Violent Butterflies by Adolfo Dávila has won the Best International Feature Film at the 24th RIFF – Rome Independent Film Festival under the artistic direction of Academy Award winner Paul Haggis.
Film Festivals
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‘Violent Butterflies’ and ‘E se mio padre’ Take Top Awards at 24th Rome Independent Film Festival
Violent Butterflies by Adolfo Dávila (courtesy RIFF)
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Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire Headlines 22nd Marrakech International Film Festival Lineup
Dead Man’s Wire by Gus Van Sant Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire will open the 22nd Marrakech International Film Festival kicking off today November 28th, and running through December 6th, 2025.
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33rd African Diaspora International Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Opens with ‘The Dutchman’
André Holland and Kate Mara in The Dutchman directed by Andre Gaines (Matt Sayles) The 33rd Annual African Diaspora International Film Festival returns to New York City from November 28 to December 14, 2025, with a lineup of over 70 films about people of color from Peru to Zimbabwe, from the USA to Belgium, and from New Zealand to Jamaica.
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‘A Sad and Beautiful World’ and ‘Left-Handed Girl’ Take Top 11th Asian World Film Festival Awards
A Sad and Beautiful World by Cyril Aris The Lebanese film A Sad and Beautiful World directed by Cyril Aris has won the Snow Leopard for Best Film, the top jury prize at the 11th annual Asian World Film Festival.
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‘A Fox Under a Pink Moon’ Takes Top Prize at 38th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
A Fox Under a Pink Moon by Mehrdad Oskouei (IDFA) The Iranian film A Fox Under a Pink Moon by Mehrdad Oskouei has won the Award for Best Film in the International Competition at the 38th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).
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‘The Brotherhood’ Docu to Open Sun Valley Film Festival, Fest to Honor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gus Van Sant
Arnold Schwarzenegger (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency) The Sun Valley Film Festival running from December 3-7, 2025 unveiled the lineup of 16 narrative and documentary features and 32 shorts.
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Hamnet, ‘Sentimental Value’, ‘Ask E. Jean’ Win 14th Key West Film Festival Awards
courtesy Key West Film Festival Winners Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet wins again, this time, snagging the award for Best Narrative Feature Film at the 14th Key West Film Festival.
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Michelle Yeoh to Receive Honorary Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival
Michelle Yeoh (Chen Man) Actress Michelle Yeoh will be honored at the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival with the Honorary Golden Bear, “in recognition of her outstanding achievements in film and cinema.”
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Ed Harris and Gyula Gazdag to be Honored at Sundance Film Festival’s Tribute to Founder Robert Redford
Ed Harris, Gyula Gazdag (courtesy Sundance Institue) Ed Harris and Gyula Gazdag, long time contributors to the Sundance Institute, will be honored at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival’s annual fundraiser, Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Founder Robert Redford.
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‘Scenario’ ‘A Hunt For Hedgehogs’ ‘Duse, The Greatest’ Take Top Prizes at Lee Strasberg Film Festival
Mihály Schwechtje Winner of Best Narrative Feature Film A Hunt For Hedgehogs (courtesy Lee Strasberg Film )Festival Kazunori Miura’s Scenario took the Best of Fest award along with Best Actress for Ayaka Onishi, at the 9th Lee Strasberg Film Festival in West Hollywood.
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2026 Glasgow Film Festival Reveals Retrospective Program with ‘Selma’ and Sweden as Country Focus
Selma (Paramount Pictures, Pathé) Scotland’s biggest film festival, the Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) set to take place 25 February to 8 March, 2026 has unveiled its Retrospective Program, along with its Country Focus theme.
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Belén and ‘Canceled: The Paula Deen Story’ Win Miami Film Festival GEMS Audience Awards
Belén by Dolores Fonzi Belén directed by Dolores Fonzi, which screened as a Centerpiece film, has won the Audience Award at Miami Film Festival GEMS 2025.