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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.
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.
The 56th Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) taking place from September 18–24, 2025 will feature more than 140 selections from over 30 countries.
Naked Ambition is a new documentary film from directors Dennis Scholl and Kareem Tabsch, spotlighting legendary pinup model‑turned‑photographer Bunny Yeager. Known for popularizing the bikini, discovering Bettie Page, shaping Playboy’s visual style, and even inventing the modern selfie, Yeager’s story is told through archival materials and insightful interviews. The film brings together a compelling ensemble of voices including Dita Von Teese, Bruce Weber, and the late Larry King all sharing how Yeager transformed American visual culture.
Dark Sky Films debuted the official trailer for Lilly Lives Alone, the haunting feature debut of writer‑director Martin Melnick. This deeply unsettling psychological horror centers on Shannon Beeby as Lilly, a grief‑stricken mother tortured by the tragedy of the death of her young daughter.
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.
The South Korean black comedy thriller film No Other Choice starring Lee Byung Hun, known for starring as the Front Man in the Netflix series Squid Game, will open the 30th Busan International Film Festival taking place from September 17 to 26, 2025.
Director Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, My Own Private Idaho, Elephant) will be honored with the Campari Passion for Film Award at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival taking place August 27th – September 6th, 2025.
Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber have partnered to release Köln 75, the German music-drama film by Ido Fluk starring Mala Emde (And Tomorrow the Whole World), John Magaro (Past Lives; September 5), and Michael Chernus (Severance; Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy).
Here is the official trailer for Love, Brooklyn, the indie romance drama film starring André Holland, Nicole Beharie, DeWanda Wise, alongside Roy Wood Jr., Cassandra Freeman, and Cadence Reese.
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.
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.