The inaugural River Valley Film Festival in Williamsport, Pennsylvania wrapped on Sunday with their Awards Ceremony. Taking home the Grand Jury Award for Narrative Feature was American Comic from director Daniel Clark, a mockumentary about two comics trying to make it in the industry.
Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt starring Julia Roberts will make its North American premiere as the Opening Night film of the 63rd New York Film Festival on Friday, September 26.
A24 debuted the official trailer for Ne Zha 2, the Chinese animated epic film starring Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh, Vincent Rodriguez III, Aleks Le, Damien Haas, and Crystal Lee. The film is the sequel to Ne Zha released in 2019, and is based on the Chinese mythological character and Xu Zhonglin’s 16th-century novel Investiture of the Gods (Fengshen Yanyi).
Toronto International Film Festival unveiled its 2025 Platform program lineup, marking the tenth anniversary of the auteur competitive section, featuring 10 films representing 19 countries.
Jay Duplass (best known for The Puffy Chair, Cyrus), makes his solo feature‑film directorial debut with The Baltimorons, the award-winning comedy drama film starring Michael Strassner (who also co‑writes), along with Liz Larsen and Olivia Luccardi (It Follows).
The 50th Toronto International Film Festival taking place September 4–14, 2025, unveiled the lineup of Official Selections in its Gala and Special Presentations program including films from Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo del Toro, Mamoru Hosoda, Zacharias Kunuk, Baz Luhrmann, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Jafar Panahi, Benny Safdie, and Gus Van Sant.
Pig Hill, the gory horror film directed by Kevin Lewis best known for the smash hit Willy’s Wonderland will World Premiere at this year’s Frightfest.
The 56th Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) taking place from September 18–24, 2025 revealed the first six feature films selected for the festival including the documentary Matter of Time, following Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder and Rebuilding, an emotional family drama starring Josh O’Connor and Meghann Fahy
Life After directed by disabled filmmaker Reid Davenport (I Didn’t See You There), is a powerful documentary on the deeply personal and public debate surrounding assisted dying.
Amazon MGM Studios debuted the official trailer for After the Hunt, the psychological thriller film directed by Luca Guadagnino, starring a powerhouse cast led by Julia Roberts (Alma Olsson), Ayo Edebiri (Maggie Price), Andrew Garfield (Hank Gibson), along with Michael Stuhlbarg and Chloë Sevigny. Set within a prestigious Ivy League college, it dives into a tense narrative centered around a #MeToo scandal that entangles academia, ethics, and personal history.
Toronto International Film Festival has revealed 11 more official selections in the Gala and Special Presentations programs at the upcoming 50th edition taking place September 4–14, 2025
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Nim Shapira, the documentary TORN: The Israel-Palestine Poster War on NYC Streets, traces the grassroots poster campaign to raise awareness for the 251 hostages taken by Hamas in the October 7 attack.