After 11 days and over 40,000 attendees from across the Bay Area, the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF49) officially wrapped with A24’s The Debut, with writer/director Jesse Eisenberg in attendance, and announced the Audience Awards winners.
Garry Green
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‘Tenzing’ Wins Audience Award at 49th Mill Valley Film Festival
Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, Willem Dafoe and Benjamin Hoetjes in Tenzing (Apple TV)
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39th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Unveils Competition Lineup, Opens with ‘White Tiger Column’
White Tiger Column by Robert Mentov, Dwight Jantzi, and Bryan Dickie (courtesy IDFA) The 39th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), set to take place in Amsterdam from November 12 to 22, 2026, has announced the main International and Envision competition lineups.
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18th Naples International Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opening Night Shorts
Jackrabbit by Ballard C. Boyd Artis—Naples shared the lineup of 59 films for the 18th Naples International Film Festival, to be held October 22-25, 2026.
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13th Miami Film Festival GEMS Reveals Lineup, to Open with ‘The Debut’ and Close with ‘Club Kid’
Julianne Moore in The Debut by Jesse Eisenberg (A24) The 13th Miami Film Festival GEMS, taking place from October 29 to November 5, 2026, revealed the lineup. GEMS will open with Jesse Eisenberg’s The Debut, and close with Jordan Firstman’s Club Kid.
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29th SCAD Savannah Film Festival Unveils Lineup with ‘Wild Horse Nine’ as Closing Film
From L to R: Steve Buscemi, Sam Rockwell, and John Malkovich in Wild Horse Nine. ( Searchlight Pictures, Diego Araya Corvalán) The Savannah College of Art and Design’s 29th SCAD Savannah Film Festival, taking place October 24-31, revealed its 2026 lineup.
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‘Behemoth!’ Starring Pedro Pascal Set as Closing Film of Newport Beach Film Festival
Kaya Ralls and Pedro Pascal in Behemoth!. (Justin Lubin/Searchlight Pictures) Tony Gilroy’s Behemoth!, starring Pedro Pascal, will close the 27th Newport Beach Film Festival, set to run from October 15-22, 2026.
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AFI FEST 2026 Announces Lineup – Bucking Fastard, Possible Love, and More
Bucking Fastard starring Kate Mara and Rooney Mara AFI FEST 2026, taking place in Hollywood from October 21 to 25, will present 157 films, including Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love; Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden, starring Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto; and Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard, starring Kate Mara and Rooney Mara.
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Kerry Washington Named Ambassador for American Black Film Festival
Kerry Washington (Courtesy ABFF) Kerry Washington has been named the Ambassador for the 31st American Black Film Festival taking place May 20–23, 2027, in Los Angeles.
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74th San Sebastián Film Festival Awards – Mike Leigh’s “Tender Loving Care” Wins Golden Shell
Tender Loving Care by Mike Leigh (Joseph Lynn / Thin Man Films Ltd) Mike Leigh’s Tender Loving Care has won the Golden Shell at the 74th San Sebastián International Film Festival.
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Borscht Belt Film Fest in Upstate NY to Open with ‘We Met at Grossinger’s’
We Met at Grossinger’s, a documentary about the legendary Catskills resort that inspired the movie Dirty Dancing, will open the 3rd annual Borscht Belt Film Fest, taking place November 6-8 in Ellenville, NY.
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Jesse Eisenberg’s The Debut Headlines 39th Virginia Film Festival Lineup
Julianne Moore Paul Giamatti in The Debut by Jesse Eisenberg (A24) The 39th Virginia Film Festival, set for October 21-25, 2026, in Charlottesville, VA, has unveiled the lineup, kicking off on opening night with Jesse Eisenberg’s The Debut.
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Helen Mirren in ‘A Talent for Murder’ to Open SCAD Savannah Film Festival
The 29th SCAD Savannah Film Festival will open with Anton Corbijn’s A Talent for Murder, starring Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren, who will accept the festival’s Legend of Entertainment Award.