póki śmierć nas nie rozłączy ) (Uganda, Poland)
Director: Dolores Vunda

Tuk-tuk (Egypt)
Director: Mohamed Kheidr

Two Single Beds (UK)
Director: William Stefan Smith

Festival Sponsors and Partners

The 29th Pan African Film Festival’s sponsors include the City of Los Angeles; the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs; the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson (8th District); Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price (9th District); Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas (10th District); California State Assemblyman Mike A. Gipson, 64th District; Commissioner Willard H. Murray, Jr., Water Replenishment District; U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass, 37th District; U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, 43rd District; Union Bank;  Brotherhood Crusade, Groundwurk; FilmLA; Sony Pictures Entertainment; Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute; Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences; Los Angeles Sentinel; The Wave; KPFK; Black Cultural Events; Immigrant Magazine; KJLH; Our Weekly; okayafrica; L.A. Focus; Envoi, Miss Everything Entertainment, Girl In Charge Public Relations and Empowerment Justice Strategies.

The Pan African Film & Arts Festival is supported, in part, by a grant provided by: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences; LA Arts COVID-19 Relief Fund with the California Community Foundation; and the LA County COVID-19 Arts Relief Fund administered by the LA County Department of Arts and Culture.

About the Pan African Film Festival

Gearing up for its 29th anniversary, the Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) is America's largest and most prestigious Black film festival. Each year, it screens more than 200 films made by and/or about people of African descent from around the world. PAFF holds the distinction of being the largest Black History Month event in the country. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has designated PAFF as an official qualifying film festival for live-action and animation short films.

PAFF is a non-profit corporation, founded in 1992 by award-winning actor Danny Glover (“The Color Purple,” “Lethal Weapon” movie franchise), Emmy Award-winning actress Ja’Net DuBois (best known for her role as Willona in the TV series, “Good Times”) and executive director, Ayuko Babu, an international legal, cultural and political consultant who specializes in Pan African Affairs.  PAFF is dedicated to the promotion of ethnic and racial respect and tolerance through the exhibit of films, art, and creative expression.

The goal of PAFF is to present and showcase the broad spectrum of Black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images, help to destroy negative stereotypes and depict an expanded vision of the Black experience. PAFF believes film and art can lead to better understanding and foster communication between peoples of diverse cultures, races, ethnicities, and lifestyles in an entertaining way while at the same time, serving as a vehicle to initiate dialogue on the important issues of our times.

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The Pan African Film Festival selects Envoi to power it’s 2021 Virtual Screening Film Festival and newly launched TV network

The Envoi platform will power the video on demand streaming for all virtual live events, virtual television shows to a world-wide audience across the Pan African Film Festival's website, and its newly launched TV networks.

EL SEGUNDO, California, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pan African Film Festival "PAFF'' has announced a 5-year partnership where PAFF has agreed to license Envoi's technology platform to power the PAFF-V 2021 festival. The partnership will provide both PAFF and all participating content creators and distributors in PAFF-V 2021 with the technology and cloud computing services for independently distributing and monetizing their TV and Films. The Envoi platform will power the video on demand streaming for all virtual live events, virtual television shows to a world-wide audience across PAFF's website, and its newly launched TV networks on the Apple, Amazon, and Android smart TV platforms.

In February 2021 during the PAFF-V 2021 virtual film festival over 175 international films made by and/or about people of African descent will be streamed online.

The Envoi platform will power the video on demand streaming for all virtual live events, virtual television shows to a world-wide audience across the Pan African Film Festival's website, and its newly launched TV networks.More

The mission of PAFF is to promote cultural and racial tolerance through the exhibition of film, art, and creative expression. From its founding, PAFF has been committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the festival and its community work day-to-day. It has continued this commitment for the past 29 years. PAFF believes all people—regardless of race, ethnicity, income, age, gender and gender presentation, sex, sexual orientation, culture, religious beliefs, education, physical ability, national origin or skin color—are equal and have the right to live in peace. It further believes that all people have a right to tell their stories and define their communities for the world in which we all live.

Envoi is a cloud-based content management, distribution, and TV and Film monetization platform. For the PAFF-V 2021, it will be powering the cloud services handling customer acquisition, ticket purchasing, live streaming, and video on demand delivery.

PAFF and Envoi have also announced a partnership where Envoi will provide its cloud platform to any content creator or distributor seeking to independently distribute and monetize their TV Shows and Films to global audiences. The offering will allow creators to directly control how their TV Shows or Film will be monetized with either a free with "Ads" or paid via "Pay Per View", "Rental", or "Person to Person Gifting" purchase option.

Nicholas Stokes, CEO, Envoi, said; "The film industry in the US has been particularly hard hit by the global pandemic. Traditional theatres have been closed due to COVID-19 now for 10 months and creators need solutions to monetize their content directly. Through our partnership with PAFF, we are enabling filmmakers to get their content in front of a global audience and directly monetize their creative work without giving up ownership, distribution rights, or first-person customer data. By providing creators with our enterprise customer relationship management platform "CRM" the playing field will be leveled and filmmakers will be able to directly communicate with their audience, further democratizing the management of customer acquisition and communication."

