Sundance Film Festival announced the 16 jurors granting awards along with the five jury members who present the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at the upcoming festival.
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Sundance Film Festival Unveils Jury – Celine Song, Daniel Kaluuya, Elijah Wood, Steven Bognar
Top Row L–R: Kaniehtiio Horn, Vinnie Malhotra, Celine Song, Sam and Andy Zuchero, Kevin Macdonald, Wanuri Kahiu Second Row L–R: Nicholas Ma, Arian Moayed, Daniel Kaluuya, Elijah Wood, Nia Imara, Michael Almereyda Third Row L–R: Dr. Monica Lopez, Maggie Mackay, Marcia Smith, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Daniela Alatorre, Ava Cahen Bottom Row L–R: Steven Bognar, Kibwe Tavares, Laura Kim (courtesy Sundance Institute)
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2025 Sundance Film Festival Announces Beyond Film Talks, Conversations with Olivia Colman, Daniel Kaluuya, Celine Song, Elijah Wood, Steven Yeun, and more
Top L–R: Daniel Noah, Elijah Wood, Marlee Matlin, Jacinda Ardern, Cristina Costantini, Nicole Perlman
Second Row L-R: Olivia Colman, Steven Yeun, Chloë Sevigny, Daniel Kaluuya, Mstyslav Chernov, Celine Song
Bottom L–R: Eva Victor, Katarina Zhu, Rashad Frett, Théodore Pellerin, Gregory Nava, Isabel Castro (courtesy Sundance Institute)Sundance Film Festival announced the lineup for the annual Beyond Film programming, a series of talks and events.
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‘I’m Still Here’, Zoe Saldaña, ‘No Other Land’ Win Jury Awards at 36th Palm Springs Film Festival
I’m Still Here directed by Walter Salles (courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics) The Brazilian Oscar entry I’m Still Here won the FIPRESCI Prize for Best International Feature Film at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF). Directed by Walter Salles, the film stars Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro as Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children coping with the forced disappearance of her husband, the dissident politician Rubens Paiva, during the military dictatorship in Brazil in the 1970s.
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Alex Ross Perry’s ‘Pavements’ to Open 27th San Francisco Independent Film Festival (SF IndieFest) Lineup
Pavements by Alex Ross Perry (courtesy SF IndieFest) Alex Ross Perry’s Pavements will open the 27th San Francisco Independent Film Festival (SF IndieFest) taking place from February 6 to 18, 2025. The documentary chronicles the story of one of the popular 90s bands.
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9th MidWest WeirdFest Unveils First Films – Cocaine Stepdad, The Sasqualogist
Cocaine Stepdad directed by Cody Larue, Dylan Grady (courtesy MidWest WeirdFest) The 9th MidWest WeirdFest, set to take place from March 6-9, 2025, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has unveiled its first wave of seven feature films. Films include Anywhere, Beyond Bizarre: The Life and Art of John Willie, Cocaine Stepdad, The Sasqualogist, Straight on Till Morning, Tim Travers & The Time Travelers Paradox, and Traumnovelle.
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Documentaries ‘The Alabama Solution’ and ‘The Stringer’ Added to Sundance Film Festival Lineup
The Alabama Solution by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Two feature films – the world premieres of the documentaries The Alabama Solution and The Stringer, both in the Premieres category have been added to the 2025 Sundance Film Festival program, bringing the total feature films at this year’s Festival to 88 projects.
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48th Göteborg Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with World Premiere of Eirik Svensson’s ‘Safe House’
Safe House (Før mørket), directed by Eirik Svensson (Graham Bartholomew, Fantefilm Fiksjon) The 48th Göteborg Film Festival taking place January 24 to February 2, 2025 in Gothenburg, Sweden, unveiled the program lineup featuring 270 films from 83 countries
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Where Can I Watch the Palestinian Documentary ‘From Ground Zero’?
Hell’s Heaven by Karim Satoum in From Ground Zero With filmmaker Michael Moore on board as Executive Producer, the award-winning documentary From Ground Zero opened in theaters nationwide on Friday, January 3rd, 2025.
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Timothée Chalamet, Angelina Jolie, Emilia Pérez and More Honored at 36th Palm Springs International Film Awards (Photos)
(L-R) Édgar Ramírez, Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofía Gascón and Selena Gomez, winners of the Vanguard Award for “Emilia Pérez” at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society) The 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival held its Film Awards at the Palm Springs Convention Center on Friday, January 3, 2025.
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Emilia Pérez Wins 6 Awards incl. Best Picture at 29th Capri, Hollywood – International Film Festival
Emilia Pérez. Karla Sofía Gascón as Emilia Pérez in Emilia Pérez. (Shanna Besson/PAGE 114 – WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS – PATHÉ FILMS – FRANCE 2 CINÉMA) Emilia Pérez won six awards at the 29th Capri, Hollywood – International Film Festival, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Karla Sofia Gascon, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Ensemble Cast.
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Mohammad Rasoulof to Attend Premiere of ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ at Göteborg Film Festival
Mohammad Rasoulof © Films Boutique Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof will attend the 2025 Göteborg Film Festival, and present his film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, which is banned in Iran. The Seed of the Sacred Fig is the centerpiece of the festival’s Focus: Disobedience and will have its premiere on January 30 followed by a Directors Talk with Rasoulof. Mohammad Rasoulof is also featured as the screenwriter of Seven Days by Ali Samadi Ahadi, which will be shown during the Göteborg Film Festival.
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Julie Delpy to Receive Honorary Dragon Award + Premiere ‘Meet the Barbarians’ at Göteborg Film Festival
Julie Delpy (dp) Göteborg Film Festival will honor actress and filmmaker Julie Delpy with the Honorary Dragon Award at the premiere of Meet the Barbarians at the upcoming edition taking place January 24 to February 3, 2025.