
Challengers led the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association’s seventh annual end-of-year Film Awards, with 4 awards including Best Picture, Best Director for Luca Guadagnino, Best Editing, and Best Original Score.

Challengers led the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association’s seventh annual end-of-year Film Awards, with 4 awards including Best Picture, Best Director for Luca Guadagnino, Best Editing, and Best Original Score.

The 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival held its Film Awards at the Palm Springs Convention Center on Friday, January 3, 2025.

Emilia Pérez won six awards at the 29th Capri, Hollywood – International Film Festival, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Karla Sofia Gascon, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Ensemble Cast.

The Substance leads the films winning top honors at the 23rd Annual Columbus Film Critics Association Awards, taking the top spot on the Best Film list, plus Best Director along with Best Original Screenplay for Coralie Fargeat, and Best Lead Performance for Demi Moore.

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof will attend the 2025 Göteborg Film Festival, and present his film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, which is banned in Iran. The Seed of the Sacred Fig is the centerpiece of the festival’s Focus: Disobedience and will have its premiere on January 30 followed by a Directors Talk with Rasoulof. Mohammad Rasoulof is also featured as the screenwriter of Seven Days by Ali Samadi Ahadi, which will be shown during the Göteborg Film Festival.

The 19th Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF) set to take place February 18-23, 2025 in Beaufort, South Carolina unveiled the official selections..

The Julian Assange documentary The Six Billion Dollar Man directed by Eugene Jarecki has withdrawn from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival as the film will not be completed in time. The feature film was playing as a Special Screening in the feature film lineup.

Sing Sing was the big winner at the 2024 Black Film Critics Circle (BFCC) awards, receiving four prizes including Best Film of 2024, Best Actor for Colman Domingo, Supporting Actor for Clarence Maclin and Best Ensemble.