The 30th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, running March 6 to 16, 2025, at Film at Lincoln Center in New York City, unveiled a lineup of 23 films celebrating the range of French cinema.
Film Festivals
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Emmanuel Mouret’s ‘Three Friends’ to Open 30th Rendez-Vous with French Cinema at FLC in NYC Lineup
Three Friends directed by Emmanuel Mouret (Venice Film Festival)
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Demi Moore to be Celebrated at Santa Barbara Film Festival With Retrospective – The Substance, Indecent Proposal, Ghost
Demi Moore in The Substance (The Match Factory) Demi Moore will be celebrated at Santa Barbara International Film Festival with a retrospective of her acting career. The retrospective begins with a screening of Adrian Lyne’s Indecent Proposal followed by an exclusive in-person conversation and a screening of Coralie Fargeat’s Best Picture nominee The Substance. The festival will also host a FREE screening of Jerry Zucker’s Ghost.
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Sundance Short Film Winners: Theo Panagopoulos’ ‘The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing’ Wins Grand Jury Prize
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing by Theo Panagopoulos. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by National Library of Scotland The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing, directed by Theo Panagopoulos took home the Grand Jury Prize in the short film competition at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
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SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) Trailer – Questlove Directs Documentary on Sly and the Family Stone Band
Sly Stone in SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson (Sundance Institute | photo by Stephen Paley) Hulu shared the official trailer for SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), the documentary film on Sly & The Family Stone, the funk band known for Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits such as Dance to the Music (1968), Everyday People (1968), and Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).
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Andrew Ahn’s ‘The Wedding Banquet’ Starrin Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone to Open BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, Han Gi-Chan and Bowen Yang in The Wedding Banquet (Luka Cyprian, Bleecker Street) Following the world premiere at Sundance Film Festival, Andrew Ahn’s dramedy The Wedding Banquet makes its International Premiere as the Opening Night Gala film of the 39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival taking place March 19th – 30th, 2025.
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‘Debaters’ Trailer – Alex Heller’s Comedy Short Film Premieres at Sundance
Debaters directed by Alex Heller (Dagmar Weaver-Madsen | fullspectrumfeatures) Directed by Alex Heller (The Year Between) following her feature film directorial debut, Debaters is a comedy short film telling the story of high school debaters and their unqualified adult judges played by Succession’s J. Smith-Cameron and Oscar-winning director Kenneth Lonergan. The film is set to have its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
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Kahlil Joseph’s ‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ to Premiere at Sundance After Being Pulled in Dispute with Producer (Updated)
Funmilayo Akechuwku in BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jac Martinez / BLKNWS™) Update (January 25, 2025): BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions may make its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, after James Shani’s Rich Spirit acquired the film by buying Participant Media out of all rights, with hopes of selling the film to a new distributor, reports Variety.
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‘Rains Over Babel’ Teaser Clip – Gala del Sol’s Queer Colombian Drama Premieres at Sundance
Rains Over Babel (Llueve sobre Babel) (Cinema Tropical) Ahead of the world premiere at Sundance Film Festival, here is the first look – clip for Rains Over Babel (Llueve sobre Babel), the debut feature by writer-director Gala del Sol. Rains Over Babel will premiere in the Next Competition on Sunday, January 26, 2025.
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Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2’ Makes U.S. Premiere at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Horizon: An American Saga (Warner Bros. Pictures) Kevin Costner’s epic Western film Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 will finally makes its U.S premiere on February 7th at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF). The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director, writer, producer, and actor Kevin Costner. A FREE screening of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 will precede the premiere.
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32nd SXSW Film & TV Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with Seth Rogen’s ‘The Studio’
Episode 1. Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Hahn, Chase Sui Wonders and Seth Rogen in “The Studio” | Credit: Courtesy of Apple TV+) The 32nd South by Southwest (SXSW) Film & TV Festival taking place March 7-14, 2025, unveiled the lineup of feature films, TV projects, and XR Experiences.
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Marla Gibbs and Aaron Pierre Set for Awards at ABFF Honors
Marla Gibbs, Aaron Pierre (courtesy ABFF) Marla Gibbs and Aaron Pierre have been added to the list of honorees at the 7th American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors. ABFF Honors will also celebrate the community of Altadena, paying tribute to its residents and their extraordinary contributions to Black history and culture.
