AIFF2021 Festival 
(VIRTUAL: April 15-29; LIVE: June 24-28)

AIFF2021: 20th Anniversary hybrid "Double Feature" Festival. Part 1: Two Weeks of Virtual Films - April 15-29, 2021; Part 2: Five Nights of Outdoor, Socially-Distanced Screenings at 2 Rogue Valley Venues - June 24-28, 2021. Join Ashland Independent Film Festival for this incredible event!

18th San Francisco Greek Film Festival

The San Francisco Greek Film Festival is dedicated to recognizing, supporting, and promoting films by Greek and Cypriot filmmakers from around the world. The 18th Annual SFGFF will take place online April 16-25, 2021, with all screenings available free of charge.

Cadence: Video Poetry Festival 2021

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Gene Siskel Film Center

The Film Center’s programming includes annual film festivals that celebrate diverse voices and international cultures, premieres of trailblazing work by today’s independent filmmakers, restorations and revivals of essential films from cinema history, and insightful, provocative discussions.

Annapolis Film Festival

10 Day Virtual Film Festival. Join us April 8 - 18, 2021!

Panic Film Fest 2021

JCC Rockland Jewish Film Festival

Celebrating the rich history of Jewish culture through unique and diverse films from around the world.

Winnipeg Cinematheque

37th Chicago Latino Film Festival

The Chicago Latino Film Festival is the largest and oldest Latino film festival in the United States, showcasing more than 100 diverse films of cultural and social significance from Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the US. 

Princeton Environmental Film Festival

AARP Movies for Grownups Screenings

2021 Florida Film Festival

Now in its 30th year, The Florida Film Festival is an Oscar®-qualifying festival, premiering the best in current, independent, and international cinema. Enjoy 159 films from the comfort of your home.

LUNAFEST: FILMS BY AND ABOUT WOMEN

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Observatory + Live Q&A

Jared Flesher, Princeton University Office of Sustainability; 2021, 11, English, US, Yes, NR

Discover a delightful secret world, right in Princeton

United States of America

COUNTRY NOISE

Kathi Wolf, Nadine Sauter, Heidi Walcher, Karl Fischer, Volkram Zschiesche, Rupert Markthaler, Hannes Kempert, Lisa Miller, Lisa Miller, Robert Guschel, Johannes Müller, Lisa Miller; Germany, German, In German (dialect) with English subtitles, Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, 102, 2017

Free virtual screening, presented by the German Film Office as part of our monthly German Movie Nights

Pushed Up the Mountain

Julia Haslett, Julia Haslett, Julia Haslett, Geng Yuying, Botanist and Author; David Chamberlain, Botanist; Fang Zhendong, Conservation Biologist; Sun Weibang, Conservation Biologist; Ian Sinclair, Horticulturist and Conservationist; Hou Shen, Environmental Historian; Liu Huajie, Philosopher of Science; Pan Fujun, Scholar and Author; Zhang Chao, Conservationist, Julia Haslett, Shannon Kennedy, Daniel Thomas Davis, Mengqi Jiang; 2020, 76, China/UK, NR

Pushed Up the Mountain is a poetic and emotionally intimate film about plants and the people who care for them.

Canada

Bella

Elena Topalidou, Nikos Kouris, Elena Mengreli, Thelyia Petraki, Kostas Tagalakis, Thelyia Petraki; Greece, Modern Greek (1453-), English, 24, 2020, Visions du Réel

The Arm Wrestler

Georgios Gousis, Fotini Economopoulou, Vasso Patrouba, Sofia Dimopoulou, Georgios Gousis; Greece, Modern Greek (1453-), 22, 2019

Ballad for a Pierced Heart

Vasilis Bisbikis, Viky Papadopoulou, Yannis Tsortekis, Stathis Stamoulakatos, Vangelis Mourikis, Yannis Economides, Panos Papahadzis, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Elie Meirovitz, Ingmar Trost, Yannis Economides, Yannis Economides, Harry Lagoussis, Dimosthenis Papamarkos; Greece, France, Germany, Cyprus, Modern Greek (1453-), 140, 2020

