Dances With Films: LA has unveiled the film lineup for the 29th edition of the Los Angeles-based indie film festival taking place June 18-28, 2026.
Garry Green
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29th Dances With Films: LA Unveils Lineup. Opens with Jay Silverman’s ‘Yale’
Yale by Jay Silverman (Jay Silverman Productions)
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79th Cannes Film Festival Winners – Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ Wins Palme d’Or
Fjord by Cristian Mungiu The Norwegian-set drama Fjord, directed by Cristian Mungiu, has won the Palme d’Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
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Moshe Rosenthal’s ‘Tell Me Everything’ to Open 46th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Tell Me Everything by Moshe Rosenthal | photo by Ziv Berkovich Tell Me Everything, from Israeli director Moshe Rosenthal, will make its California Premiere as the Opening Night film of the 46th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival on Thursday, July 16 at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco.
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50th Frameline – San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival Announces Full Lineup
Brittney Griner in The Brittney Griner Story by Alex Stapleton. Frameline announced the full lineup of over 140 films from 35 countries for the milestone 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) taking place June 17–27, 2026.
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Forge, ‘Before the Moon Falls’ and ‘Seat at the Table’ Win at 44th CAAMFest
Jing Ai Ng, director, Forge (left), Andie Ju, lead actress, Forge (center), and Dave Liu, producer, Forge (right) at CAAMFest (Photo Credit: Justin Chu) The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) wrapped its 44th annual CAAMFest in San Francisco Japantown, with the top award for best narrative feature going to Jing Ai Ng’s Forge, and the documentary feature prize went to Kimberlee Bassfor’s Before the Moon Falls.
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12th Bentonville Film Festival Reveals Lineup, Opens with Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick’s ‘Family Movie’
Family Movie starring Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick The 2026 Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) set for June 15-21, in Bentonville, Arkansas, revealed the competition program lineup of 34 feature films.
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‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ to Close Frameline – San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma by Jane Schoenbrun (Mubi) The US premiere of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, directed by Jane Schoenbrun, will close the 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50), taking place June 17–27, 2026.
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26th Havana Film Festival NY Havana Star Prize Winners – Ana Cristina Barragan’s ‘The Ivy (Hiedra)’ Wins Best Film
The Ivy (Hiedra) by Ana Cristina Barragán At the closing ceremony, the 26th Havana Film Festival NY honored the winning films with the Havana Star Prize, awarding Best Film to The Ivy (Hiedra) by Ana Cristina Barragán (Ecuador).
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73rd Sydney Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with Australian Premiere of Selina Miles’ ‘Silenced’
Jennifer Robinson in Silenced by Selina Miles | photo by Michael Latham The 73rd Sydney Film Festival set to take place 3-14 June 2026, launched its program lineup of 248 films from 81 countries.
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‘If I Go Will They Miss Me’ and ‘A Life Illuminated’ Take Top Wins at 32nd San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
If I Go Will They Miss Me by Walter Thompson-Hernandez If I Go Will They Miss Me won the Best Narrative Feature, and A Life Illuminated won Best Documentary Feature – the top prizes in the George Sidney Independent Film Competition at the 32nd San Luis Obispo International Film Festival,
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Mehrnoush Alia’s ‘1001 Frames’ to Make Hometown Premiere at Brooklyn Film Festival
1001 Frames by Mahsa Rezaei (credit Hamed Hosseini Sangar) 1001 Frames, the feature directorial debut of Brooklyn-based and Iranian-American filmmaker Mehrnoush Alia, will make its hometown New York premiere at the Brooklyn Film Festival.
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Colman Domingo to Receive Variety Creative Conscience Award at San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Colman Domingo (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency) Colman Domingo will be honored with the Variety Creative Conscience Award at the 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50).