Egypt’s Oscar entry Happy Birthday, directed by Sarah Goher, has won the Narrative Feature Grand Prize at the 34th Heartland International Film Festival.
Film Festivals
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‘Happy Birthday,’ ‘Jimmy & The Demons’,Nuremberg, Rental Family Win Awards at 34th Heartland International Film Festival
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Lila McLaughlin’s ‘Don’t Let Them Out’ Wins Best Film at 21st La Femme International Film Festival
Don’t Let Them Out by Lila McLaughlin La Femme International Film Festival honored the best and brightest work of female actors, writers, producers and directors at the Sunday night award show for its 21st edition, with the top prize of Best Feature Film going to Lila McLaughlin’s Don’t Let Them Out.
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‘The President’s Cake’ and ‘To the West, in Zapata’ Win Top Prizes at 33rd Hamptons Film Festival
The President’s Cake by Hasan Hadi The President’s Cake directed by Hasan Hadi won the Award for Best Narrative Feature; and To the West, in Zapata directed by David Bim received the Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 33rd edition of Hamptons International Film Festival.
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Lucrecia Martel’s ‘Landmarks’ Wins Best Film Award at 69th BFI London Film Festival
Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra) by Lucrecia Martel Lucrecia Martel’s documentary Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra) has won the Best Film Award at the 69th BFI London Film Festival.
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Premieres of ‘Whistle’ to Open and ‘Ask E. Jean’ to Close 16th DOC NYC Lineup
Ask E. Jean by Ivy Meerpol DOC NYC, the film festival for documentaries in New York City, will close its 16th edition with the NYC premiere of Ivy Meerpol’s Ask E. Jean.
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SFFILM Reveals 11th Doc Stories Film Festival Lineup
TOP ROW, L TO R: Cover-Up, photo courtesy of The New York Times/Redux. A LIFE ILLUMINATED, photo courtesy of Sandbox Films.
BOTTOM ROW L TO R: Director Laura Poitras, photo by Jan Stürmann. Director Mark Obenhaus, photo courtesy of Mark Obenhaus. Director Tasha Van Zandt, photo courtesy of Tasha Van Zandt.SFFILM unveiled the lineup of ten features and 12 short films for the 11th Doc Stories film festival taking place at the Vogue Theatre in San Francisco, November 6–9, 2025.
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38th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) Unveils Competition Lineups
As I Lay Dying by Mohammadreza Farzad, Pegah Ahangarani, Intersecting Memory by Shayma’ Awawdeh, and happiness by Firat Yücel. (courtesy IDFA) The 38th edition of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) taking place in Amsterdam from November 13 to 23, 2025 unveiled the main competition lineups.
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Filmmaker Ondi Timoner to Receive Golden Key Award for Excellence at Key West Film Festival
Ondi Timoner (courtesy Key West Film Festival) Miami born filmmaker Ondi Timoner will receive the Golden Key Award for Excellence In Documentary Filmmaking at this year’s Key West Film Festival.
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La Femme Intl Film Festival Launches with ‘Love the Skin You’re In’, Fest to Honor Jane Goodall
Love The Skin You’re In by Kenn Michael Launching on Thursday, October 16, the 21st La Femme International Film Festival will feature 110 films and 20 screenplays and pilot scripts, along with a screening dedicated to the memory of the late Jane Goodall.
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‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ to Headline 38th Virginia Film Festival Lineup
Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere will open the the 38th year Virginia Film Festival set for October 22-26 in Charlottesville, VA.
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Theresa Demarest’s ‘Throw Away Horses’ to Premiere at La Femme International Film Festival
Written and directed by award winning filmmaker Theresa Demarest, the documentary Throw Away Horses exposes the dark truth of the horse racing industry and the treatment of its horses.
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Eternity Starring Elizabeth Olsen to Open 14th Key West Film Festival Lineup
Eternity (A24) Eternity starring Miles Teller and Elizabeth Olsen will open the 14th Key West Film Festival set to run November 12 – 16, 2025.