Set against the backdrop of the economic crisis and a rundown club scene, director Yannis Economides’ piercingly wicked gangster comedy expertly portrays a cast of characters on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

Urban Growth

Nate Dorr, Nathan Kensinger, Nate Dorr, Nathan Kensinger; 2020, 13, US, No, NR

Blood Conscious

Annette Adams-Brown, Jacklyn Collier, Nick Damici, Sam Tyndall, Akari Uchiyama	, Timothy Covell, Christina Behnke, Timothy Covell; 82

Spirited Ghosts: The Animated Films of Amanda Strong

Illinois

Northwest Indiana

The Sign Painter

Viesturs Kairiss, Guntis Trekteris ; Latvia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Latvian, Russian, German, Yiddish, 112, 2020

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THE DAZZLED Virtual Screening & Discussion

Sarah Suco; France, French, East Coast, 89, 2019

Based on the true story of a 12 year-old girl who becomes an outcast at school when her parents join a controlling religious commune in southwestern France.

LOCALS SHORTS 2:  Short Films  (FREE)

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Parasite

Bong Joon-ho; Korea, Korean, Academy Award for Best Picture, R, 132, 2019

Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan. Parasite won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020. Please note that this film is in Korean with English subtitles. Rated R for brief scenes of intense violence that might upset some viewers.

Sky Blossom

Richard Lui; United States, English, Documentary, NR, 79, 2020

Sky Blossom is a raw, inspiring window into 5.4 million students stepping forward as frontline heroes. Caring for family with tough medical conditions, they stay at home doing things often seen only in hospitals. They are cheerleaders, work part time, and go to college — but also live double lives — quietly growing up as America’s next greatest generation.

British Columbia

Crazy8s 2021 Online Gala Screening

Unveiling of 6 brand new short films made in just 8 exhilarating days at our annual Crazy8s 2021 Online Gala Screening Showcase.

Florida

TOVE

Zaida Bergroth; 2021, 100, English, Swedish, and Finish w/ English Subtitles, Finland, SOUTHEAST

Painter Tove Jansson finds worldwide success from an unexpected side project in the midst of artistic struggles and an unrequited love affair causing hardships in an already unconventional personal life.

MY BEST PART (GARCON CHIFFON)

Nicolas Maury; 2020, 112, French w/ English Subtitles, France, US

Pathologically jealous of his boyfriend and plagued by romantic professional and familial misadventures, up-and-coming actor Jérémie flees Paris to reset in the country with his mother, who turns out to be more than a little invasive.

TRIPLE THREAT

Stacey Maltin; 2020, 98, English, USA, EAST COAST

In this musical-in-a-film, close friendships are slowly pulled apart as a once shared dream of stardom is abandoned by one in favor of fatherhood.

Sue Eisenfeld - "Wandering Dixie: Dispatches from the Lost Jewish South"

Lecture from author Sue Eisenfeld about her memoir/travelogue "Wandering Dixie."

They Ain't Ready for Me

Tamar Manasseh, Daniel Kullman, Brad Rothschild, Connor Kalista, Brad Rothschild, Connor Kalista; United States, English, 87, 2020

Everything in the End

Mylissa Fitzsimmons, Elizabeth Austin, Raul Portero, Reynir Eli Kristinsson, Kolbrún Erna Pétursdóttir, Ylfa Marín Haraldsdótti, Todd Hickey, Nicole McClure, Elizabeth Harris, John Schorg, Darren Morze, Brenden Hubbard, Þórunn Guðjónsdóttir, Mylissa Fitzsimmons; 74, Iceland, United States, English, 2020

(APRIL 18-19)  Soft-spoken Paulo has travelled from Portugal to Iceland when along with the rest of the world he learns that the Earth will cease to exist in a matter of days.