Ayuko Babu, Executive Director of PAFF, added; "PAFF will once again offer a platform for people of African descent and others to exhibit film, art and creative expression. Whilst it is a shame that we cannot be meeting face-to-face and in-person, our innovative new platform promises to be a diverse and unique experience for viewers."

The PAFF-V 2021 takes place February 14th - 28th, 2021, click here for more details; www.PAFF.org

About Envoi

Envoi is a cloud-based content management, distribution, and monetization platform, developed by creators for creators. Envoi was built to connect audiences directly with content makers. It integrates seamlessly with existing management and production tools to enable users to move entire workflows to the public or private cloud.

For more information, please visit https://signup.envoi.cloud/#/contact

About The Pan African Film Festival

Established in 1992, The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding among all people. PAFF is dedicated to racial, ethnic and cultural tolerance through the exhibition of film, art and other forms of creative expression.

 

David Oyelowo’s ‘The Water Man’ Selected to Open 29th Pan African Film Festival

The fantasy-adventure film stars David Oyelowo and Rosario Dawson

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For Immediate Release
February 12, 2021

LOS ANGELES - The​ Pan African Film Festival​ today announced that ​The Water ManDavid Oyelowo’s feature directorial debut, will open the 29th edition of the Festival. The Opening Night celebration ​will be held virtually this year on February 28 at 6:30 p.m. PT. A Q&A with the filmmaker and actors will follow the screening. ​The Pan African Film Festival will take place virtually February 28 – March 14. Tickets are available at www.paff.org.

The Water Man is a fantasy-adventure film about a young boy named Gunner (Lonnie Chavis) who sets out on a quest to save his ill mother (Rosario Dawson) by searching for a mythic figure who knows the secret to immortality. Gunner enlists the help of a mysterious local girl (Amiah Miller) who has her own terrifying tale of meeting this figure, known as the Water Man, face-to-face. Together they journey into the remote Wild Horse forest, but the deeper they venture, the stranger and more dangerous the forest becomes. Back home, Gunner's father, Amos (Oyelowo), who has grown distant from Gunner over the years, will stop at nothing to find his son -- and in the process discovers who his son really is.

 

The film’s stellar ensemble cast also includes David Oyelowo, Rosario Dawson, Lonnie Chavis, Amiah Miller, Alfred Molina, and Maria Bello.

 

“We’re thrilled to be opening with David Oyelowo’s feature directorial debut,” said Ayuko Babu, the Festival’s Director. “Oyelowo is already a celebrated actor and known for his work in The Last King of ScotlandLincoln, and Selma to name a few. In the face of these unprecedented times, we are grateful to be able to continue supporting Black filmmakers like Oyelowo and to continue presenting unique and fascinating films for our audiences—like The Water Man--that reinforce positive images, help to destroy negative stereotypes, and depict an expanded vision of the Black experience.”

 

The Pan African Film Festival is America's largest and most prestigious Black film festival and largest Black History Month event. Each year, it screens more than 200 films made by and/or about people of African descent from around the world. PAFF holds the distinction of being the largest Black History Month event in the country. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has designated PAFF as an official qualifying film festival for live-action and animation short films.

 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 29th Pan African Film Festival will run February 28 – March 14 on-line and on-demand only. The virtual component allows this year’s Festival to reach a global audience. More information can be found at www.paff.org.

 

Opening Night Ticket Information

 

Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at www.paff.org.

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Festival Sponsors and Partners

The 29th Pan African Film Festival’s sponsors include the City of Los Angeles; the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs; the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson (8th District); Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price (9th District); Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas (10th District); California State Assemblyman Mike A. Gipson, 64th District; Commissioner Willard H. Murray, Jr., Water Replenishment District; U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass, 37th District; U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, 43rd District; Union Bank;  Brotherhood Crusade, Groundwurk; FilmLA; Sony Pictures Entertainment; Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute; Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences; Los Angeles Sentinel; The Wave; KPFK; Black Cultural Events; Immigrant Magazine; KJLH; Our Weekly; okayafrica; L.A. Focus; Envoi, Miss Everything Entertainment, Girl In Charge Public Relations and Empowerment Justice Strategies.

The Pan African Film & Arts Festival is supported, in part, by a grant provided by: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences; LA Arts COVID-19 Relief Fund with the California Community Foundation; and the LA County COVID-19 Arts Relief Fund administered by the LA County Department of Arts and Culture.

About the Pan African Film Festival

Gearing up for its 29th anniversary, the Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) is America's largest and most prestigious Black film festival. Each year, it screens more than 200 films made by and/or about people of African descent from around the world. PAFF holds the distinction of being the largest Black History Month event in the country. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has designated PAFF as an official qualifying film festival for live-action and animation short films.

