
Diane Ladd, actress and mother of actress Laura Dern, known for her Academy Award nominated performances in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Wild at Heart, and Rambling Rose, has died at the age of 89.
Selected as North Macedonia’s Oscar entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, the docu-fable The Tale of Silyan follows a farmer who develops a unique bond with a wounded white stork as he nurses the bird back to health.

Mile End Kicks, a romantic comedy written and directed by Chandler Levack (I Like Movies), has been acquired by Sumerian Pictures with plans for a nationwide theatrical release in the U.S.

Colman Domingo will receive the Lumière Award at the 34th Philadelphia Film Festival, “recognizing his extraordinary contributions to the art of cinema and his deep ties to the city of Philadelphia.”
The documentary One to One: John & Yoko gives a rare inside look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s first year in New York City in the early 1970s.

Egypt’s Oscar entry Happy Birthday, directed by Sarah Goher, has won the Narrative Feature Grand Prize at the 34th Heartland International Film Festival.

Miami born filmmaker Ondi Timoner will receive the Golden Key Award for Excellence In Documentary Filmmaking at this year’s Key West Film Festival.

Over 100 independent films have been selected to screen at the 23rd New Hampshire Film Festival taking place October 16–19, 2025 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

The 33rd Hamptons International Film Festival will close with the world premiere of Maria Friedman’s Merrily We Roll Along starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez. .

The Catskills Borscht Belt Museum unveiled the curated lineup of films presented at the 2nd annual Borscht Belt Film Fest, taking place October 31 – November 2, 2025 in Ellenville.