The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) announced the complete lineup, for the 12th annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, taking place May 2-8 at the city’s historic Music Box Theatre.
Film Festivals
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Jay Duplass’ ‘The Baltimorons’ Headlines 12th Chicago Critics Film Festival Lineup
The Baltimorons by Jay Duplass (Jessie Cohen)
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Afolabi Olalekan’s ‘Freedom Way’ to Open 32nd New York African Film Festival Lineup
Freedom Way by Afolabi Olalekan (Bluhouse Studios) The 32nd edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) unveiled the lineup featuring more than 30 contemporary and classic films from Africa and its diaspora. This year’s theme, “Fluid Horizons: A Shifting Lens on a Hopeful World,” honors the resilience of African youth and the forebearers who paved the way for them.
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28th Brooklyn Film Festival Titled ‘Pause’ to Run May 30-June 8
Brooklyn Film Festival (credit Lou Aguilar / Flickr) Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) announced its 28th edition titled Pause taking place from May 30-June 8, in-person at Windmill Studios in Greenpoint. Additional screenings will be held on June 2 through June 5 at the Wythe Hotel Cinema in Williamsburg. BFF will also run online via the festival’s website from May 31-June 8 (24/7).
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Daniel Battsek Named President of Film at Lincoln Center
Daniel Battsek (courtesy FLC) Daniel Battsek has been appointed President of Film at Lincoln Center (FLC), the NYC organization dedicated to the art of cinema and home to the New York Film Festival. He assumes his new role starting May 1, 2025.
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Tom Cruise ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ to Premiere at Cannes Film Festival
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures) Tom Cruise will celebrate the world premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.
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‘The Last Rodeo’ Starring Neal McDonough Headlines 55th USA Film Festival in Dallas Lineup
The Last Rodeo by Jon Avnet (Angel Studios) The USA Film Festival in Dallas, Texas celebrates its 55th edition from April 23-27, 2025, with a star-studded lineup of films and events.
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Werner Herzog to Receive Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice International Film Festival
Werner Herzog (courtesy of Lena Herzog) Director Werner Herzog (Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, Nosferatu the Vampyre) will be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia taking place August 27 – September 6, 2025.
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Robert De Niro to Receive Honorary Palme d’or for Lifetime Achievement at Cannes Film Festival
Robert De Niro at the Killers of the Flower Moon premiere at the 76th Festival de Cannes. Picture (Paul Smith / Featureflash | dp) Actor, director and producer Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d’or for lifetime achievement at the opening ceremony of the 78th Cannes Film Festival.
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World Premiere of ‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes’ to Open 2025 Tribeca Festival
Billy Joel “Billy Joel: So It Goes” (Art Maillett | Sony Music Archives | Courtesy HBO) The world premiere of the HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes, will open the 2025 Tribeca Festival, taking place June 4-15 in New York City.
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Ryan White’s ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’ Wins Best Film at 49th Cleveland International Film Festival
Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley in Come See Me in the Good Light by Ryan White. (photo by Brandon Somerhalder) Come See Me in the Good Light, directed by Ryan White has won the Audience Choice Award for Best Film at the 49th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF49). The Sundance Award-winning documentary captures poet Andrea Gibson as they navigate a terminal cancer diagnosis with their wife, fellow poet Megan Falley, by their side.
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Brittany Shyne’s ‘ Seeds’ Wins Grand Jury Award at 2025 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Willie Head Jr. in Seeds by Brittany Shyne | photo by Brittany Shyne. Seeds, Brittany Shyne’s documentary portrait of Centennial farmers in the geographical south has won the Full Frame Grand Jury Award at the 2025 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Using lyrical black-and-white imagery, the film examines the decline of generational Black farmers and the significance of owning land.
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