Stolen Kingdom, Joshua Bailey’s documentary on a theft scandal at Walt Disney World, will kick off the 2025 Florida Film Festival in Orlando on Friday, April 11.
Film Festivals
-
Joshua Bailey’s ‘Stolen Kingdom’ Documentary on Theft at Walt Disney World to Open Florida Film Festival
Stolen Kingdom by Joshua Bailey (White Lake Productions. Bright Sun Films)
-
A Trans Performer Must Rediscover Their Voice in J Stevens’ ‘Really Happy Someday’ Film at BFI Flare | Watch Clip
Really Happy Someday by J Stevens (Spindle Films) J Stevens’ Really Happy Someday will make its UK Premiere as an Official Selection of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival on March 22nd, 2025.
-
Eleanor Mortimer’s ‘How Deep is Your Love’ Deep Sea Documentary Premieres at True/False Film Fest | Clip
How Deep is Your Love by Eleanor Mortimer (Sandbox Films) Ahead of the World Premiere at True/False Film Fest 2025, here is the first look clip from Eleanor Mortimer’s How Deep is Your Love, a documentary following biologists as they race ahead of looming deep-sea mining to collect and name the undiscovered species.
-
31st Slamdance Film Festival Winners – ‘Gamma Rays’ ‘American Theater’ ‘Racewalkers’ Win Grand Jury Prizes
Gamma Rays (Les Rayons Gamma) directed by Henry Bernadet The 31st Slamdance Film Festival announced the winners of their Sparky Awards, with Gamma Rays directed by Henry Bernadet winning the Narrative Feature Grand Jury prize and American Theater directed by Nicholas Clark and Dylan Frederick won the Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize.
-
17th A Night of Horror International Film Festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin Unveils Full Lineup
Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox directed by Stimson Snead (courtesy A Night of Horror International Film Festival) A Night of Horror International Film Festival returns for its 17th edition next week from March 6-9, 2025, at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
-
‘Holland’ Trailer – Nicole Kidman, Matthew Macfadyen, Jude Hill, Gael García Bernal Star in SXSW Thriller Film
Nicole Kidman stars in Holland (Courtesy of Prime Video) On the eve of the world premiere at SXSW film festival, the official trailer debuted for Holland, the thriller film starring Nicole Kidman as a woman in a small midwestern town who suspects her husband of living a double life. Also starring in the movie are Matthew Macfadyen, Jude Hill, and Gael García Bernal.
-
‘Seance’ and ‘Segal’ Win Top Awards at 19th Beaufort International Film Festival
Séance directed by Vivian Kerr (courtesy MidWest WeirdFest) Seance directed by Vivian Kerr has won the Best Feature Film at the 19th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival in Beaufort, SC which wrapped on Sunday. Scottie Thompson also won Best Actress for her performance in the film as a Victorian woman in 1892 California, contemplating adultery, and is forced to take refuge from a storm at the home of her first husband and his unstable wife, who claims to be haunted by their dead child.
-
BFI Future Film Festival 2025 Announces Award Winners
Heavy by Eve Grant (courtesy BFI) Young filmmakers aged 16-25 took home prizes at the BFI Future Film Festival Awards 2025, with Eve Grant winning Best New Talent and Best Writer for Heavy, Andrea Adame and Paula Trejo Espado won Best Film and Best International Film for Red Lace, and Shane Chung won Best Director and International Special Mention for Check Please.
-
9th MidWest WeirdFest Unveils Lineup, World Premiere of Adam Seidel’s ‘Anywhere’
Anywhere directed by Adam Seidel (courtesy MidWest WeirdFest) The 9th annual MidWest WeirdFest taking place March 6-9, 2025 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin unveiled the lineup including the world premiere of twisting, neo-noir thriller Anywhere.
-
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.
-
‘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.
-
‘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