MICROPLASTIC MADNESS

Atsuko Quirk, Debby Lee Cohen , Atsuko Quirk , Atsuko Quirk, Debby Lee Cohen ; United States, English, 76, 2019

Microplastic Madness is an optimistic take on the local and global plastic pollution crisis as told through a refreshing urban youth point of view with an inspiring take action message.

Tripoli Cancelled | طرابلس الملغية

Naeem Mohaiemen | نعيم مهيمن; 2017, 95 minutes | 95 دقيقة, English with English subtitles | بالإنجليزية مع ترجمة إلى الإنجليزية, Germany, United Arab Emirates | ألمانيا، الإمارات العربية المتحدة,  ,  ,  

This critically-acclaimed film offers a metaphorical reflection on the physical and mental isolation of the migrant experience. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the film’s director, Naeem Mohaimen. | يتناول هذا الفيلم الذي لاقى إشادة من النقاد انعكاساً مجازياً عن تجربة العزلة الجسدية والعقلية التي يعيشها المهاجرون. يلي العرض جلسة أسئلة وأجوبة مع مخرج الفيلم نعيم مهيمن.

Dangerous Ladies

Charles Clapsaddle / Kate Alexander; United States, English, 2020, 67

With many of its scenes filmed in Sarasota's Studio Theater,  DANGEROUS LADIES utilizes historical photos, dramatic monologues, and even song to look back on the suffragists and their precursors, whose courage ultimate led to women being given the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th amendment.

Hot screenings to pre-order

April 16th - 17th, 2021

Join NFMLA for their Film Festival on April 16th - 17th! Featured are panels with the director of WandaVision and writer of Insecure, as well as a program of animated short films from around the world and 3 acclaimed feature films. See great films and learn while building new relationships!

First Cut! Youth Film Festival 2021

This 12th edition of First Cut! will be entirely online. Audiences from all over Ireland, and from abroad, are invited to join us virtually for a completely free programme of events.

Women+Film Festival

Denver Film's annual celebration of women in filmmaking, featuring exclusive premieres and community conversations. 

Monadnock 2021 Earth Day Festival

Monadnock Earth Day Film Festival is a free online event featuring films and panel discussions that celebrate and cultivate a more resilient world.

Film festivals & screening series

AFI Silver Virtual Screening Room

JBFC Virtual Marquee

Our Virtual Marquee offers a robust selection of interesting new releases and repertory films. Enjoy curated films and series from home.

German Movie Nights

An intense, slow-burning thriller, Western tells a universal story of masculinity and xenophobia on the contemporary frontier of Eastern Europe. Presented by the German Film Office, an initiative of the Goethe-Institut and German Films, as part of our monthly German Movie Nights

Images Cinema Virtual Screenings

A Berkshires tradition for over 100 years, Images Cinema is a single-screen, nonprofit theater that celebrates film as an art form, a source of entertainment and a means of building community, both online and in person.

Montclair Film Virtual Cinema

Montclair Film's Virtual Cinema is the best way to watch the latest movies from home while supporting our non-profit organization.

The Little Theatre

Virtual Cinema from Cinemapolis

Virtual Cinema platform for Cinemapolis, Ithaca's Member Supported Independent Movie Theater

Utah Film Center Screening Room

Free weekly film screenings, filmmaker Q&As, and more! Featuring the best in documentary films and beyond that utilize the power of film to educate, inspire, and engage, transcending political, geographic, cultural, and religious boundaries to highlight human experiences from around the world.

BAMPFA

While BAMPFA is temporarily closed, enjoy new releases, restored classics, and exclusive film series, selected by our curators, now available in your own home. When you rent a screening, you're supporting both filmmakers and BAMPFA during an especially challenging time for independent cinema.

