Runt, the Australian family film by John Sheedy, following ten-year-old Annie and Runt, her stray dog, as they attempt to win the Dog Show so they can save the family farm, dominated Western Australian WA Screen Culture Awards (WASCA) taking home all four of its nominations. The film won Innovation in Narrative Feature Film with a budget over $1m and Outstanding Achievement in Writing, Production Design and Original Music.
Cinematographer Lol Crawley, most recently known for Brady Corbet’s epic post-war drama The Brutalist has been named the recipient of the sixth annual Roby Müller Award at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). During IFFR 2025, Crawley will give an IFFR Talk on his work, along with presenting the Dutch premiere of the The Brutalist.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025 unveiled the first selections for the Short & Mid-Length strand including ten world premieres and two international premieres.
Sengedorj Janchivdorj’s Silent City Driver was awarded the Grand Prix for Best Film along with the Best Production Design Award at the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The Mongolian film follows a man who, after enduring 14 brutal years in prison, lives in isolation with his only companions, the stray dogs he has rescued over time. His life takes an unexpected turn when he finds work as a hearse driver and encounters two people who will reshape his existence.
Better Man directed by Michael Gracey will open the 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) taking place from January 2-13, 2025. The film is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams.
Stone Mountain, Yalla Parkour, The Falling Sky, and Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse took the Grand Jury Prizes in the juried U.S. Competition, International Competition, Kaleidoscope and Metropolis at the 2024 DOC NYC film festival. Slumlord Millionaire was voted Audience Award Winner.
Timothée Chalamet will be honored with the prestigious Arlington Artist of the Year Award at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF).
The Malaysian crime/drama film Abang Adik directed by Jin Ong won the Snow Leopard Award for Best Film at the 10th Asian World Film Festival (AWFF). The film also won the Snow Leopard Best Actor Award for Wu Kang-ren.
Salli by Lien Chien Hung won the Feature Film Award – Best International Feature Film at the 23rd RIFF – Rome Independent Film Festival. The drama follows a 38-year-old Taiwanese chicken farmer who doesn’t speak English and develops a online romantic relationship with a French man. Despite everyone calling it a romance scam, she wants to prove that love indeed exists.
Sundance Institute will honor Michelle Satter, Founding Senior Director of Artist Programs at Sundance Institute at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s gala fundraiser, Celebrating Sundance Institute Presented by Google TV.
The Polish film Trains by Maciej J. Drygas won the Award for Best Film and Best Editing in the International Competition at the 37th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). The found footage documentary created a collective portrait of people in 20th century Europe, capturing their hopes, desires, dramas, and tragedies.
Kieran Culkin will receive the Breakthrough Performance Award, Actor at the Palm Springs International Film Awards for his performance in A Real Pain.