The 14th Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) taking place September 23rd – 28th, 2025 in Richmond, Virginia, features six days of award-winning film premieres and signature events around this year’s theme, Bare Naked.
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14th Richmond International Film Festival Themed ‘Bare Naked’ Features 170 Films
Myth of the Ghost Kingdom by Jason Mullis
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Emily Mkrtichian’s ‘There Was, There Was Not’ Documentary Gets Fall Release | Trailer
Emily Mkrtichian’s feature documentary debut There Was, There Was Not follows four women living in Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed conflict zone between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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American Black Film Festival Launches Pop-Up Tour
American Black Film Festival (ABFF) is expanding beyond its flagship annual Miami Beach event to launch the ABFF Pop-Up Tour, a new national initiative bringing the festival to four major cities across the U.S. this fall.
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Hikari’s ‘Rental Family’ Starring Brendan Fraser Gets Gala Premiere at BFI London Film Festival | Trailer
Rental Family, with director Hikari and star Brendan Fraser in attendance, will make its UK premiere as this year’s American Express Gala of the 69th BFI London Film Festival.
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63rd New York Film Festival Reveals Spotlight Lineup with Nouvelle Vague, Mr. Scorsese, Stiller & Meara
Nouvelle Vague by Richard Linklater (Jean Louis Fernandez) 63rd New York Film Festival (NYFF63) revealed the Spotlight lineup showcasing 12 features as well as nine short films. Feature-length films include Richard Linklater return to NYFF for the sixth time with Blue Moon, capturing a pivotal night in the life of lyricist Lorenz Hart as Oklahoma! opens on Broadway, and Nouvelle Vague, a playful reimagining of the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless.
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Iranian Director Mohammad Rasoulof Receives the First Locarno City of Peace Award
Mohammad Rasoulof (© Locarno Film Festival | Ti-Press) Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been honored with the First Locarno City of Peace Award, established by the City of Locarno in collaboration with the Locarno Film Festival.
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Bruce Springsteen’s Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Set as Spotlight Gala of New York Film Festival
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (photo by Macall Polay, © 2025 20th Century Studios) Scott Cooper’s Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere will make its premiere as the Spotlight Gala selection of the 63rd New York Film Festival taking place from September 26 through October 13, 2025.
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Toronto Film Festival Classics Program to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Jaws
Jaws Toronto Film Festival is celebrating its 50th edition with a Classics program of new 4K restorations presented alongside special 50th anniversary screenings of Jaws in 35mm. The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival will take place September 4–14, 2025.
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‘We Strangers’ Trailer – Kirby Howell-Baptiste Shines in Anu Valia’s Haunting Social Thriller Film
We Strangers (Quiver Distribution) We Strangers marks the feature film directorial debut of Anu Valia and set in post‑industrial Gary, Indiana, it follows Rayelle “Ray” Martin played by Kirby Howell‑Baptiste – a housekeeper who finds her quiet life upended by a spontaneous lie: she claims she can speak to the dead.
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Nashville Film Festival Announces 2025 Program with Over 140 Films
The True Beauty Of Being Bitten By A Tick by Peter Ohs (courtesy Filmfest München ) The 56th Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) taking place from September 18–24, 2025 will feature more than 140 selections from over 30 countries.
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‘Shelby Oaks’ Trailer – Youtuber Chris Stuckmann Directs Supernatural Horror Film
Shelby Oaks (Screenshot | Neon) In his feature directorial debut, YouTuber‑turned‑filmmaker Chris Stuckmann unleashes Shelby Oaks, a supernatural horror film starring Camille Sullivan, Brendan Sexton III, Michael Beach, Robin Bartlett, and Keith David. The film blends traditional narrative with found‑footage elements to tell the unnerving story of a missing paranormal investigative team, as one sister retraces their steps to uncover a horrifying truth.
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Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’ to World Premiere as Closing Film of New York Film Festival
Is This Thing On? (Jason McDonald/Searchlight Pictures) Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? will make its world premiere as the Closing Night film of the 63rd New York Film Festival, on Friday, October 10.