PAFF is a non-profit corporation, founded in 1992 by award-winning actor Danny Glover (“The Color Purple,” “Lethal Weapon” movie franchise), Emmy Award-winning actress Ja’Net DuBois (best known for her role as Willona in the TV series, “Good Times”) and executive director, Ayuko Babu, an international legal, cultural and political consultant who specializes in Pan African Affairs.  PAFF is dedicated to the promotion of ethnic and racial respect and tolerance through the exhibit of films, art, and creative expression.

The goal of PAFF is to present and showcase the broad spectrum of Black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images, help to destroy negative stereotypes and depict an expanded vision of the Black experience. PAFF believes film and art can lead to better understanding and foster communication between peoples of diverse cultures, races, ethnicities, and lifestyles in an entertaining way while at the same time, serving as a vehicle to initiate dialogue on the important issues of our times.

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Films Coming to the Screen in 2021

Hollywood Boulevard and LaBrea Avenue

JANUARY

Opening Date: January 1st
1.
Film Title: Shadow in the Cloud
Production Co.: Vertical Entertainment
Director: Roseanne Liang
Writers: Roseanne Liang, Max Landis
Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Taylor John Smith, Beulah Koale, Callan Mulvey, Nick Robinson

Opening Date: January 13th
2.
Film Title: The White Tiger
Production Co.: Netflix
Director and Screenplay: Ramin Bahrani (
Starring: Adarsh Gourav, Rajkummar Rao, Priyanka Chopra

Opening Date: January 15th
3.
Film Title:  The Dig
Production Co.: Netflix, Clerkenwell Films
Director: Simon Stone
Screenplay: Moira Buffini (screenplay)
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott, Archie Barnes, Monica Dolan

4.
Film Title: The Marksman
Production Co.: Open Road Films
Director: Robert Lorenz
Screenplay:  Robert Lorenz, Chris Charles, Danny Kravitz
Starring: Liam Neeson, Katheryn Winnick, Juan Pablo Raba, Teresa Ruiz

5.
Film Title: American Skin                              Production Co.: Vertical Entertainment Director and Writer: Nate Parker             Parker, Omari Hardwick, Theo Rossi, Shane Paul McGhie, Milauna Jackson, Beau Knapp

Opening Date: January 15
6.
Film Title: Outside The Wire
Production Co.: Automatik Entertainment, 42 Films, Inspire Entertainment
Director: Mikael Hǻfström
Writers: Rob Yescombe, Rowan Athale
Starring: Anthony Mackie and Damson Idris

Opening Date: January 22nd
7.
Film Title: Our Friend
Production Co.: Gravitas Ventures, Black Bear Pictures
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Writer: Brad Ingelsby
Starring: Jason Segel, Dakota Johnson, Casey Affleck, Gwendoline Christie, Cherry Jones

8.
Film Title: No Man's Land
Production Co.: IFC Films
Director: Conor Allyn
Screenplay: Jake Allyn, David Barraza
Starring: Jake Allyn, Frank Grillo, Jorge A. Jiménez, Andie MacDowell, George Lopez

9.
Film Title: Born a Champion
Production Co.: Lionsgate
Director: Alex Ranarivelo
Writers: Alex Ranarivelo, Sean Patrick Flanery
Starring: Sean Patrick Flanery, Dennis Quaid, Katrina Bowden

Television  (Lifetime) Air Date: January 23rd
10.
Film Title: Salt-N-Pepa
Director: Mario Van Peebles
Writers: Abdul Williams
Starring: Laila Odom, G.G. Townson, Arnold Pinnock, Monique Jasmine Paul

Opening Date: January 26th
11.
Film Title: Wrong Turn
Production Co.: Saban Films / Constantin Film
Director: Mike P. Nelson
Writer: Alan B. McElroy
Starring: Charlotte Vega, Adain Bradley, Bill Sage, Emma Dumont, Dylan McTee, Daisy Head, Matthew Modine

Opening Date: January 27th
12.
Film Title: Penguin Bloom
Production Co.: Netflix, Roadshow Films
Director: Glenda Ivin
Writers: Shaun Grant, Harry Cripps
Starring: Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln, Jacki Weaver, Rachel House

Opening Date: January 29th
13.
Film Title: The Little Things
Production Co.: HBO Max, Warner Bros. Pictures, Gran Via Productions
Director and Writer: John Lee Hancock
Starring: Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto, Natalie Morales

14.
Film Title: Nomadland
Production Co.: Searchlight Pictures, Hulu
Director and Writer: Chloé Zhao
Starring: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Charlene Swankie, Bob Wells

15.
Film Title: Malcolm & Marie
Production Co.: Netflix, Fotokem
Director and Writer: Sam Levinson
Starring: Zendaya, John David Washington

16.
Film Title: Finding 'Ohana
Production Co.: Netflix
Director: Jude Weng
Writer: Christina Strain
Starring: Kea Peahu, Alex Aiono, Owen Vaccaro, Marc Evan Jackson

Opening Date: January 30th
17.
Film Title: Wendy Williams: The Movie (Lifetime)
Production Co.: Front Street Pictures, Just Wendy, Will Packer Entertainment
Director: Darren Grant
Writers: Leigh Davenport, Scarlett Lacy
Starring: Ciera Payton, Jamall Johnson, Morocco Omari

