The 24th San Francisco Documentary Film Festival (SF DocFest) will screen 85 new non-fiction films (28 features and 58 shorts.) including 22 films local to the Bay Area from May 29 to June 8, 2025.
Film Festivals
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24th San Francisco Documentary Festival (SF DocFest) Unveils Lineup
Peaches Goes Bananas by Marie Losier (courtesy SF DocFest)
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Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong Among Jury for Cannes Film Festival
Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong (Image Press Agency | dp) The 78th Cannes Film Festival taking place from Tuesday May 13 to Saturday May 24, 2025, has revealed the star-studded Jury responsible for selecting the winner of the prestigious Palme d’or from one of the 21 films in Competition. Last year Sean Baker’s Anora was presented with the award by the jury chaired Greta Gerwig.
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Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2025 Announces the Second Edition in Mexico City
Frida played at Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2024 (Prime Video) Cinépolis and the Sundance Institute have partnered for the second edition of Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2025 in Mexico City, as well as upcoming editions in 2026 and 2027.
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68th San Francisco Film Festival Announces Winners – ‘Ink Wash’ ‘All That’s Left of You’ ‘Seeds’
L to R, top row: New Directors Awardee: INK WASH, Global Visions Awardee: ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU. L to R, bottom row: Cine Latino Awardee: BELOVED TROPIC, Kirby Walker Documentary Award Awardee: SEEDS Seeds. (Courtesy of SFFILM) The 68th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival) has announced the winners of the Golden Gate Awards with Ink Wash winning New Directors, All That’s Left of You won Global Visions, Beloved Tropic won Cine Latino, and the newly named Kirby Walker Documentary Award went to Seeds.
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Jackie Chan to Receive Career Achievement Award at Locarno Film Festival
Chan Kong-sang, real name Fang Shilong, known professionally as Jackie Chan, (ChinaImages | dp) Jackie Chan will honored with the prestigious career achievement award, Pardo alla Carriera at the upcoming 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, taking place from August 6-16 2025.
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‘My Late Summer’ and ‘My Father’s Diaries’ Win Top Golden Apple Awards at 21st Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival in NYC
courtesy BHFF Danis Tanović’s My Late Summer has won the Golden Apple Jury Award for Best Feature Film at the 21st Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) in New York City. Ado Hasanović’s My Father’s Diaries won both the Golden Apple Jury Award for Best Documentary Film, and the Audience Award.
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‘The Holdovers’ Director Alexander Payne Named President of Venice Film Festival International Jury
Alexander Payne (courtesy La Biennale di Venezia) Alexander Payne, director of The Holdovers, Sideways, Nebraska, and The Descendants, will chair the International Jury of the Competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival taking place August 27 – September 6, 2025. The International Jury will assign the Golden Lion for Best Film, as well as other official awards.
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Enzo and ‘Sorry, Baby’ Bookend 57th Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Lineup
Sorry, Baby by Eva Victor (A24) Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des cinéastes), the independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival, has unveiled the lineup for the 57th edition taking place May 14-24, 2025.
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Annecy Festival 2025 Unveils Official Selections
The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol The 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, scheduled for June 8–14 in Annecy, France, revealed the 21 feature films in the Official Selection. This year’s edition pays tribute to Hungarian animation, spotlighting both classic and contemporary works.
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‘Resistance of Vision’ Social Justice Traveling Film Fest Unveils May Lineup in Boston, Wichita, San Fran, Birmingham
Loving Town by Wes Overvold San Francisco IndieFest’s social justice-focused touring film festival Resistance of Vision unveiled the film lineup for the debut screenings in Boston, Wichita, Birmingham (which also includes a virtual component), and San Francisco next month (May 1-3, 31).
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Filmmaker Maren Ade to Preside Over Jury of Cannes Short Films and La Cinef Competition
Maren Ade (Denis Makarenko | dp) Filmmaker Maren Ade will preside over the short films and La Cinef Jury of the 78th Cannes Film Festival taking place from May 13 to May 24, 2025. The jury also includes director, screenwriter and producer Reinaldo Marcus Green, actress, singer and songwriter Camélia Jordana, producer, photographer and former Director of the Filmoteca Española José María Prado and director and screenwriter Nebojša Slijepčević.
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2025 Tribeca Festival Unveils Audio Storytelling Lineup with 30 Year Celebration of Ira Glass’ This American Life’
This American Life with Ira Glass and Special Guest Host Ira Madison III The 2025 Tribeca Festival unveiled its audio storytelling lineup, featuring a dynamic mix of live episodes, immersive audio experiences, and world premieres. Most of the audio events will take place between June 10–14 in New York City.