Violent Butterflies by Adolfo Dávila has won the Best International Feature Film at the 24th RIFF – Rome Independent Film Festival under the artistic direction of Academy Award winner Paul Haggis.
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‘Violent Butterflies’ and ‘E se mio padre’ Take Top Awards at 24th Rome Independent Film Festival
Violent Butterflies by Adolfo Dávila (courtesy RIFF)
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Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire Headlines 22nd Marrakech International Film Festival Lineup
Dead Man’s Wire by Gus Van Sant Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire will open the 22nd Marrakech International Film Festival kicking off today November 28th, and running through December 6th, 2025.
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Teenage Wasteland Trailer – 90’s Highschoolers Uncover Corruption and Ecological Conspiracy in Upstate New York
Teenage Wasteland, the new documentary by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine, follows a band of high schoolers in upstate New York In the ‘90s, who, expose a toxic landfill threatening their own community.
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‘Wizkid: Long Live Lagos’ Trailer – Nigerian Superstar is Featured in HBO Music Box Series
Nigerian singer Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known as ‘Wizkid’ is the subject of the documentary Wizkid: Long Live Lagos, featured in the HBO “Music Box” series created by Bill Simmons.
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‘A Sad and Beautiful World’ and ‘Left-Handed Girl’ Take Top 11th Asian World Film Festival Awards
A Sad and Beautiful World by Cyril Aris The Lebanese film A Sad and Beautiful World directed by Cyril Aris has won the Snow Leopard for Best Film, the top jury prize at the 11th annual Asian World Film Festival.
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‘A Fox Under a Pink Moon’ Takes Top Prize at 38th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
A Fox Under a Pink Moon by Mehrdad Oskouei (IDFA) The Iranian film A Fox Under a Pink Moon by Mehrdad Oskouei has won the Award for Best Film in the International Competition at the 38th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).
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‘The Brotherhood’ Docu to Open Sun Valley Film Festival, Fest to Honor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gus Van Sant
Arnold Schwarzenegger (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency) The Sun Valley Film Festival running from December 3-7, 2025 unveiled the lineup of 16 narrative and documentary features and 32 shorts.
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Hamnet, ‘Sentimental Value’, ‘Ask E. Jean’ Win 14th Key West Film Festival Awards
courtesy Key West Film Festival Winners Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet wins again, this time, snagging the award for Best Narrative Feature Film at the 14th Key West Film Festival.
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‘The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo’ Trailer – Netflix Documentary Investigates True Photographer of the Vietnam War Photo
Directed by Bao Nguyen, the Netflix documentary The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo investigates one of the most iconic images of the Vietnam War.
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Belén and ‘Canceled: The Paula Deen Story’ Win Miami Film Festival GEMS Audience Awards
Belén by Dolores Fonzi Belén directed by Dolores Fonzi, which screened as a Centerpiece film, has won the Audience Award at Miami Film Festival GEMS 2025.
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Frankenstein and ‘No Other Choice’ Win Audience Awards at SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Frankenstein (Ken Woroner/Netflix) The 28th SCAD Savannah Film Festival has announced the winners with Frankenstein winning the Audience Award, and No Other Choice winning the International Audience Award.
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Viva Verdi! – Retired Opera Singers and Musicians Get a Third Act in Yvonne Russo’s Documentary | Trailer
Viva Verd! by Yvonne Russo (screenshot) Set in Milan’s iconic retirement home, Casa Verdi, the documentary Viva Verdi! follows distinguished opera singers and musicians living out their “third act” while still creating, teaching and performing.