FEBRUARY

Opening Date: February 5th
18.
Film Title: Minamata
Production Co.: American International Pictures
Director: Andrew Levitas
Writer: David Kessler
Starring: Johnny Depp, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jun Kunimura, Minami, Ryo Kase, Tadanobu Asano, Akiko Iwase, Bill Nighy

19.
Film Title: Bliss
Production Co.: Amazon Studios
Director and Writer: Mike Cahill
Starring: Owen Wilson, Salma Hayek

20. Film Title: Little Fish
Production Co.: IFC Films / Black Bear Pictures
Director: Chad Hartigan
Writer: Mattson Tomlin
Starring: Olivia Cooke, Jack O'Connell, Raúl Castillo, Soko

21.
Film Title: PVT CHAT
Production Co.: Dark Star Pictures
Director and Writer: Ben Hozie
Starring: Julia Fox, Nikki Belfiglio, Austin Brown, Peter Vack

Opening Date: February 10th
22.
Film Title: Music
Production Co.: Vertical Entertainment
Director: Sia
Writers: Sia, Dallas Clayton
Starring: Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr., Maddie Ziegler

23.
Film Title: Judas and the Black Messiah
Production Co.: HBO Max / Warner Bros. Pictures / Participant / Bron Creative
Director: Shaka King
Writers: Shaka King, Will Berson
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Martin Sheen

24.
Film Title: Breaking News in Yuba County
Production Co.: American International Pictures
Director: Tate Taylor
Writer: Amanda Idoko
Starring: Allison Janney, Mila Kunis, Awkwafina, Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes, Juliette Lewis, Samira Wiley, Matthew Modine, Ellen Barkin

Opening Date: February 12th

25.
Film Title: The Mauritanian
Production Co.: STXfilms
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Writer: Michael Bronner
Starring: Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley, Zachary Levi, Saamer Usmani, Benedict Cumberbatch

26.
Film Title: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Production Co.: Lionsgate / Gloria Sanchez Productions
Director: Josh Greenbaum
Writer: Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
Starring: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, Damon Wayans Jr.

27.
Film Title: French Exit
Production Co.: Sony Pictures Classics
Director: Azazel Jacobs
Writer: Patrick deWitt
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts, Danielle Macdonald, Imogen Poots

28.
Film Title: To All the Boys: Always and Forever
Production Co.: Netflix
Director: Michael Fimognari
Writer: Katie Lovejoy
Starring: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Jordan Fisher, Holland Taylor, Sarayu Blue, John Corbett

29.
Film Title: Minari
Production Co.: A24 / Plan B Entertainment
Director and Writer: Lee Isaac Chung
Starring: Steven Yeun, Han Ye-ri, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Youn Yuh-jung, Will Patton

30.
Film Title: Land
Production Co.: Focus Features, Big Beach
Director: Robin Wright
Writers: Jesse Chatham, Erin Dignam
Starring: Robin Wright, Demián Bichir, Kim Dickens

  1. Film Title: Dog
    Production Co.: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
    Directors: Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin
    Writer: Reid Carolin
    Starring: Channing Tatum

32.
Film Title: Willy's Wonderland
Production Co.: Screen Media Films
Director: Kevin Lewis
Writer: G.O. Parsons
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Emily Tosta, Beth Grant

33.
Film Title: Fear of Rain
Production Co.: Lionsgate
Director and Writer: Castille Landon
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Madison Iseman, Israel Broussard, Harry Connick Jr.

34.
Film Title: What About Love
Production Co.: JPSLD
Director and Writer: Klaus Menzel
Starring: Sharon Stone, Andy García, Iain Glen, José Coronado

35.
Film Title: Flora & Ulysses
Production Co.: Walt Disney Pictures / Disney+
Director: Lena Khan
Writer: Brad Copeland
Starring: Matilda Lawler, Alyson Hannigan, Ben Schwartz, Anna Deveare Smith, Danny Pudi, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Janeane Garofalo, Kate Micucci

Opening Date: February 19th
36.
Film Title: I Care a Lot
Production Co.: Netflix, Black Bear Pictures
Director and Writer: J Blakeson
Starring: Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Chris Messina, Dianne Wiest

37.
Film Title: The Courier
Production Co.: Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions
Director: Dominic Cooke
Writer: Dominic Cooke
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley

38,
Film Title: Tom & Jerry
Production Co.: HBO Max, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Animation Group
Director: Tim Story
Writer: Kevin Costello
Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Colin Jost, Rob Delaney, Ken Jeong

39.
Film Title: Cherry
Production Co.: Apple TV+, AGBO
Directors: Anthony and Joe Russo
Writer: Angela Russo-Otstot, Jessica Goldberg
Starring: Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo Website:

Opening Date: February 26th
40.
Film Title: The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Production Co.: Hulu / Paramount Pictures
Director: Lee Daniels
Writer: Suzan-Lori Parks
Starring: Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Natasha Lyonne, Garrett Hedlund

