The 24th Open Roads: New Italian Cinema returns to Film at Lincoln Center in New York City, running from May 29 to June 5, 2025 showcasing contemporary Italian filmmaking.
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24th Open Roads: New Italian Cinema Announces Lineup, Opens with Francesca Comencini’s ‘The Time It Takes’
The Time It Takes directed by Francesca Comencini
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24th San Francisco Documentary Festival (SF DocFest) Unveils Lineup
Peaches Goes Bananas by Marie Losier (courtesy SF DocFest) The 24th San Francisco Documentary Film Festival (SF DocFest) will screen 85 new non-fiction films (28 features and 58 shorts.) including 22 films local to the Bay Area from May 29 to June 8, 2025.
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Snapshot – ‘The Surrender’ Horror Film debuts on Shudder, Restoration of ‘Northern Lights’ Re-released in Theaters
Julia Max’s supernatural horror The Surrender debuts on Shudder
The Surrender (Courtesy of Cailin Yatsko. Shudder)
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‘Bono: Stories of Surrender’ Trailer – Lyrical Film Exploring Singer’s One-Man Show Debuts on Apple TV+
Bono in Bono: Stories of Surrender (AppleTV+) Apple Original Films debuted the official trailer for Bono: Stories of Surrender, the film based on singer Bono’s celebrated memoir, “Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story,” and the accompanying book/theatre tour.
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Snapshot – Jeff Daniels’ Television Event Opens in US Theaters + Jussie Smollett’s ‘The Lost Holliday’ Debuts on Prime
Jeff Daniels’ documentary Television Event sets US theatrical release date
Television Event (Film Forum)
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78th Cannes Film Festival Unveils Immersive Competition Lineup and Jury
The Exploding Girl VR (© Astrea) From virtual reality and mixed reality to video mapping and artificial intelligence, 16 works from 9 countries will be presented in the Immersive Selection, including 9 in the Competition, at the 78th Cannes Film Festival from Tuesday May 13 to 24, 2025. This year’s talented cast includes Fanny Ardant, Daisy Ridley, Zar Amir and Rod Paradot.
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68th San Francisco Film Festival Announces Winners – ‘Ink Wash’ ‘All That’s Left of You’ ‘Seeds’
L to R, top row: New Directors Awardee: INK WASH, Global Visions Awardee: ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU. L to R, bottom row: Cine Latino Awardee: BELOVED TROPIC, Kirby Walker Documentary Award Awardee: SEEDS Seeds. (Courtesy of SFFILM) The 68th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival) has announced the winners of the Golden Gate Awards with Ink Wash winning New Directors, All That’s Left of You won Global Visions, Beloved Tropic won Cine Latino, and the newly named Kirby Walker Documentary Award went to Seeds.
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‘A Complete Unknown’, ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ and ‘A Nice Indian Boy’ Set Streaming Release Dates
Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown. (Macall Polay, Searchlight Pictures.) James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown to debut on Disney+
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Christian Petzold’s ‘Miroirs No. 3′ Secures Distribution Ahead of Debut at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
Miroirs No 3 by Christian Petzold (Christian Schulz/ Schrammfilm) Ahead of its world premiere at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des cinéastes), The Match Factory has closed multiple distribution deals for the Christian Petzold’s feature film Miroirs No. 3.
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Sundance Institute Announces 2025 Directors, Screenwriters, and Native Labs Fellows
Sundance Institute Sundance Institute announced the fellows selected for the 2025 Directors, Screenwriters, and Native Labs.
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Jackie Chan to Receive Career Achievement Award at Locarno Film Festival
Chan Kong-sang, real name Fang Shilong, known professionally as Jackie Chan, (ChinaImages | dp) Jackie Chan will honored with the prestigious career achievement award, Pardo alla Carriera at the upcoming 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, taking place from August 6-16 2025.
