The 33rd South by Southwest (SXSW) Film & TV Festival has added new films to the lineup, including the world premiere of Vicky Jewson’s Pretty Lethal.
Film Festivals
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33rd SXSW Film & TV Festival Adds New Titles incl ‘Pretty Lethal’ ‘Summer of ‘94’
Pretty Lethal by Vicky Jewson (Prime Video)
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May the Fourth Screening of ‘Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back’ to Close San Francisco International Film Festival
(courtesy of Lucasfilm) The 69th San Francisco International Film Festival has set a Star Wars Day screening of Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back as the Closing Night event.
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32nd Slamdance Film Festival Returns to Los Angeles With Strong Indie Lineup Featuring 141 Films
Set to celebrate its second year in Los Angeles, the 32nd Slamdance Film Festival will feature a 2026 lineup of 141 films from over 50 countries.
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Sandulela Asanda’s ‘Black Burns Fast’ to Close BFI Flare, with ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ as a Special Presentation
Black Burns Fast by by Sandulela Asanda (Esihle Ndleleni) Sandulela Asanda’s romance drama Black Burns Fast will close the 40th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, with Paloma Schneideman’s Big Girls Don’t Cry as a Special Presentation on 26th March.
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‘The Last Resort’, ‘Calle Malaga’, ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Among Göteborg Film Festival 2026 Winners
(courtesy Göteborg Film Festival) The Last Resort directed by Maria Sødahl has won the Dragon Award Best Nordic Film at the 2026 Göteborg Film Festival.
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Sundance Award Winners – ‘Josephine,’ ‘Nuisance Bear’ ‘Shame and Money’ and ‘To Hold a Mountain’ Win Grand Jury Prizes
Gemma Chan, Mason Reeves and Channing Tatum in Josephine by Beth de Araújo (photo by Greta Zozula.) The 2026 Sundance Film Festival revealed the winning films, with Grand Jury Prizes going to Josephine for U.S. Dramatic Competition, Nuisance Bear for the U.S. Documentary Competition, Shame and Money for World Cinema Dramatic Competition, and To Hold a Mountain for World Cinema Documentary Competition.
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François Ozon’s ‘The Stranger’ Headlines 31st Rendez-Vous with French Cinema Lineup at Film at Lincoln Center
The Stranger by François Ozon Rendez-Vous with French Cinema returns to Film at Lincoln Center for its 31st edition with a 22-film lineup of contemporary French cinema.
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Xu Zao’s ‘Light Pillar’ Completes Berlinale Perspectives Lineup
Han ye deng zhu (Light Pillar) by Xu Zao (Fengduan Pictures) The Chinese animated film Han ye deng zhu (Light Pillar) by Xu Zao will make its world premiere at Berlin International Film Festival. The addition of Light Pillar completes this year’s Berlinale Perspectives lineup of 14 feature film debuts.
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Sundance Short Film Awards – Ben Proudfoot and Stephen Curry’s ‘The Baddest Speechwriter of All’ Wins Grand Prize
Dr. Clarence B Jones in The Baddest Speechwriter of All by Ben Proudfoot and Stephen Curry. (photo by Brandon Somerhalder) The 2026 Sundance Film Festival announced the Short Film Award winners, with the Grand Jury Prize going to The Baddest Speechwriter of All by Ben Proudfoot and Stephen Curry.
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Dances With Films, NY Awards – ‘The Cereal Aisle Effect’ and ‘Untouchables’ Win Top Audience Prizes
Dances With Films -NY 2026 Award Winners (Photo by Dustin McWethy) Following a weekend of sold-out screenings and events, the 4th New York edition of Dances With Films honored its Audience and Industry Choice Award winners at its breakfast awards event.
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Jennifer Kroot’s ‘Hunky Jesus’ to Open 40th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Hunky Jesus by Jennifer Kroot (courtesy of Tigerlily Pictures) Hunky Jesus, Jennifer Kroot’s documentary on the San Francisco Easter Sunday tradition, will make its World Premiere as the Opening Night film of the 40th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival.
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41st Santa Barbara International Film Festival Reveals Lineup, Opens with Nicola Rinciari’s ‘A Mosquito in the Ear’
Nazanin Boniadi, Ruhi Pal and Jake Lacy in A Mosquito in the Ear directed by Nicola Rinciari (Kai Dickson) Nicola Rinciari’s A Mosquito in the Ear, starring Jake Lacy, Nazanin Boniadi, and Ruhi Pal, will open the 41st annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which runs from February 4 to 14, 2026.