41.
Film Title: The Vigil
Production Co.: IFC Midnight, Blumhouse Productions
Director and Writer: Keith Thomas
Starring: Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, Malky Goldman, Fred Melamed, Lynn Cohen

Television (TV One) Air Date: February 28th

42.
Film Title: Don’t Waste Your Pretty
Production Co.:
Director: Tamara Bass
Writer: Katrina O’Gilvie
Starring: Raney Branch, Jasmine Burke, Keri Hilson, Kaleka

MARCH

Opening Date: March 5th
43. Film Title: Raya and the Last Dragon
Production Co.: Walt Disney Pictures / Walt Disney Animation Studios / Disney+
Directors: Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada
Writers: Adele Lim, Qui Nguyen
Starring: Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Sandra Oh, Benedict Wong, Izaac Wang, Thalia Tran, Alan Tudyk

44.
Film Title: Coming 2 America
Production Co.: Amazon Studios / Paramount Pictures
Director: Craig Brewer
Writers: Kenya Barris, Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, KiKi Layne, Shari Headley, John Amos, Wesley Snipes, James Earl Jones

45.
Film Title: Chaos Walking
Production Co.: Lionsgate / 3 Arts Entertainment
Director: Doug Liman
Writers: Patrick Ness, Christopher Ford
Starring: Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland, Mads Mikkelsen, Demián Bichir, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Jonas, David Oyelowo

Opening Date: March 12th
46.
Film Title: Yes Day
Production Co.: Netflix
Director: Miguel Arteta
Writer: Justin Malen
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Édgar Ramírez, Jenna Ortega, June Diane Raphael, Nat Faxon

Opening Date: March 19th
47.
Film Title: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Production Co.: Lionsgate
Director and Writer: Tom Gormican
Starring: Kevin Etten (screenplay); Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Tiffany Haddish, Neil Patrick Harris

Opening Date: March 31st
48.
Film Title: Godzilla vs. Kong
Production Co.: HBO Max, Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Entertainment
Director: Adam Wingard
Writers: Eric Pearson, Max Borenstein
Starring: Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir

APRIL

Opening Date: April 2nd
49. Film Title: Nobody
Production Co.: Universal Pictures, Perfect World Pictures
Director: Ilya Naishuller
Writer: Derek Kolstad
Starring: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, RZA, Aleksei Serebryakov, Christopher Lloyd

Opening Date: April 16th
50.
Film Title: Mortal Kombat
Production Co.: HBO Max, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema
Director: Simon McQuoid
Writer: Greg Russo, David Callaham
Starring: Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada

  1. Film Title: Fatherhood
    Production Co.: Columbia Pictures, Bron Creative
    Director: Paul Weitz
    Writers: Paul Weitz, Dana Stevens
    Starring: Kevin Hart, Alfre Woodard, Melody Hurd, Anthony Carrigan, Lil Rel Howery, DeWanda Wise, Paul Reiser

Opening Date: April 23rd
52.
Film Title: The Asset
Production Co.: Lionsgate, Campbell Grobman Films
Director: Martin Campbell
Writer: Richard Wenk
Starring: Michael Keaton, Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson

MAY

Opening Date: May 7th
53.
Film Title: Black Widow
Production Co.: Marvel Studios
Director: Cate Shortland
Writer: Eric Pearson
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, William Hurt, Ray Winstone, Rachel Weisz

Opening Date: May 14th
54.
Film Title: Marry Me
Production Co.:  Universal Pictures, Perfect World Pictures
Director: Kat Coiro
Writers: John Rogers, Tami Sagher, Harper Dill
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, John Bradley, Sarah Silverman

Opening Date: May 21st
55.
Film Title: Free Guy
Production Co.: 20th Century Studios, 21 Laps Entertainment, TSG Entertainment
Director: Shawn Levy
Writers: Matt Lieberman, Zak Penn
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Taika Waititi

56.
Film Title: Spiral
Production Co.: Lionsgate, Twisted Pictures
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Writers: Josh Stolberg, Pete Goldfinger
Starring: Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols

Opening Date: May 28th
57.
Film Title: F9
Production Co.: Universal Pictures, Original Film, One Race Films
Director: Justin Lin
Writer: Daniel Casey
Starring: Vin Diesel, John Cena, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron

58.
Film Title: Cruella
Production Co.: Walt Disney Pictures
Director: Craig Gillespie
Writers: Aline Brosh McKenna, Jez Butterworth, Dana Fox, Kelly Marcel, Tony McNamara, Steve Zissis
Starring: Emma Stone, Paul Walter Hauser, Joel Fry, Mark Strong, Emma Thompson

59.
Film Title: Infinite
Production Co.: Paramount Pictures
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writers: John Lee Hancock, Ian Shorr
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Dylan O'Brien, Sophie Cookson, Rupert Friend, Jason Mantzoukas, Toby Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor

JUNE

Opening Date: June 4th
60. Film Title: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Production Co.: HBO Max, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema
Director: Michael Chaves Writer:
Starring: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick

