Director Julian Schnabel (At Eternity’s Gate, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Basquiat) will receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival taking place August 27th – September 6th, 2025.
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Julian Schnabel to Premiere ‘In the Hand of Dante’ and Receive Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at Venice Film Festival
Julian Schnabel (Louise Kugelberg)
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Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Set as Centerpiece Film of 63rd New York Film Festival
Father Mother Sister Brother © Vague Notion / MUBI – photo credit: Yorick Le Saux Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother will make its North American premiere as the Centerpiece film of the 63rd New York Film Festival on October 3.
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Rian Johnson’s ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ to Open 69th BFI London Film Festival
Wake Up Dead Man, (L-R) Josh O’Connor and Daniel Craig in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. (Courtesy of Netflix) The 69th BFI London Film Festival set to take place October 8th-19th will open with the International Premiere of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery by director Rian Johnson.
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Luca Guadagnino’s ‘After the Hunt’ Starring Julia Roberts to Open 63rd New York Film Festival
After the Hunt by Luca Guadagnino (photo by Yannis Drakoulidis, © Amazon Content Services LLC. All rights reserved.) Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt starring Julia Roberts will make its North American premiere as the Opening Night film of the 63rd New York Film Festival on Friday, September 26.
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‘The Baltimorons’ Trailer – Michael Strassner and Liz Larsen Star in Jay Duplass’ SXSW Award-Winning Indie Comedy Film
The Baltimorons (Jessie Cohen) Jay Duplass (best known for The Puffy Chair, Cyrus), makes his solo feature‑film directorial debut with The Baltimorons, the award-winning comedy drama film starring Michael Strassner (who also co‑writes), along with Liz Larsen and Olivia Luccardi (It Follows).
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Toronto Film Festival Unveils Gala and Special Presentations with Films by Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo del Toro, Gus Van Sant
Michaela Coel as “Lori Butler” and Ian McKellen as “Julian Sklar” in The Christophers directed by Steven Soderbergh. (Claudette Barius.) The 50th Toronto International Film Festival taking place September 4–14, 2025, unveiled the lineup of Official Selections in its Gala and Special Presentations program including films from Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo del Toro, Mamoru Hosoda, Zacharias Kunuk, Baz Luhrmann, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Jafar Panahi, Benny Safdie, and Gus Van Sant.
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59th Karlovy Vary Film Festival Winners – Miro Remo’s ‘Better Go Mad in the Wild’ Takes Grand Prix
Better Go Mad in the Wild by Miro Remo The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival wrapped with the award ceremony, where Better Go Mad in the Wild directed by Miro Remo won the Grand Prix – Crystal Globe. The jury in a statement said, “A funny valentine to the fading art of being true to yourself, Miro Remo’s delightfully inventive documentary is a portrait of bickering twin brothers who may live a weird, off-grid life on their dilapidated farm but who, in a world as mad as ours, actually might be the sanest people on earth. In the lifestyle it portrays but also in the filmmaking risks it takes and the raucously loving brotherhood it admires, Better Go Mad in the Wild feels like a gulp of fresh, woody www.kviff.com air, or a quick dip in an outdoor pond, or a moment of contemplation as a cow chews on your beard. In short, it feels like being free.”
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9th Festival of Cinema NYC Unveils Lineup, Opens with Argentinian Drama ‘I Had the Heart’
I Had the Heart (Tuve el Corazon) by Oliver Kolker and Hernan Findling Oliver Kolker and Hernan Findling’s Argentinian music-filled drama I Had the Heart (Tuve el Corazon) will kick off the 9th Festival of Cinema NYC taking place August 1-10, 2025 at the Regal UA Midway in Forest Hills, Queens, NYC.
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Snapshot – Indie Films ‘Sweet As,’ ‘Guacamole Yesterdays’ ‘American Cats’ and More on VOD | Trailers
Sweet As by Jub Clerc (Freestyle Digital Media) Jub Clerc’s indie drama film ‘Sweet As’ on VOD on July 15 | Trailer
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31st Palm Springs ShortFest Winners – John Kelly’s Retirement Plan Wins Best of the Festival Award
Retirement Plan by John Kelly The 2025 Palm Springs International ShortFest announced its Festival juried and audience award winners with Retirement Plan directed by John Kelly winning Best of the Festival Award.
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8th Indy Shorts Film Festival Unveils Lineup Featuring Lena Headey, André Holland
The 8th Annual Academy Award-Qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival (Indy Shorts) will take place July 22-27, 2025. The festival will showcase 253 short films with screenings at Living Room Theaters, Newfields (The Tobias Theater, The Amphitheater and The Beer Garden) in Indianapolis, Indiana and available to stream.
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Iranian Film ‘Bidad’ by Soheil Beiraghi Revealed as Secret Film Competing at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Bidad by Soheil Beiraghi (KVIFF) Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has revealed the ‘secret’ twelfth film in the festival’s Crystal Globe Competition as the Iranian film Bidad. Originally kept secret and only identified as an Iranian film, it was not included in the original film competition lineup announcement to protect the safety of the film’s delegation.