Jacob Elordi will be honored at the 2025 Newport Beach Film Festival with the Maverick Award for his “remarkable performance” in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.
Garry Green
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Jacob Elordi to Receive Maverick Award at Newport Beach Film Festival for Frankenstein
Jacob Elordi in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (Ken Woroner/Netflix)
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Will Arnett, Rose Byrne, Zoey Deutch Among Honorees at SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Zoey Deutch in Nouvelle Vague (Netflix) The 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival has named Will Arnett, Rose Byrne, Miles Caton, Zoey Deutch, Joel Edgerton, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Dylan O’Brien, Benny Safdie, and Tessa Thompson among its honorees.
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Cole Webley’s ‘Omaha’ Wins Top Grand Jury Prize at 14th Richmond Film Festival
Omaha by Cole Webley The road-trip family film Omaha by Cole Webley walked away with the Grand Jury Prize Best Overall Feature Film at the 14th Richmond International Film Festival.
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Pedro Pinho’s ‘I Only Rest in the Storm’ 217 Minutes Long Portuguese Epic Drama Premieres at NY Film Festival
Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Pinho’s 217 minutes long epic odyssey I Only Rest in the Storm will makes its North American premiere at the 63rd New York Film Festival.
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30th Busan Film Festival Winners – ‘On Your Lap’ Wins 4 Vision Awards
On Your Lap (Pangku) directed by Reza Rahadian (courtesy Busan International Film Festival) On Your Lap (Pangku) the Indonesian drama directed by actor Reza Rahadian in his feature directorial debut, is the big winner of the Busan Vision Awards at the 30th Busan International Film Festival, snagging 4 awards.
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‘It’s Dorothy’ ‘She Dances’ and ‘Remember’ Series Headline 7th Micheaux Film Festival
It’s Dorothy! (Austin Harris) The Micheaux Film Festival returns for its seventh edition, October 23–26, 2025, with Opening Night featuring the Los Angeles Premiere of the feature documentary It’s Dorothy and the World Premiere of the episodic selection “Remember.”
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Kevin Shaw’s One Golden Summer Headlines Opening Night of Chicago Film Festival
One Golden Summer (Chicago Tribune TCA) The 61st Chicago International Film Festival will open with World Premiere of Kevin Shaw’s documentary One Golden Summer, the true story behind Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West Little League team’s heartbreaking fall from grace and the subsequent road to redemption, as told by the players themselves.
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Mill Valley Film Festival to Open with Hamnet Starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal
Hamnet, directed by Academy Award winner Chloé Zhao (Nomadland, Eternals) and starring Jessie Buckley (Women Talking, The Lost Daughter, Wild Rose) and Paul Mescal (Gladiator, Aftersun) will open this year’s 48th Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF48), presented by the California Film Institute (CAFILM).