The Norwegian queer coming-of-age drama Drømmer (Dreams (Sex Love)) by Dag Johan Haugerud has won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.
Film Festivals
‘Deaf’ and ‘The Moelln Letters’ Win Panorama Audience Awards at 2025 Berlinale
Deaf (Sorda) by Eva Libertad has won the Panorama Audience Award for best feature film, and The Moelln Letters (Die Möllner Briefe) by Martina Priessner wins for Panorama Dokumente at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.
‘The Paper Bag Plan’, ‘Among Neighbors’, Encrypted and Pavements Win Top Prizes at 27th San Francisco IndieFest
The Paper Bag Plan won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature and Among Neighbors won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 27th San Francisco Independent Film Festival (SF IndieFest).
‘For Worse’ ‘Marlee Matlin’ Doc ‘Love, Brooklyn’ Set as 48th Cleveland International Film Festival Spotlight Films
The 49th Cleveland International Film Festival running March 27 – April 5, 2025, has revealed the spotlight films, with For Worse, the directorial debut of actress Amy Landecker as Opening Night Film.
‘The Trouble with Mr. Doodle’ to Open 17th ReelAbilities Film Festival: NY, Wicked’s Marissa Bode Gets Spotlight Award
The 17th ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York taking place April 3-9, 2025 will open with the NY premiere of The Trouble with Mr. Doodle. Also on opening night, actress Marissa Bode of Wicked will be honored with the 2025 Spotlight Award.
39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Queer, ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ and more
The 39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival taking place March 19 – 30, 2025, unveiled its full lineup, including Queer starring Daniel Craig.
‘Out of Plain Sight’, ‘O Horizon, ‘Yen and Ai-Lee’, ‘Roads of Fire’ Win at 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival
The 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced the winning films with Out of Plain Sight directed by Daniel Straub, Rosanna Xia winning the Audience Choice Award.
‘Stolen Kingdom’ Trailer – Joshua Bailey’s Documentary on Theft at Walt Disney World, Premieres at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Ahead of the world premiere at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, here is the first trailer for Stolen Kingdom, director Joshua Bailey’s documentary on the theft of an animatronic at Walt Disney World.
CPH:DOX 2025 Unveils Documentary Films in Competition
CPH:DOX (Copenhagen International Documentary Festival) revealed the films competing for the festival’s six awards at the the 22nd edition taking place from March 19-30, 2025.
Julia Lemke and Anna Koch’s ‘Circusboy’ Documentary Premieres at Berlin Film Festival | Trailer
Circusboy (Zirkuskind) by Julia Lemke and Anna Koch follows little Santino, a circus child whose family has been running a circus, Circus Arena, for almost 200 years.
Andrew Abrahams ‘Complicated’ Documentary on EDS Disease to Premiere at Slamdance | Trailer
Directed by filmmaker Andrew Abrahams, the feature documentary Complicated tells the story of kids with the devastatingly complicated connective-tissue disease Ehler’s-Danlos syndrome (EDS).
Christopher Auchter’s ‘The Stand’ on Haida Nation’s Blockade of Lyell Island, Makes US Premiere at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter’s documentary The Stand will have its US premiere at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.