Director Christopher M. Anthony’s debut feature, the boxing drama Heavyweight will make its World Premiere as the opening feature at the 33rd Raindance Film Festival on June 18th.
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Christopher M. Anthony’s ‘Heavyweight’ Boxing Drama to Premiere as Opening Film of Raindance Film Festival
Heavyweight by Christopher M. Anthony (Blackwater Pictures)
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See First Teaser for Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’ French Drama at Cannes
Alpha (Neon) Neon debuted the first teaser trailer for Alpha, the latest film from Julia Ducournau, the visionary director behind Raw and the Palme D’or-winning Titane. Set in the 1980s, the French drama stars Mélissa Boros as Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old girl; Golshifteh Farahani as her mother; and Tahar Rahim as her ailing uncle, Amin, who underwent a significant physical transformation for his role.
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Cambodian Filmmaker Rithy Panh Named Jury President at Locarno Film Festival
Rithy Panh (© Bophana Center) Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh, known for his films that focus on the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, will serve as jury president of the international competition (Concorso Internazionale), that will decide the winner of the Pardo d’Oro – the Golden Leopard – at the 78th Locarno Film Festival, taking place from August 6-16, 2025.
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49th San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline49) Unveils Lineup, Closes with James Sweeney’s ‘Twinless’
Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney in Twinless by James Sweeney (Greg Cotten) The 49th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline49) taking place June 18–28, 2025, unveiled the lineup featuring nearly 150 films from 40 countries..
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Bentonville Film Festival Reveals 2025 Competition Lineup, Opens with Kate Beecroft’s ‘East of Wall’
Porshia Zimiga, Brynn Darling, Leanna Shumpert and Chancey Ryder Witt in East of Wall by Kate Beecroft (Courtesy of Sundance Institute.) The 2025 Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) set for June 16-22, 2025, Bentonville, Arkansas unveiled the narrative, documentary, homegrown, short film, and episodic selections. This year’s festival will showcase 28 feature competition films, including 9 World Premieres, with a newly launched Homegrown Competition highlighting stories from filmmakers based in or filming in Arkansas.
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29th Fantasia Festival Unveils First Wave of Films – Steve Pink’s Terrestrial, Julie Pacino’s I Live Here Now, and more
Terrestrial by Steve Pink (courtesy Fantasia Festival) The 29th Fantasia International Film Festival taking place from July 17 through August 3, 2025, in Montreal unveiled the first wave of films.
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Snapshot – ‘We Are Gathered Here Today,’ ‘Amongst The Wolves,’ and More Set Release Dates
Amongst The Wolves (Vertigo Releasing) We Are Gathered Here Today, Paul Boyd’s Covid era drama will be released on May 20, 2025
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‘Inside’ Trailer – Guy Pearce, Cosmo Jarvis and Vincent Miller Star in Charles Williams’ Australian Prison Drama Film
Inside directed by Charles Williams Ahead of the North American premiere in the spotlight narrative section at the 2025 Tribeca Festival, Quiver debuted the official trailer for Inside, the Australian prison drama starring Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Cosmo Jarvis (Shogun, Warfare) and newcomer Vincent Miller.
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Cannes Film Festival Adds New Film – Resurrection, The Six Billion Dollar Man and More + Classics 2025 Lineup
Resurrection by Bi Gan (Ricenz Liu) With new films added including Resurrection by Bi Gan, in competition, and Special Screening of The Six Billion Dollar Man by Eugene Jarecki, the official selections for the 78th Cannes Film Festival taking place May 13 to May 24, 2025 is now complete for opening day.
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Steph Ching and Ellen Martinez’s ‘Slumlord Millionaire’ Documentary on Housing Inequality Sets Release Date
Slumlord Millionaire Filmmakers Steph Ching and Ellen Martinez (Starz’s After Spring) explore the urgent political issues surrounding housing inequality in the documentary Slumlord Millionaire.
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Gianfranco Rosi’s ‘Below the Clouds’ Acquired by The Match Factory
Below the Clouds (The Match Factory) Below the Clouds, the new documentary from award-winning filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi has been acquired by The Match Factory.
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Snapshot – ‘Shall We Dance?’ 1996 Gets Re-Released in Theaters, ‘Deaf President Now!’ Debuts on Apple TV+
Tim Rarus, Bridgetta Bourne-Firl, Greg Hlibok and Jerry Covell in “Deaf President Now!” (courtesy Apple TV+.) Deaf President Now! debuts on Apple TV+