Desert of Namibia by Japanese director Yoko Yamanaka made its world premiere at the 2024 Directors Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival where Yamanaka became the youngest female director to win the FIPRESCI award.
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Yoko Yamanaka’s Japanese Drama Film ‘Desert of Namibia’ Opens in US Cinemas | Trailer
Desert of Namibia directed by Yoko Yamanaka (Kani Releasing)
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‘Will & Harper,’ ‘My Old Ass’ and ‘Crossing’ Among Winners of 36th GLAAD Media Awards
Harper Steele accepts the Outstanding Documentary award for “Will & Harper” at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for GLAAD) At the 36th GLAAD Media Awards held last night, Will & Harper walked away the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary. The documentary film directed by Josh Greenbaum, follows friends actor Will Ferrell and writer Harper Steele as they take a road trip following Steele’s recent gender transition.
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‘DJ Ahmet’ and ‘Mistress Dispeller’ Win Top Jury Awards at 2025 Sonoma International Film Festival
DJ Ahmet by Georgi M. Unkovski (courtesy SIFF) DJ Ahmet has won the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature, and Mistress Dispeller wins for Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Sonoma International Film Festival.
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32nd SXSW Audience Award Winners – ‘Fantasy Life’ and ‘Remaining Native’ Win in Feature Competition
Amanda Peet and Matthew Shear in Fantasy Life. (Fantasy Life Productions LLC) SXSW announced the Audience Award winners for the 32nd SXSW Film & TV Festival today with Fantasy Life by Matthew Shear winning the Narrative Feature Competition Audience Award and and Remaining Native by Paige Bethman won the Documentary Feature Competition Audience Awards.
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‘The Shrouds’ Trailer – Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce Star in David Cronenberg’s Grievous Horror Film
The Shrouds (Janus Films) Janus Films | Sideshow debuted the official trailer for David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds, the body horror film starring Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce and Sandrine Holt.
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‘Mistura’, ‘Ultimate Citizens’ and ‘Porcelain War’ Win Top Awards at Durango Independent Film Festival 2025
Mistura by Ricardo de Montreuil Ricardo de Montreuil’s Mistura, a drama set in 1960s Peru, has won both the Jury Award and Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Durango Independent Film Festival 2025 in Durango, Colorado. Barbara Mori (winner of the Jury Award – Best Performance Female Actor Narrative Feature) stars as a privileged French-Peruvian woman whose life unravels after her husband’s betrayal ostracizes her from elite society.
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Alejandro Zuno Tackles Intersexuality in ‘Newborn’ Film Premiering at Cinequest | Trailer
Newborn (Un mundo para mí) directed by Alejandro Zuno (Screenshot ) Alejandro Zuno, director of the hit Netflix series The Secret of the River, makes his feature directorial debut with Newborn (Un mundo para mí), the first known Mexican film to address intersexuality.
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Casey Shaw’s ‘Unseen Olympiad’ Documentary Brings Olympic Spirit Home With Premiere at Thessaloniki Fest
Unseen Olympiad by Casey Shaw (Shawscope) Where is the best place to premiere a film about the Olympics?
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‘Marcella’ Trailer – Peter Miller’s Documentary Chronicles Inspiring Life of Marcella Hazan, Godmother of Italian Cooking
Marcella Hazan (courtesy Greenwich Entertainment) Greenwich Entertainment shared the official trailer for Marcella, the documentary on the inspiring life story of culinary icon Marcella Hazan. A disabled woman trained as a scientist, Marcella never cooked until she immigrated to America. There she reinvented herself, becoming the godmother of Italian cooking.
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Jean Tsien to be Feted with Tribute at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Jean Tsien.(Kristina Bumphrey) Award-winning editor and producer Jean Tsien will be honored with the 2025 Full Frame Tribute at the 27th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival taking place April 3-6, in Durham. The festival will also screen a curated selection from her significant body of work.
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‘The Teacher’ Trailer – Saleh Bakri and Imogen Poots Star in Farah Nabulsi’s Palestinian West Bank Drama Film
The Teacher (Watermelon Pictures) Watermlon Pictures shared the official trailer The Teacher, Farah Nabulsi’s drama set (and filmed) in the present-day West Bank in the occupied Palestinian Territories, starring Saleh Bakri (The Band’s Visit) and Imogen Poots (The Father).
