Angela Bassett will be honored at the 8th American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors with the Excellence in the Arts Award recognizing a “highly acclaimed artist for their body of work and distinguished career achievements.”
Film Festivals
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Angela Bassett to Receive Excellence in the Arts Award at ABFF Honors
Angela Bassett (DAndre Michael)
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Petra Volpe to Receive Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Eye Award for ‘Late Shift’
Petra Volpe (Gabriel Hill for Zurich Film Festival) Swiss director Petra Volpe will be presented with Zurich Film Festival‘s Golden Eye Award for her film Late Shift, selected as the Swiss Oscar entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards.
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Felipe Bustos Sierra’s ‘Everybody To Kenmure Street’ to Open 22nd Glasgow Film Festival
Everybody To Kenmure Street by Felipe Bustos Sierra The UK Premiere of Everybody To Kenmure Street, BAFTA-winner Felipe Bustos Sierra’s documentary about one of Scotland’s recent spontaneous acts of civil resistance, will open the 22nd edition of Glasgow Film Festival on 25th February, 2026
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TIFF Reveals Canada’s Top Ten list with ‘Wrong Husband’, ‘Blue Heron’, ‘Space Cadet’ and More
Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) directed by Zacharias Kunuk (Isuma) TIFF revealed its annual Canada’s Top Ten list of the year’s most outstanding Canadian feature films and shorts.
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Emanuela Galliussi and Dean Ronalds’ ‘Zoe’ Whimsical Comedy Makes Debut at Dances With Films NYC
The whimsical comedy Zoe makes its New York debut at Dances With Films NYC, introducing audiences to a charming film from filmmakers Emanuela Galliussi and Dean Ronalds.
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‘You Had to Be There’ and ‘Sentimental Value’ to Headline Inaugural New York Comedy Film Festival
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution by Nick Davis (courtesy TIFF) New York City is about to get a whole lot funnier. This spring, the New York Comedy Film Festival makes its debut, launching a brand-new event designed to bring together filmmakers, comedians, and passionate audiences.
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20th Beaufort International Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Grainger Hines Set for Lifetime Achievement Award
Grainger Hines in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Netflix) Beaufort International Film Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary edition from February 17 – 22, 2026 in Beaufort, South Carolina with a lineup of 54 films and 5 screenplays from over 500 submissions from 56 countries.
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‘Glendora’ Teaser Trailer – First Look at Isabelle Armand’s Intimate Portrait of African-American Community in Mississippi Delta
Here is the first look – teaser trailer for Glendora, a documentary film profile of the village of Glendora, a vibrant, closely connected African-American community in the heart of the Mississippi Delta.
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76th Berlin Film Festival Reveals First Films in Panorama, Generation and Retrospective Programs
Hiam Abbass & Amine Benrachid in Only Rebels Win by Danielle Arbid (Easy Riders Films) The 76th Berlin International Film Festival taking place from February 12 to 22, 2026 revealed the first films in the Berlinale Panorama, Berlinale Generation and Berlinale Retrospective programs.
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4th Dances With Films – NY Unveils Lineup, Opens with Dominik Sedlar’s Vindicta
Vindicta by Dominik Sedlar Dances With Films revealed the film lineup for the 4th New York City edition taking place January 15-18, 2026.
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Chloé Zhao, Nia DaCosta and Geeta Gandbhir to be Honored at Sundance’s Tribute to Robert Redford Event
Chloé Zhao (cr. Christian Tierney), Nia DaCosta (cr. Meg Young) and Geeta Gandbhir Sundance Institute has added Chloé Zhao, Nia DaCosta and Geeta Gandbhir to the list of honorees for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival’s annual fundraiser, Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Founder Robert Redford.