The 63rd New York Film Festival (NYFF63), taking place September 26 through October 13, 2025 unveiled the Main Slate of 34 films from 26 countries.
Film Festivals
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63rd New York Film Festival Unveils Main Slate Lineup with Titles by Laura Poitras, Joachim Trier and More
Sentimental Value (Kasper Tuxen)
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‘No Other Choice’ Starring Lee Byung Hun of Squid Game Opens 30th Busan Film Festival
Lee Byung Hun in No Other Choice (courtesy BIFF) The South Korean black comedy thriller film No Other Choice starring Lee Byung Hun, known for starring as the Front Man in the Netflix series Squid Game, will open the 30th Busan International Film Festival taking place from September 17 to 26, 2025.
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Director Gus Van Sant to Receive Campari Passion for Film Award at Venice Film Festival
Gus Van Sant (Patrick Pendergast) Director Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, My Own Private Idaho, Elephant) will be honored with the Campari Passion for Film Award at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival taking place August 27th – September 6th, 2025.
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Guillermo del Toro, Jodie Foster, HIKARI, and Lee Byung Hu to Receive TIFF Tribute Awards
Guillermo del Toro, Jodie Foster, HIKARI, and Lee Byung Hu (courtesy TIFF) Guillermo del Toro, Jodie Foster, HIKARI, and Lee Byung Hu are the first honorees announced for the seventh annual TIFF Tribute Awards, taking place on Sunday, September 7 at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’ to World Premiere as Closing Film of New York Film Festival
Is This Thing On? (Jason McDonald/Searchlight Pictures) Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? will make its world premiere as the Closing Night film of the 63rd New York Film Festival, on Friday, October 10.
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San Sebastián Festival Unveils Poster Featuring Actress Marisa Parede + Honors Producer Esther García with a Donostia Award
(Pablo Gómez) The San Sebastián Festival unveiled the official poster of the 73rd edition, paying tribute to the late actress Marisa Parede. The festival also announced a Donostia Award will be presented to Pedro Almodóvar producer Esther García, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the El Deseo company.
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Julian Schnabel to Premiere ‘In the Hand of Dante’ and Receive Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at Venice Film Festival
Julian Schnabel (Louise Kugelberg) Director Julian Schnabel (At Eternity’s Gate, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Basquiat) will receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival taking place August 27th – September 6th, 2025.
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8th Indy Shorts Film Festival Winners – ‘The Singers’, ‘The Last Observers’ and Éiru Take Grand Prizes
Éiru by Giovanna Ferrari (courtesy Indy Shorts) The 8th Indy Shorts International Film Festival concluded on Sunday, July 27, and awarded $35,000 in cash prizes at the Award Presentation. “The Singers” by Sam Davis won the Narrative Grand Prize, “The Last Observers” by Maja K Mikkelsen won the Documentary Grand Prize, and “Éiru” by Giovanna Ferrari won the Animated Grand Prize, automatically qualifying these film for the 2026 Academy Awards® in their respective categories.
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Mistura, ‘Mad Bills to Pay’ and Nawi Win Top Prizes at 30th Stony Brook Film Festival
Photos by Impressions by Amber Stony Brook Film Festival, which saw its largest audience since the pandemic, concluded its 30th edition with the Peruvian drama Mistura by Ricardo de Montreuil winning the Jury Award for Best Feature. It follows a privileged French-Peruvian woman, who watches as her life quickly unravels after her husband’s betrayal ostracizes her from elite society.
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‘The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia’ and ‘The Pantone Guy’ Win Top Awards at 9th Waco Indie Film Festival
(L to R Back) Louis Hunter (Waco Indie), Chris Beier (The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia), Stimson Snead (Lab Rats), Colby Doler (The Twin), Josh Munds (Peeping Todd), Jordan Ochel (Healing Hands), Chap Edmonson (Heavy Is the Head), Oliver Palmer, Sam Sulam (German Ridge), Samuel Thomas (Waco Indie) (L to R Middle) Nancy Nagrant, Keaton Morris-Stan (“Gorgeous As You Are”), Jo Schaeffer (The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia), Sarah Segal-Lazar (Elvira), Dennis Staroselsky (What It’s Like To Be Okay), Twila LaBar (Where the Horses Heal the Soul), Chen Drachman (“Blood and Sex Over Ambition”) (L to R Seated) Ya’Ke Smith (The Ohio, Texas Remix), H. Cherdon Bedford’s (“Ambient Light”), Joanna Fang (Casual Vignettes of Gilded Vulgarity), Eirene Houston (Life Is Dance) (Photo by Dev Shapiro) The Waco Independent Film Festival (Waco Indie) concluded its 9th edition with an emotional Awards Brunch where Chris Beier’s The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia walked away with Best Narrative Feature and Patrick Creadon’s The Pantone Guy won Best Documentary Feature.
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Benedict Cumberbatch to be Honored at Zurich Film Festival with Golden Eye Award
Benedict Cumberbatch © Gavin Bond Benedict Cumberbatch will be honored with the prestigious Golden Eye Award at Zurich Film Festival for his career and performance in the drama film The Thing With Feathers. He will also give insights into his career at a ZFF Masters.
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‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie’ Headlines Toronto Film Festival’s Midnight Madness Lineup
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie by Matt Johnson Toronto International Film Festival unleashed the Midnight Madness program lineup of “wicked wonders” set to close out each night of the 2025 Festival with 11:59pm screenings.