61.
Film Title: Samaritan
Production Co.: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: Julius Avery
Writer: Bragi F. Schult
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Martin Starr, Moisés Arias, Dascha Polanco, Pilou Asbæk, Javon "Wanna" Walton

62.
Film Title: Spirit Untamed
Production Co.: Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Walden Media
Directors: Elaine Bogan, Ennio Torresan
Writer: Aury Wallington

63.
Film Title: Vivo
Production Co.: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation
Director: Kirk DeMicco
Writers: Kirk DeMicco, Quiara Alegría Hudes

 

Opening Date: June 11th
64. Film Title: Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Production Co.: Columbia PicturesxMRC, Animal Logic
Director: Will Gluck
Writers: Will Gluck, Patrick Burleigh
Starring: Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki, Margot Robbie, James Corden

Opening Date: June 18th
65. Film Title: In the Heights
Production Co.: HBO Max, Warner Bros. Pictures, Likely Story
Director: Jon M. Chu
Writer: Quiara Alegría Hudes
Starring: Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, Jimmy Smits, Lin-Manuel Miranda

66.
Film Title: Luca
Production Co.: Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Director: Enrico Casarosa
Writers: Mike Jones, Jesse Andrews

Opening Date: June 25th
67.
Film Title: Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Production Co.: Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Tencent Pictures
Director: Andy Serkis
Writer: Kelly Marcel
Starring: Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Reid Scott, Stephen Graham, Naomie Harris

Opening Date: June 30th
68.
Film Title: Zola
Production Co.: A24 / Killer Films
Director: Janicza Bravo
Writers: Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris
Starring: Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicholas Braun, Ari'el Stachel, Colman Domingo

JULY
Opening Date: July 2nd
69.
Film Title: Top Gun: Maverick
Production Co.: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Don Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Writers: Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer

70.
Film Title: Minions: The Rise of Gru
Production Co.: Universal Pictures, Illumination
Director: Kyle Balda
Writer: Brian Lynch
Starring: Pierre Coffin, Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, RZA, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy Lawless, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Alan Arkin

Opening Date: July 9th
71.
Film Title: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Production Co.: Marvel Studios
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Writer: David Callaham
Starring: Simu Liu, Tony Leung, Awkwafina, Fala Chen, Meng’er Zhang, Florian Munteanu, Ronny Chieng, Michelle Yeoh

72.
Film Title: The Forever Purge
Production Co.: Universal Pictures, Platinum Dunes, Blumhouse Productions
Director: Everardo Gout
Writer: James DeMonaco
Starring: Ana de la Reguera, Josh Lucas, Tenoch Huerta, Leven Rambin, Will Patton, Cassidy Freeman

Opening Date: July 16th
73.
Film Title: Space Jam: A New Legacy
Production Co.: HBO Max, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Animation Group
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Writers: Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Keenan Coogler, Terence Nance
Starring: LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Khris Davis, Sonequa Martin-Green, Cedric Joe, Jeff Bergman, Eric Bauza

74.
Film Title: Cinderella
Production Co.: Columbia Pictures, Fulwell 73
Director and Writer: Kay Cannon
Starring: Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, Billy Porter, Nicholas Galitzine, James Corden, John Mulaney, Minnie Driver, Pierce Brosnan

75.
Film Title: The Night House
Production Co.: Searchlight Pictures
Director: David Bruckner
Writer: Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Stacy Martin, Evan Jonigkeit, Vondie Curtis Hall

Opening Date: July 23rd
76.
Film Title: The Tomorrow War
Production Co.: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media
Director: Chris McKay
Writer: Zach Dean, Bill Dubuque
Starring: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, Betty Gilpin, Keith Powers, Mike Mitchell, Sam Richardson, J. K. Simmons

77.
Film Title: Old
Production Co.: Universal Pictures / Blinding Edge Pictures / Perfect World Pictures
Director and Writer: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Gael García Bernal, Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie, Alex Wolff, Vicky Krieps, Abbey Lee, Embeth Davidtz, Rufus Sewell

Opening Date: July 30th
78.
Film Title: Jungle Cruise
Production Co.: Walt Disney Pictures
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Writer: Michael Green, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Édgar Ramírez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, Paul Giamatti

79. Film Title: The Green Knight
Production Co.: A24, Bron Studios
Director and Writer: David Lowery
Starring: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Barry Keoghan, Ralph Ineson

AUGUST

Opening Date: August 6th
80.
Film Title: The Suicide Squad
Production Co.: HBO Max, Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Films, Atlas Entertainment
Director and Writer: James Gunn
Starring: Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Peter Capaldi, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis

81.
Film Title: Hotel Transylvania 4
Production Co.: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation
Directors: Jennifer Klushka, Derek Drymon
Writer:
Starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez

Opening Date: August 13th
82.
Film Title: Bios
Production Co.: Universal Pictures / Amblin Entertainment / ImageMovers
Director: Miguel Sapochnik
Writer: Craig Luck, Ivor Powell
Starring: Tom Hanks, Caleb Landry Jones, Samira Wiley, Laura Harrier, Skeet Ulrich

