The 33rd Annual African Diaspora International Film Festival returns to New York City from November 28 to December 14, 2025, with a lineup of over 70 films about people of color from Peru to Zimbabwe, from the USA to Belgium, and from New Zealand to Jamaica.
The 31st annual Critics Choice Awards unveiled their below-the-line film shortlists, with Sinners emerging as the dominant contender across the crafts categories. The film topped all other titles, securing recognition in every below-the-line field.
Sound of Falling by Mascha Schilinski and Sirāt by Óliver Laxe lead the nominations for the Arts & Crafts categories for the 2026 European Film Awards with 5 nominations each.
Sean Combs: The Reckoning is a new four-part documentary series from executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson that examines the shocking allegations behind Sean “Diddy” Combs and his Bad Boy empire.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another led the nominations for the 2025 Astra Film Awards with 11 nominations, earning nods for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, Best Director for Anderson, and four supporting nominations for Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, Sean Penn, and Benicio del Toro.
Set in snowy Winnipeg, the comedy-drama The Mother and the Bear is Johnny Ma’s new film about a mother’s journey to reconnect with her distant daughter.
The Voice of Hind Rajab, the powerful docudrama from Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania is a haunting portrait of a Palestinian child’s last call for help,
A24 debuted the official trailer for the funny and sinister thriller How to Make a Killing, starring Glen Powell as Becket Redfellow, a blue-collar heir who was disowned at birth, and now he’s ready to go to shocking lengths for his family fortune.
Nigerian singer Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known as ‘Wizkid’ is the subject of the documentary Wizkid: Long Live Lagos, featured in the HBO “Music Box” series created by Bill Simmons.
Dead Man’s Wire, the latest film from Gus Van Sant, tells the chilling true story of 1970s hostage crisis in Indiana. Bill Skarsgård stars as Tony Kiritsis, the desperate man who wired a shotgun to his mortgage broker’s neck and held him for days on live TV.
The Lebanese film A Sad and Beautiful World directed by Cyril Aris has won the Snow Leopard for Best Film, the top jury prize at the 11th annual Asian World Film Festival.
Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae icon, singer, songwriter, and actor, has died at the age of 81.