The Spongebob Movie: Search for Squarepants will make its World Premiere on the Closing Day of AFI FEST 2025 taking place October 22–26 at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood, California.
Film Festivals
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Degrassi: Whatever It Takes Documentary Explores the Iconic Teen Drama | Trailer
Degrassi: Whatever It Takes is a new documentary that explores the 40-year legacy of the iconic Canadian teen drama and provides a behind-the-scenes look at how its popularity impacted its cast.
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See First Trailer for ‘Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising’ Documentary on 1974 Indigenous Occupation of Anicinabe Park
Métis filmmaker Shane Belcourt sheds light on the lost story of the 1974 indigenous occupation of Anicinabe Park in his new documentary, Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising.
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Blue Moon and Frankenstein Headline 26th Newport Beach Film Festival Lineup

Frankenstein (Ken Woroner / Netflix) The 26th Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) in Southern California will screen over 100 feature films and 250 shorts from 32 countries from October 16-23, 2025.
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2nd Boise Film Festival Reveals Lineup of 38 Indie Films

If You Should Leave Before Me by B. Robert Anderson, J. Markus Anderson The Boise Film Festival returns with its second edition, October 2-5, 2025, showcasing 38 independent films..
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Hamnet, The Road Between Us, Sentimental Value Win People’s Choice Awards at 50th Toronto Film Festival

Hamnet (Agata Grzybowska/Focus Feature) Hamnet directed by Chloé Zhao is the winner of the People’s Choice Award, the top award, at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival.
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Kevin Shaw’s One Golden Summer Headlines Opening Night of Chicago Film Festival

One Golden Summer (Chicago Tribune TCA) The 61st Chicago International Film Festival will open with World Premiere of Kevin Shaw’s documentary One Golden Summer, the true story behind Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West Little League team’s heartbreaking fall from grace and the subsequent road to redemption, as told by the players themselves.
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Uttera Singh’s Pinch, Annapurna Sriram’s F*cktoys and Deepa Mehta Headline 15th Intl South Asian Film Festival

Fucktoys by Annapurna Sriram (Cory Fraiman-Lott) The International South Asian Film Festival (iSAFF) celebrates its milestone 15th edition, taking place from September 24th to 28th, 2025, in Surrey, British Columbia under the theme, “Legacy.”
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Harlem International Film Festival Reveals 20th Anniversary Lineup

The Long Game by Jace Anderson The 2025 Harlem International Film Festival (Hi) celebrates its 20th Anniversary milestone edition from September 17-21, 2025.



