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Film News October 2021
October 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
New England Film Star Award call for proposals opens! Plus, festivals across New England, opportunities for filmmakers, and other industry buzz.
Happenings
The New England Online Film Festival is hosting an online Film Retrospective with short films from the past two plus decades of NewEnglandFilm.com. Watch the films online for free through October 15.
Celebrate the Vermont International Film Festival October 8-17. The festival will take place in person in Burlington and Montpelier, as well as virtually. Visit the festival website for more information.
The Boston Asian American Film Festival will take place October 20-24. This year’s festival will be completely virtual. For more information, check out baaff.org.
Flickers’ Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Film Festival runs October 16-24 in Providence, Rhode Island. Events include screenings, discussions, and the H.P. Lovecraft Walking Tour. Purchase tickets and learn more here.
The Boston Palestine Film Festival will be held virtually and in-person October 8-17. For a schedule and more details, visit bostonpalestinefilmfest.org.
Celebrate the Mystic Film Festival October 21-24. The festival will screen at several different venues in Mystic, Connecticut. Visit mysticfilmfestival.com for more information.
The SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival runs October 13-16 in Rhode Island. Check out the list of in-person events and learn more at senefest.com.
The Boston Latino Film Festival concludes on October 3. Check biffma.org for updates.
The New Hampshire Film Festival has been postponed to 2022. Check the festival website for updates on the new date.
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.
Industry Buzz
2020 New England Film Star Award finalist Rachel Thomas’s short film In the Company of Crows recently screened at the Block Island International Film Festival, and will screen at other upcoming New England venues. Learn about the film here.
Hocus Pocus 2 will begin filming in Rhode Island this October. The sequel to the 1993 Halloween classic will shoot around the state over the next few months. Read more from the Boston Globe.
Opportunities
Applications are now open for the 3rd annual New England Film Star Award. This award is an in-kind grant to be given annually to one filmmaker living in New England for their film/video project. The mission of the award is to benefit a filmmaker who has been marginalized/minoritized in mainstream cinema due to their race, gender, gender identity, sexuality, class, able-bodiedness, and/or other factors. Learn more and apply for free at NewEnglandFilm.com by October 31.
Applications are now open 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.
Submit now to the Nantucket Film Festival for features, shorts, and screenplays. Early deadline is October 22; regular December 3; final February 11; extended March 11. For fees and more details, click here.
Submissions are now open for the Providence Children’s Film Festival. Regular deadline is October 31; late November 30. For more information, visit the festival website.