The Brattlite

A cinematic institution, Cambridge, MA's The Brattle brings its acclaimed programming online with THE BRATTLITE, an ongoing series of virtual repertory screenings and periodic special events running alongside weekly premieres of new titles.

Arthouse cinemas

Looking For A Lady w/ Fangs & Moustache

THE FATHER

Nominated for 6 Academy Awards ® including BEST PICTURE, BEST ACTOR Anthony Hopkins, and BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Olivia Colman. Watch now on Eventive.

MADE IN ABYSS: Dawn of the Deep Soul

Steve Bell Online Media Channel

Steve Bell is a multiple Juno Award winning Canadian singer/songwriter, storyteller, & troubadour for our time. Over the course of a 30 year solo career, he has been sharing a message of love, hope & faith through songs, stories, and writings. This channel is your gateway to his online concerts! 

2040 US Virtual Screenings

Truth to Power

System of a Down’s Serj Tankian takes an unexpected path. His passion for human rights & activism led him to become a social justice organizer. Interviews with the band, producers, & fellow rock icons, this is an energizing call to action. 

The New Normal (2020 ABFF Award Winner)

A relationship dramedy, The New Normal is everyday people battling Discrimination, Misogyny, Addiction, Mental Health, Nepotism etc while trying their darndest to escape society’s suffocating boots with sometimes dire, often hilarious and always surprising results on their way to a whole New Normal.

Days of the Bagnold Summer

COLCOA VIRTUAL CINEMA

Enjoy a selection of French films and series available on-line from new and recent releases to restored classics movies, some of them previously premiered and awarded at the COLCOA Film Festival. 

John Lewis: Good Trouble - Virtual Cinema

Long Live Rock...Celebrate The Chaos

Sophie Jones

The raw, emotional coming-of-age story of Sophie, a teen pushing the boundaries of her newfound sexual awakening as she copes with the recent loss of her mother.

Virtual cinema releases

Crazy8s Film Society is proud to present the unveiling of 6 brand new short films made in just 8 exhilarating days at our annual Online Gala Screening Showcase. Crazy8s is an 8 day filmmaking challenge that provides funding and support to emerging filmmakers to help them produce a short film!

Sheen Center x 8beats

8beats is the largest Catholic collaborative independent film project ever made. 8beats is an anthology film that explores the collision of the beatitudes into our human experience.

Miracle, Baby Live Screening and Q&A

Join Insulin to Innovation for a special screening of Miracle, Baby, an inspiring documentary about professional hockey player Cory Conacher who lives with type 1 diabetes. A Q&A with Cory, pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Vandermeulen, and Canadian filmmaker Calvin Hudson Hwang follows.

Klamath Community Band in concert

Klamath Community Band performs live at The Ross Ragland Theater in Klamath Falls, Ore. on Sunday, April 11 at 2 p.m.

ACS Talks

The ACS Talks library consists of over 30 hours of Q&As with filmmakers from all over the world talking about their films and filmmaking.

The Ideologies & The Promise Experience

Newcomer Alex Pacheco has created a film Qonarts calls "Powerful". Prior to its premiere, he brings "The Virtual Experience" on Eventive: 4 engaging livestreams (26-min preview screening included) each tackling a new theme. 4/18: Livestream IV, includes return on 4/20 for archived first 3 streams!

SPARK FX 2021 Conference

Year after year, SPARK FX presents some of the most creative and innovative work in VFX for both film and television. Our mission is to foster community, ignite the imagination, highlight leading artistic and technological advancements within Vancouver’s VFX industry through our signature events.

Canadian Film Day, presented by Gimli Film Fest

A special presentation for National Canadian Film Day, 

IN FOCUS: Asian-American Film and its Media Representation

In Focus is a discussion series centered around film culture and the communities shaping the future of it. 

Yom Haatzmaut Screening

Klamath Symphony in concert

Special events

TMFF Cinema

TMFF Cinema is a curated collection of the best adventure, dramatic and inspirational stories as told through the lens of the motorcycle.