Daniel Battsek has been appointed President of Film at Lincoln Center (FLC), the NYC organization dedicated to the art of cinema and home to the New York Film Festival. He assumes his new role starting May 1, 2025.
Film Festivals
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Daniel Battsek Named President of Film at Lincoln Center
Daniel Battsek (courtesy FLC)
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Tom Cruise ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ to Premiere at Cannes Film Festival
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures) Tom Cruise will celebrate the world premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.
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‘The Last Rodeo’ Starring Neal McDonough Headlines 55th USA Film Festival in Dallas Lineup
The Last Rodeo by Jon Avnet (Angel Studios) The USA Film Festival in Dallas, Texas celebrates its 55th edition from April 23-27, 2025, with a star-studded lineup of films and events.
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Werner Herzog to Receive Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice International Film Festival
Werner Herzog (courtesy of Lena Herzog) Director Werner Herzog (Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, Nosferatu the Vampyre) will be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia taking place August 27 – September 6, 2025.
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Robert De Niro to Receive Honorary Palme d’or for Lifetime Achievement at Cannes Film Festival
Robert De Niro at the Killers of the Flower Moon premiere at the 76th Festival de Cannes. Picture (Paul Smith / Featureflash | dp) Actor, director and producer Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d’or for lifetime achievement at the opening ceremony of the 78th Cannes Film Festival.
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World Premiere of ‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes’ to Open 2025 Tribeca Festival
Billy Joel “Billy Joel: So It Goes” (Art Maillett | Sony Music Archives | Courtesy HBO) The world premiere of the HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes, will open the 2025 Tribeca Festival, taking place June 4-15 in New York City.
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Ryan White’s ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’ Wins Best Film at 49th Cleveland International Film Festival
Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley in Come See Me in the Good Light by Ryan White. (photo by Brandon Somerhalder) Come See Me in the Good Light, directed by Ryan White has won the Audience Choice Award for Best Film at the 49th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF49). The Sundance Award-winning documentary captures poet Andrea Gibson as they navigate a terminal cancer diagnosis with their wife, fellow poet Megan Falley, by their side.
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Brittany Shyne’s ‘ Seeds’ Wins Grand Jury Award at 2025 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Willie Head Jr. in Seeds by Brittany Shyne | photo by Brittany Shyne. Seeds, Brittany Shyne’s documentary portrait of Centennial farmers in the geographical south has won the Full Frame Grand Jury Award at the 2025 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Using lyrical black-and-white imagery, the film examines the decline of generational Black farmers and the significance of owning land.
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World Premiere of Jess Dang’s ‘Surrender’ to Open 41st LA Asian Pacific Film Festival Lineup
Surrender, written and directed by Jess Dang (courtesy LAAPFF) The 41st Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) taking place from May 1 to May 7, 2025 will open with the world premiere of Surrender, Jess Dang’s feature directorial debut, starring Andrea Bang and Keiko Agena. Also screening on opening night May 1 is the world premiere of the short documentary, Māhū: A Trans-Pacific Love Story. Directed by Lisette Marie Flanary, the film explores the Native Hawaiian concept of gender fluidity as it follows an innovative theater production by Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne.
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Snapshot – Adam Jack’s Indie Thriller Film ‘Jackknife’ Sets Release Date, Rock Climber Beth Rodden to Headline NZ Mountain Film Festival
Adam Jack’s Award Winning Indie Thriller Film ‘Jackknife’ Set for Release on April 29 | Trailer
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Snapshot – ‘Mogwai: If The Stars Had A Sound’ Documentary Gets UK Release, Constance Tsang Among Directors Selected for La Résidence du Festival de Cannes
Luca Guadagnino’s Italian Romantic Drama I Am Love Starring Tilda Swinton to Re-release in UK | Trailer
Luca Guadagnino’s Italian romantic drama I Am Love (Io sono l’amore) starring Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton (The End, Suspiria, We Need To Talk About Kevin) will be re-released on digital in the UK from 14th April, 2025 via Vertigo Releasing.
