The 17th ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York (RFFNY) celebrating the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with disabilities worldwide, returns April 3-9, 2025.
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‘The Trouble with Mr. Doodle’ to Open 17th ReelAbilities Film Festival: NY, Wicked’s Marissa Bode Gets Spotlight Award
The Trouble with Mr Doodle directed by Jaimie D’Cruz and Ed Perkins
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‘William Tell’ Trailer – Claes Bang Stars in Nick Hamm’s Medieval Action-Drama Film
Golshifteh Farahani and Claes Bang in William Tell Samuel Goldwyn Films debuted the official trailer for William Tell, Nick Hamm’s resistance epic medieval action-drama film starring Claes Bang (The Square, Dracula), Connor Swindells (Barbie, Sex Education, Emma), Golshifteh Farahani (Paterson, Extraction), Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid, The Tattooist of Auschwitz), Ellie Bamber (Moss & Freud, Nocturnal Animals), Rafe Spall (Life of Pi, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, The Big Short) and Emily Beecham (The Interpreter, Little Joe), with Academy-Award winner Ben Kingsley and Academy-Award nominee Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes, Game of Thrones, The Age of Innocence, The Wife).
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‘Eric Larue’ Trailer – Judy Greer and Alexander Skarsgård Star in Michael Shannon’s Drama Film
Judy Greer in Eric Larue (Magnolia Pictures) Magnolia Pictures debuted the trailer Eric Larue, Michael Shannon’s directorial debut written by Brett Neveu and based on his 2002 play of the same name.
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39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Queer, ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ and more
Drew Starkey, Daniel Craig in Queer (Yannis Drakoulidis. Courtesy of A24.) The 39th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival taking place March 19 – 30, 2025, unveiled its full program. BFI Flare is divided into three thematic program strands: Hearts, Bodies and Minds and presents 34 World Premieres (across features and shorts) with 56 features, 1 series and 81 shorts from 41 countries.
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BAFTA Film Award Winners – Conclave Wins Best Film, British Film, Ties with Brutalist for 4 Awards, Leading Actor for Adrien Brody, Director
Tessa Ross, Peter Straughan, Edward Berger, Isabella Rossellini, Juliette Howell, Ralph Fiennes and Michael Jackman poses with the Outstanding British Film Award for ‘Conclave’ at the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards (Photo by Joe Maher/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA) Edward Berger’s Conclave won the top prize of Best Film at the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards along with Outstanding British Film, Adapted Screenplay and Editing.
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WGA Awards Winners – ‘Anora’ by Sean Baker and ‘Nickel Boys’ by RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes Win Movie Screenplay Prizes
Sean Baker (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Writers Guild of America East) | RaMell Ross (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Writers Guild of America West) Anora written by Sean Baker won the award for Original Screenplay and Nickel Boys written by RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes won for Adapted Screenplay in the film category at the 2025 Writers Guild Awards (77th Annual) held at concurrent ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles. Jim Henson: Idea Man written by Mark Monroe won for Documentary Screenplay.
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‘The Falling Sky’ Trailer – Award Winning Brazilian Documentary on Yanomami People Sets US Release Date
The Falling Sky (A Queda do Céu) (KImStim) Co-directed by documentarian Eryk Rocha and first-time director Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha, the immersive Brazilian documentary The Falling Sky (A Queda do Céu), will be released in the US via KimStim.
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‘Stolen Kingdom’ Trailer – Joshua Bailey’s Documentary on Theft at Walt Disney World, Premieres at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Stolen Kingdom directed by Joshua Bailey (White Lake Productions, Bright Sun Films) Ahead of the world premiere at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival on February 16th and screening at the Slamdance Film Festival in Los Angeles on February 23rd and 24th, here is the first official trailer for Stolen Kingdom, director Joshua Bailey’s documentary feature debut.
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Borderline Trailer – Eric Dane, Samara Weaving and Ray Nicholson Star in Stalker-Obsessed Thriller Film
Samara Weaving in Borderline (courtesy of Magnet Releasing) Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures has debuted the trailer for Borderline, a twisted new thriller film starring Eric Dane (X-Men: Last Stand), Samara Weaving (Ready or Not) and Ray Nicholson (Smile 2).
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‘All of Us Strangers’, ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, ‘Kokomo City’ Take Top Wins at Dorian Film Awards 2024
All of Us Strangers directed by Andrew Haigh (courtesy Searchlight Pictures) Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, and Claire Foy won both Film of the Year and LGBTQ Film of the Year at the 2024 Dorian Film Awards. The film also won LGBTQ Screenplay of the Year for Andrew Haigh.
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Albert Birney’s Sundance Fantasy Film ‘Obex’ Acquired by Oscilloscope Laboratories
OBEX (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Pete Ohs) Fresh off the world premiere in Next at Sundance Film Festival, Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired OBEX, the black-and-white fantasy film from filmmaker Albert Birney (Strawberry Mansion), also starring Birney. The film marks the first solo, live-action directorial effort for Birney, who also wrote the script with Pete Ohs (Jethica, upcoming SXSW world premiere The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick).
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‘The Friend’ Trailer, Naomi Watts, Bill Murray + a Great Dane Star in Moving Touching Dramedy Film
Naomi Watts and Bing in The Friend (Credit: Bleecker Street) Bleecker Street debuted the official trailer for The Friend, the dramedy film adapted from Sigrid Nunez’s bestselling 2018 novel, starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray and a huge Great Dane.