Film Festivals

75th Berlinale Awards – Norwegian Queer Drama ‘Dreams (Sex Love)’ Wins Golden Bear for Best Film

Selome Emmetu, Ella Øverbye in Drømmer | Dreams (Sex Love) by Dag Johan Haugerud (Agnete Brun)

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. The film, starring Ella Øverbye as Johanne and Selome Emnetu as French teacher, depicts Johanne’s intimate writings about her crush on her female teacher. It is the third part of a trilogy by Haugerud that deals with the complexity of human relationships, sexuality and social norms. The film also won the award for Competition in Prizes of the FIPRESCI Jury and the Guild Film Prize.

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‘Deaf’ and ‘The Moelln Letters’ Win Panorama Audience Awards at 2025 Berlinale

Deaf (Sorda) by Eva Libertad (Nuria Jean)

Deaf (Sorda) by Eva Libertad has won the 27th Panorama Audience Award for best feature film, and The Moelln Letters (Die Möllner Briefe) by Martina Priessner wins in the category Panorama Dokumente at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.

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‘The Paper Bag Plan’, ‘Among Neighbors’, Encrypted and Pavements Win Top Prizes at 27th San Francisco IndieFest

(Photo credit: SF IndieFest)

The Paper Bag Plan directed by Anthony Lucero has won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature and Among Neighbors directed by Yoav Potash won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 27th anniversary edition of San Francisco Independent Film Festival (SF IndieFest). The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos directed by The Agbajowo Collective won the Audience Award for Best International Feature

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‘For Worse’ ‘Marlee Matlin’ Doc ‘Love, Brooklyn’ Set as 49th Cleveland International Film Festival Spotlight Films

For Worse directed by Amy Landecker (courtesy Cleveland International Film Festival)

The 49th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) running March 27 – April 5, 2025, has revealed the year’s spotlight films, with For Worse, the directorial debut of actress Amy Landecker as Opening Night Film. The documentary Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore directed by Shoshannah Stern will screen as Centerpiece, and Love, Brooklyn directed by Amy Landecker as Closing Night Film.

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‘The Trouble with Mr. Doodle’ to Open 17th ReelAbilities Film Festival: NY, Wicked’s Marissa Bode Gets Spotlight Award

The Trouble with Mr Doodle directed by Jaimie D’Cruz and Ed Perkins

The 17th ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York (RFFNY) celebrating the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with disabilities worldwide, returns April 3-9, 2025.

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39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Queer, ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ and more

Drew Starkey, Daniel Craig in Queer (Yannis Drakoulidis. Courtesy of A24.)

The 39th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival taking place March 19 – 30, 2025, unveiled its full program. BFI Flare is divided into three thematic program strands: Hearts, Bodies and Minds and presents 34 World Premieres (across features and shorts) with 56 features, 1 series and 81 shorts from 41 countries.

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‘Out of Plain Sight’, ‘O Horizon, ‘Yen and Ai-Lee’, ‘Roads of Fire’ Win at 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Out of Plain Sight directed by Daniel Straub, Rosanna Xia

The 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) announced the award-winning films with Out of Plain Sight directed by Daniel Straub, Rosanna Xia winning the Audience Choice Award.

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‘Stolen Kingdom’ Trailer – Joshua Bailey’s Documentary on Theft at Walt Disney World, Premieres at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

Stolen Kingdom directed by Joshua Bailey (White Lake Productions, Bright Sun Films)

Ahead of the world premiere at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival on February 16th and screening at the Slamdance Film Festival in Los Angeles on February 23rd and 24th, here is the first official trailer for Stolen Kingdom, director Joshua Bailey’s documentary feature debut.

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CPH:DOX 2025 Unveils Documentary Films in Competition

Predators by David Osit. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

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.

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Julia Lemke and Anna Koch’s ‘Circusboy’ Documentary Premieres at Berlin Film Festival | Trailer

Circusboy (Flare Film, Monika Keiler)

Circusboy (Zirkuskind) by German film directors Julia Lemke and Anna Koch will celebrate its world premiere in the competition program of the Berlinale Generation section / Kplus at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival taking place February 13-23, 2025.

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Andrew Abrahams ‘Complicated’ Documentary on EDS Disease to Premiere at Slamdance | Trailer

Complicated directed by Andrew Abrahams (screenshot / Open Eye Pictures)

Directed by filmmaker Andrew Abrahams (Academy Award shortlisted films ‘Under Our Skin’ and ‘American Justice on Trial,’ Emmy nominee ‘Bubbeh Lee & Me,’ National PBS’ ‘The Grove,’ the Sundance Channel’s ‘Hope Is The Thing With Feathers’), the feature documentary Complicated tells the story of kids with the devastatingly complicated connective-tissue disease Ehler’s-Danlos syndrome (EDS). The film looks at parents who risk losing them if they go too far to help (including potentially losing their parental rights).

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Christopher Auchter’s ‘The Stand’ on Haida Nation’s Blockade of Lyell Island, Makes US Premiere at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

The Stand by Christopher Auchter (courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada)

Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter’s documentary The Stand will have its US premiere at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, which takes place February 14 to 23 in Missoula, Montana.

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