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Film News September 2021
September 2021 update of industry news, festival updates, call for films and more from the New England film industry.
Written by Casey Stirling | Posted by: NewEnglandFilm.com
Camden International Film Festival launches this month, while New Hampshire Film Festival is postponed another year. Check out events, industry buzz, and opportunities.
Happenings
The Camden International Film Festival will take place September 16-19 in person, and September 16-26 online. The festival includes screenings, competitions, and more. For tickets and more information, visit the festival website. Read more about this year’s Artist Program Fellows here.
Celebrate the virtual Berkshire International Film Festival September 9-13. Check out screenings and special events; festival passes are available. Learn more and purchase tickets at biffma.org.
The Boston Latino Film Festival runs September 24 to October 3. Check biffma.org for updates.
Portsmouth’s Music Hall hosts “Telluride by the Sea” September 17-19. Catch selections from this year’s Telluride Film Festival. For tickets and more information, click here.
The DocYard’s fall season launches soon. The documentary series will include in-person screenings at Cambridge’s Brattle Theatre along with virtual events. Learn more at thedocyard.com.
The Maine Outdoor Film Festival tours Maine this month, with screenings happening around the state. Click here for a list of events.
Providence hosts a Motif Film Screening Series this summer. Local filmmakers are encouraged
to submit to this series, which will take place on the second Tuesday of each month at DUSK in
Providence through October. Learn more here.
The 2021 New Hampshire Film Festival has been postponed til next Fall. See the press release.
Industry Buzz
New England Film Star Award finalist Georden West is raising funds for the upcoming film Playland, set at Boston’s oldest gay bar. Learn more and make a donation here.
The LEF Foundation has announced the 12 recipients of Moving Image Fund grants. A total of $47,500 will go to early development and pre-production grants for New England filmmakers. Read more about the grants and recipients here.
The upcoming Black Panther sequel has been filming around Massachusetts this summer, including locations in Cambridge and Worcester. Read more from Boston.com.
Several movies are set to film at Marina Bay Studios in Quincy, Massachusetts. Read more about the studios and projects from the Patriot Ledger.
The feature film CODA is now in theaters and streaming on Apple TV+. Written and directed by Massachusetts native Sian Heder, the film was shot in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Learn more here.
The Ryan Reynolds feature Free Guy, shot in Massachusetts, recently premiered. Read more about filming locations here. Reynolds has been back in Massachusetts this summer filming the comedy Spirited with Will Ferrell; read more here.
Opportunities
Applications open on September 1 for Massachusetts Local Cultural Council grants for arts, humanities, and interpretive science projects in local communities. Online application deadline is October 15. Learn more here.
The New Hampshire Film Festival is accepting submissions for the extended screenplay deadline of April 1, 2022 (formerly 9/1/2021). Learn more here.
