The 11th Bentonville Film Festival, set for June 16-22 in Bentonville, Arkansas announced their Juneteenth and Spotlight films, jurors, Shaping the Narrative, Geena & Friends participants, along with additional panels and events
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11th Bentonville Film Festival Reveals Jury, Juneteenth and Spotlight Films, Geena & Friends, Panels and Events
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Lucía Garibaldi’s Sci-fi Drama ‘A Bright Future’ to World Premiere at Tribeca Festival | Tribeca
A Bright Future by Lucía Garibaldi Uruguayan filmmaker Lucía Garibaldi’s second feature film, A Bright Future (Un futuro brillante) will have its world premiere in the Viewpoints section of the 2025 Tribeca Festival, running June 4 – 14 in New York City.
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51st Seattle Film Festival Winners – Seeds, Tinā, Come See Me in the Good Light, Suburban Fury Win Top Prizes
Tinā by Miki Magasiva The 51st Seattle International Film Festival wrapped with presentation of prizes to the winners of the 2025 Juried Competition Awards & Golden Space Needle Audience Awards – with top prizes going to Seeds, Tinā, Twinless, Come See Me in the Good Light, Suburban Fury, Deaf, and The Crowd.
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Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Wins Palme D’or at Cannes Film Festival
It Was Just an Accident (Jafar Panahi Productions. Les Films Pelleas) The revenge thriller It Was Just an Accident directed by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has won the Palme D’or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
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Year of the Cat, Slumlord Millionaire and Mongrels Win Top Awards at 43rd CAAMFest
Year of the Cat by Tony Nguyen Year of the Cat directed by Tony Nguyen walked away with the Audience Award at the 43rd CAAMFest.
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Chris Hartwell’s’Do No Harm’ to Open 28th Dances With Films: LA Festival Lineup
Do No Harm by Chris Hartwell (courtesy DWF:LA) Dances With Films: LA has announced the film lineup for its 28th edition of the Los Angeles’ indie film-focused film festival taking place June 19-29, 2025. This year’s lineup includes 254 films, including 43 narrative features, 18 documentary features, 23 television and streaming pilots, and 170 short films.
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Tribeca Festival Reveals Star-studded 2025 Jury – Mira Sorvino, Ahmed Ahmed, Matthew Broderick and more
The Tribeca Festival taking place June 4 –15 in New York City unveiled its star-studded 2025 jury responsible for selecting the winners in the film, games, and audio storytelling sections.
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Christopher M. Anthony’s ‘Heavyweight’ Boxing Drama to Premiere as Opening Film of Raindance Film Festival
Heavyweight by Christopher M. Anthony (Blackwater Pictures) Director Christopher M. Anthony’s debut feature, the boxing drama Heavyweight will make its World Premiere as the opening feature at the 33rd Raindance Film Festival on June 18th.
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See First Teaser for Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’ French Drama at Cannes
Alpha (Neon) Neon debuted the first teaser trailer for Alpha, the latest film from Julia Ducournau, the visionary director behind Raw and the Palme D’or-winning Titane. Set in the 1980s, the French drama stars Mélissa Boros as Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old girl; Golshifteh Farahani as her mother; and Tahar Rahim as her ailing uncle, Amin, who underwent a significant physical transformation for his role.
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See Teaser Trailer for Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’ Starring Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, Aubry Dullin
Nouvelle Vague by Richard Linklater (Jean Louis Fernandez) Here is the first look teaser trailer for Richard Linklater’s latest film, Nouvelle Vague, a homage to the French New Wave, recreating the behind-the-scenes making of Jean-Luc Godard’s seminal film, Breathless.
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Cambodian Filmmaker Rithy Panh Named Jury President at Locarno Film Festival
Rithy Panh (© Bophana Center) Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh, known for his films that focus on the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, will serve as jury president of the international competition (Concorso Internazionale), that will decide the winner of the Pardo d’Oro – the Golden Leopard – at the 78th Locarno Film Festival, taking place from August 6-16, 2025.
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49th San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline49) Unveils Lineup, Closes with James Sweeney’s ‘Twinless’
Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney in Twinless by James Sweeney (Greg Cotten) The 49th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline49) taking place June 18–28, 2025, unveiled the lineup featuring nearly 150 films from 40 countries..