
The animated film Gaïa by Gwenola Heck walked away with the €20,000 Saxon Film Promotion Prize in the National Competition at the 38th Filmfest Dresden international short film festival.

The animated film Gaïa by Gwenola Heck walked away with the €20,000 Saxon Film Promotion Prize in the National Competition at the 38th Filmfest Dresden international short film festival.
Lucid, directors Deanna Milligan and Ramsey Fendall’s trippy 90s-inspired art-punk film, has been acquired by Dark Star Pictures for release in the U.S.
Here is the first look (trailer) at Apart, an animated short film written by Spike Lee along with Tim Jones, Jeff Leisawitz, and Lubabalo Mtati.

French director, screenwriter and novelist José Giovanni, known for his realistic, gritty crime novels, will be the focus of the retrospective at the 74th San Sebastián Film Festival.

Regina King, Chloe Baily, Coco Jones, Taye Diggs, and Iyanla Vanzant, are among the directors, producers, talent, and more participating in conversations and panels as part of the programming lineup at the 2026 American Black Film Festival.

Curry Barker’s Obsession, the Opening Night film of the 2026 Overlook Film Festival, walked away with the feature film Audience Award at the horror film fest.
A woman’s life fractures in quiet, unsettling waves in The Currents, a psychological drama from director Milagros Mumenthaler.

Tribeca Festival has unveiled its 2026 feature and short film lineup for its milestone 25th-anniversary edition, taking place June 3–14, 2026 in New York City.

The 18th annual ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York returns April 23 to 30, 2026, presenting more than 30 films that the festival describes as titles that “speak to the urgency of this moment.”

The 52nd Seattle International Film Festival, taking place May 7 to 17, 2026, announced the lineup of 203 films from 71 countries and regions.
In The Mountain, the feature directorial debut from Rachel House, three young misfits set out on an emotional and physical quest to climb the sacred Taranaki Maunga, hoping to find something far greater than adventure along the way