Out of nearly 1,800 submissions, 87 films from 26 different countries were chosen.
Festival officials said they were expecting submissions to decline this year, but instead, they had close to the usual amount of submissions, with a wider variety of countries then usual.
They said this could be because artist s wrapped up films that they weren t able to focus on prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The festival s Executive Director, Rachel Gregg, said a lot of the films capture the struggles of 2020. What I really noticed from our selection this year was sort of this theme of resilience and transition. I think that a lot of the films, perhaps they didn t mean to do that in the stories they were telling, but, it s a reflection of the moment, Gregg said.
MISSOULA - The nonprofit Big Sky Film Institute announced Friday the full lineup of official selections for the 18th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (BSDFF). The festival will take place as an online exhibition February 19-28, 2021 with the full program of over 75 films available to stream via Eventive, the festivalâs virtual cinema. Festival attendees can enjoy world premiere films, join live-stream Q&As with filmmakers, and interact through a series of community panels and more.
The film lineup includes 27 features and 50 short documentaries including 27 World Premieres and 12 North American Premieres. The program was selected from the 2021 open call which drew nearly 1,800 submissions from 86 nations. Featuring an extraordinary array of perspective and experience, the films reflect an historic moment through stories of cultural activism, criminal justice, human rights, immigration, arts & sciences, humor, aging and natural wonders. In addition to the official sel
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1091 Pictures snaps up “A Woman’s Work”, “The House That Rob Built” Indie film distributor 1091 Pictures, formerly known as The Orchard, has acquired the digital worldwide rights to Yu Gu’s feature-length documentary A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem.
The 80-minute film, which . December 17, 2020
Indie film distributor 1091 Pictures, formerly known as The Orchard, has acquired the digital worldwide rights to Yu Gu’s feature-length documentary
A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem.
The 80-minute film, which enjoyed its world premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, follows the unfolding of a 2014 lawsuit in which two NFL cheerleaders one working with the Oakland Raiders organization and the other, a former Buffalo Bills cheerleader, fought for fair compensation.