83.
Film Title: Deep Water
Production Co.: 20th Century Studios, Regency Enterprises
Director: Adrian Lyne
Writers: Zach Helm, Sam Levinson
Starring: Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Tracy Letts, Lil Rel Howery, Rachel Blanchard

84.
Film Title: Respect
Production Co.: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Universal Pictures, Bron Creative
Director: Liesl Tommy
Writer: Tracey Scott Wilson
Starring: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore, Skye Dakota Turner, Tate Donovan, Mary J. Blige

85. Film Title: Don't Breathe 2
Production Co.: Screen Gems / Stage 6 Films / Ghost House Pictures
Director: Rodo Sayagues
Writers: Rodo Sayagues, Fede Álvarez
Starring: Stephen Lang

Opening Date: August 20th
86.
Film Title: The King's Man
Production Co.: 20th Century Studios, Marv Films
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Writers: Matthew Vaughn, Karl Gajdusek
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou, Charles Dance

87.
Film Title: The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Production Co.: Lionsgate, Millennium Media
Director: Patrick Hughes
Writers: Tom O'Connor, Brandon Murphy, Phillip Murphy
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Frank Grillo, Richard E. Grant, Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman

88.
Film Title: PAW Patrol: The Movie
Production Co.: Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies
Director: Cal Brunker
Writers: Cal Brunker, Bob Barlen, Billy Frolick
Starring: Iain Armitage, Marsai Martin, Dax Shepard, Tyler Perry, Jimmy Kimmel, Yara Shahidi, Randall Park, Kim Kardashian West

89.
Film Title: Candyman
Production Co.: Universal Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Monkeypaw Productions
Director: Nia DaCosta
Writers: Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld
Starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Vanessa Estelle Williams, Tony Todd

SEPTEMBER

Opening Date: Sep0/tember 3rd
90.
Film Title: Jackass 4
Production Co.: Paramount Pictures, MTV Films
Director: Jeff Tremaine
Writers: Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze
Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Dave England, Ehren McGhehey, Jason "Wee-Man" Acuna, Preston Lacy, Chris Pontius, Jeff Tremaine

Opening Date: September 9th
91.
Film Title: Resident Evil
Production Co.: Screen Gems, Constantin Film
Director: Johannes Roberts
Writers: Johannes Roberts, Greg Russo
Starring: Kaya Scodelario, Robbie Amell, Hannah John-Kamen, Avan Jogia, Tom Hopper, Lily Gao, Neal McDonough, Donal Logue

Opening Date: September 10th
92.
Film Title: Malignant
Production Co.: HBO Max, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema
Director: James Wan
Writer: Akela Cooper
Starring: Annabelle Wallis, Jake Abel, George Young, Maddie Hasson, Michole Briana White, Jacqueline McKenzie, Mckenna Grace

93.
Film Title: A Quiet Place Part II
Production Co.: Paramount Pictures, Platinum Dunes, Opening Date: September 17th Sunday Night Productions
Director and Writer: John Krasinski
Starring: Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Djimon Hounsou, John Krasinski

94.
Film Title: Death on the Nile
Production Co.: 20th Century Studios, Scott Free Productions, TSG Entertainment
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Writer: Michael Green
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, Letitia Wright

95.
Film Title: The Boss Baby: Family Business
Production Co.: Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation
Director: Tom McGrath
Writer: Michael McCullers
Starring: Alec Baldwin, James Marsden, Amy Sedaris, Eva Longoria, Ariana Greenblatt, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, Jeff Goldblum

96.
Film Title: The Man from Toronto
Production Co.: Columbia Pictures
Director: Patrick Hughes
Writer: Robbie Fox
Starring: Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson, Kaley Cuoco, Ellen Barkin

Opening Date: September 24th
97.
Film Title: The Many Saints of Newark
Production Co.: HBO Max / Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, HBO Films
Director: Alan Taylor
Writer: David Chase, Lawrence Konner
Starring: Alessandro Nivola, Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Bernthal, Corey Stoll, Michael Gandolfini, Billy Magnussen, John Magaro, Michela De Rossi, Ray Liotta, Vera Farmiga

98.
Film Title: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Production Co.: Searchlight Pictures
Director: Michael Showalter
Writer: Abe Sylvia
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio

99.
Film Title: Dark Harvest
Production Co.: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: David Slade
Writer: Michael Gilio
Starring:

100.
Film Title: Untitled My Little Pony
Production Co.: ParamouCTOnt Animation, Entertainment One
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
Starring: N/A

OCTOBER

Opening Date: October 1st
101.
Film Title: Dune
Production Co.: HBO Max , Warner Bros. Pictures. Legendary Entertainment
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writers: Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts, Eric Roth
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem

102.
Film Title: The Addams Family 2
Production Co.: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Universal Pictures / Bron Creative
Directors: Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan
Writers: Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Kroll, Javon "Wanna" Walton, Snoop Dogg, Bette Midler, Bill Hader

