Boots Riley’s crime comedy I Love Boosters will open the 52nd Seattle International Film Festival, set to take place May 7-17, 2026.
Garry Green
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Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ to Open 52nd Seattle International Film Festival
I Love Boosters by Boots Riley (Neon)
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Leyla Bouzid ‘In a Whisper and Cédric Klapisch ‘Colors of Times’ Win at 31st Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
In a Whisper by Leyla Bouzid The 2026 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema has announced the winning films, with Leyla Bouzid’s In a Whisper receiving the Best Emerging Filmmaker Award and Colors of Times by Cédric Klapisch winning the Audience Award.
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33rd SXSW Film & TV Festival Winners – Wishful Thinking and Summer 2000 Take Top Prizes
Wishful Thinking by Graham Parkes (Christopher Ripley) South by Southwest (SXSW) Film & TV Festival announced the 2026 Jury and Special Award winners, with Wishful Thinking, directed by Graham Parkes, winning in the Narrative Feature Competition, and Summer 2000: The X-Cetra Story, directed by Ayden Mayeri, winning in the Documentary Feature Competition.
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28th Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Unveils New Docs and Invited Programs Lineup
The Oldest Person in the World by Sam Green (courtesy Full Frame) The 28th Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, taking place April 16–19, 2026, in downtown Durham, North Carolina, revealed the 49 films in the New Docs and Invited Programs lineup.
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Barbra Streisand to Receive Honorary Palme d’or at Cannes Film Festival
Barbra Streisand (Jean Nelson) Hello, Gorgeous! Barbra Streisand is set to attend Cannes Film Festival for the first time, where she will receive an Honorary Palme d’or during the Awards Ceremony.
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10th Overlook Film Festival Reveals First Wave of Films, Opens with Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’
Inde Navarrette stars as Nikki and Michael Johnston as Bear in Obsession directed by Curry Barker (Courtesy of Focus Features) The Overlook Film Festival unleashed the first wave of films for its tenth annual edition, taking place April 9 – April 12, 2026, at the Prytania Theatres in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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43rd Miami Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with Daniel Roher’s ‘Tuner’
Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall in Tuner by Daniel Roher The 43rd Miami Film Festival, taking place April 9–19, 2026, unveiled its lineup of over 160 narratives, documentaries, and short films from 45 countries, including 40 World Premieres.
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Adrian Chiarella’s ‘Leviticus’ Headlines 55th New Directors/New Films Lineup
Joe Bird in Leviticus by Adrian Chiarella (Ben Saunders) Presented by Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, the 55th edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF) returns from April 8 through April 19, 2026, with 24 features and 10 shorts.
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Peter Jackson to Receive Honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
Peter Jackson (fredduval) New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson, known for directing the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit trilogies, will receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
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‘How to Clean a House in Ten Easy Steps’ First Look (Clip) at Carolina González Valencia’s Hybrid Documentary
How to Clean a House in Ten Easy Steps, the debut feature by Carolina González Valencia, shared a first-look clip ahead of its world premiere at True/False Film Festival.
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Maude Apatow’s ‘Poetic License’ to Headline 29th Sonoma International Film Festival Lineup
Poetic License by Maude Apatow Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF) has revealed a 104-film lineup spanning 37 countries for its 29th annual edition, taking place March 25–29, 2026.
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‘Phenomena’ First Look at Josef Gatti’s Psychedelic Immersive Documentary
Ahead of its World Premiere at the True/False Film Fest, here is the first look teaser clip for Phenomena, the immersive feature documentary from filmmaker Josef Gatti.