Burnin’ Percebes – the pen name for filmmaking duo Juan González and Fernando Martínez – unleash their most audacious work yet with The Fantastic Golem Affairs (El fantástico caso del Golem).
Angela Ramsay
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Sweden Selects ‘Eagles of the Republic’ for Oscar for Best International Feature Film

Eagles of the Republic by Tarik Saleh (Yigit Eken) Sweden has selected Tarik Saleh’s political thriller Eagles of the Republic as its submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.
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Jennifer Lopez to receive the Virtuoso Award for ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ at Savannah Film Festival

Jennifer Lopez in Kiss of the Spider Woman (Ana Carballosa) SCAD Savannah Film Festival will honor Jennifer Lopez with the Virtuoso Award in honor of her performance in Kiss of the Spider Woman and “her trailblazing career across film, television, music, and entertainment”.
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George Clooney Starring in ‘Jay Kelly’ Gets a Gala Premiere at BFI London Film Festival
Noah Baumbach’s comedy-drama Jay Kelly starring George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup and Riley Keough will make its UK premiere as this year’s Cunard Gala of the 69th BFI London Film Festival.
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Jennifer Lawrence to Receive a Donostia Award at San Sebastián Festival

Jennifer Lawrence in Die, My Love by Lynne Ramsay Jennifer Lawrence, currently seen in Lynne Ramsay latest film, Die My Love, will be honored with a Donostia Award at the upcoming 73rd San Sebastián Festival.
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Takahide Hori’s Stop-Motion ‘Junk World’ Enters Midnight Madness at TIFF | Trailers
Here is a trailer for Junk World, the latest film from stop-motion auteur Takahide Hori, set to make its International premiere in the Midnight Madness program at Toronto International Film Festival. The film is a prequel set more than a millennium before Junk Head, Hori’s underground cult hit.
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Yoav Potash’s ‘Among Neighbors’ WW II Holocaust Documentary Heads to Theaters | Trailer
Using hand-drawn animation to bring the past to life, the documentary Among Neighbors investigates the story of a small, rural Polish town where the longstanding peace between Jewish and Polish neighbors was shattered by World War II. The film focuses on one of the last living Holocaust survivors from the town, and an aging eyewitness who saw Jews murdered there — six months after the Nazis were defeated.
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Marcel Łoziński, Oscar-nominated Polish Documentary Filmmaker Dead at 85

Marcel Łoziński (courtesy Krakow Film Festival) Marcel Łoziński, the Oscar-nominated Polish documentary filmmaker passed away on August 20, 2025 at the age of 85. He is known for his Oscar-nominated documentary 89 mm from Europe.
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Poster for Mike Figgis’ Megadoc Documentary on Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis

Here is the new poster for Megadoc, Mike Figgis’ documentary on the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis‘.
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‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ to Close, John Candy Doc is Centerpiece of Nashville Film Festival

Tonatiuh and Diego Luna in Kiss Of The Spider Woman (Courtesy of Roadside Attractions) The 56th Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) will close this year’s lineup with Kiss of the Spider Woman, the musical thriller starring Diego Luna, Tonatiuh and Jennifer Lopez. The festival will honor lead actor Tonatiuh with the Rising Star Award after a Q&A post-screening.