Opening Date: October 8th
103.
Film Title: No Time to Die
Production Co.: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Universal Pictures, Eon Productions
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writers: Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Starring: Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Ana de Armas, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes

Opening Date: October 15th
104.
Film Title: Halloween Kills
Production Co.: Universal Pictures, Miramax, Blumhouse Productions
Director: David Gordon Green
Writers: David Gordon Green, David Gordon Green
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Anthony Michael Hall, Kyle Richards, Robert Longstreet, Nancy Stephens, Charles Cyphers

105.
Film Title: The Last Duel
Production Co.: 20th Century Studios, Scott Free Productions, TSG Entertainment
Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Nicole Holofcener
Starring: Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck

Opening Date: October 22nd
106.   Film Title: Snake Eyes
Production Co.: Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,  Skydance Media
Director: Robert Schwentke
Writer: Evan Spiliotopoulos
Starring: Henry Golding, Andrew Koji, Úrsula Corberó, Samara Weaving, Iko Uwais

107.
Film Title: Last Night in Soho
Production Co.: Focus Features, Universal Pictures, Working Title Films, Film4
Director: Edgar Wright
Writers: Edgar Wright, Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin McKenzie, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg, Terence Stamp

108.
Film Title: Ron's Gone Wrong
Production Co.: 20th Century Studios, Century Animation
Director: Alessandro Carloni, Jean-Philippe Vine
Writers: Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith

Opening Date: October 29th
109.
Film Title: Antlers
Production Co.: Searchlight Pictures
Director: Scott Cooper
Writers: Scott Cooper, Nick Antosca, C. Henry Chaisson
Starring: Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Graham Greene, Scott Haze, Rory Cochrane, Amy Madigan

NOVEMBER

Opening Date: November 5th
110.
Film Title: Eternals
Production Co.: Marvel Studios
Director: Chloé Zhao
Writers: Kaz Firpo, Ryan Firpo
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Salma Hayek, Brian Tyree Henry, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Don Lee, Lia McHugh, Barry Keoghan, Kit Harington

111.
Film Title: Elvis
Production Co.: HBO Max, Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Writers: Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce
Starring: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Yola, Luke Bracey, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Dacre Montgomery, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham

112.
Film Title: Clifford the Big Red Dog
Production Co.: Paramount Pictures, Entertainment One, Walden Media
Director: Walt Becker
Writers: Jay Scherick, David Ronn, Annie Mumolo, Stan
Starring: Darby Camp, Jack Whitehall, David Alan Grier, Sienna Guillory, Kenan Thompson, Rosie Perez, John Cleese

Opening Date: November 11th
113.
Film Title: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Production Co.: Columbia Pictures, Bron Creative, Ghost Corps
Director: Jason Reitman
Writers: Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan
Starring: Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Paul Rudd, Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts

Opening Date: November 19th
114.
Film Title: Mission: Impossible 7
Production Co.: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, TC Productions
Director and Writer: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Shea Whigham, Henry Czerny

115.
Film Title: King Richard
Production Co.: HBO Max, Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writer: Zach Baylin
Starring: Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn, Dylan McDermott

Opening Date: November 24th
116.
Film Title: Encanto
Production Co.: Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Directors: Byron Howard, Jared Bush, Chasire Castro Smith
Writers: Jared Bush, Chasire Castro Smith

117.
Film Title: Gucci
Production Co.: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Scott Free Productions
Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: Roberto Bentivegna
Starring: Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jack Huston, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro

DECEMBER

Opening Date: December 3rd
118.
Film Title: Nightmare Alley
Production Co.: Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writers: Guillermo del Toro, Kim Morgan
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Toni Collette, Richard Jenkins, Ron Perlman, Rooney Mara, David Strathairn

Opening Date: December 10th
119.
Film Title: West Side Story
Production Co.: 20th Century Studios, Amblin Entertainment
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Tony Kushner
Starring: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Corey Stoll, Brian d'Arcy James, Maddie Ziegler, Rita Moreno

120.
Film Title: American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story
Production Co.: Lionsgate
Directors: Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin
Writers: Jon Erwin, Jon Gunn, David Aaron Cohen
Starring: Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin, Ser'Darius Blain, Adam Baldwin, Virginia Madsen, Dennis Quaid

Opening Date: December 17th
121.
Film Title: Untitled Spider-Man: Far From Home sequel
Production Co.: Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios
Director: Jon Watts
Writers: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers
Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jon Favreau, Jacob Batalon, Tony Revolori, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Foxx, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alfred Molina

Opening Date: December 22nd
122.
Film Title: Matrix
Production Co.: HBO Max / Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures
Director: Lana Wachowski
Writer: Lana Wachowski, Aleksandar Hemon, David Mitchell
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Lambert Wilson, Jada Pinkett-Smith

123.
Film Title: Sing 2
Production Co.: Universal Pictures, Illumination
Director and Writer: Garth Jennings
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Pharrell Williams, Letitia Wright, Eric Andre, Chelsea Peretti, Bono

124.
Film Title: The Nightingale
Production Co.: TriStar Pictures
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Writer: Dana Stevens
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning