Gender Equity in Media Society Vancouver (GEMS) announced the full lineup of 32 films from nine countries for the 20th annual GEMFest, set to take place in-person at the VIFF Centre in Vancouver from March 5-9, 2025.
Film Festivals
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Tommy Gulliksen’s ‘Facing War’ Documentary on NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to Open CPH:DOX Festival
Facing War (Tommy Gulliksen | CPH:DOX) Facing War, the documentary directed by Tommy Gulliksen depicting Jens Stoltenberg’s final years as NATO Secretary General, will open this year’s edition of CPH:DOX (Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival) taking place March 19-30, 2025.
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J.D. Fernández Molero’s Peruvian Genre-Bending Gothic Film ‘Punku’ World Premieres at Berlin Film Festival
Punku directed by J.D. Fernández Molero (courtesy Cinema Tropical) Punku, the sophomore film by Peruvian Rotterdam Tiger Award-winning writer-director J.D. Fernández Molero [Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes)], will make its world premiere in the Forum section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.
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‘On Swift Horses’ Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi to Close SXSW Film TV Festival
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi in On Swift Horses directed by Daniel Minahan (TIFF) Daniel Minahan’s On Swift Horses starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva and Sasha Calle will close the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film & TV Festival taking place March 8-16, 2025.
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Ryan White’s ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’ Wins Festival Favorite Award at Sundance | Fest Announces 2026 Dates
Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley appear in Come See Me in the Good Light by Ryan White. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Brandon Somerhalder) Come See Me in the Good Light directed by Ryan White bested some strong contenders to win Festival Favorite Award, voted for by the audiences from all the new feature films presented at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
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Juliette Binoche Named President of the Jury of 78th Cannes Film Festival
(Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for ZFF) Exactly 40 years after her first appearance at the festival, Juliette Binoche has been named President of the Feature Film Jury of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, which will award the Palme d’or.
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Sundance Film Festival Winners – Atropia , Seeds, ‘Cactus Pears’ and ‘Cutting Through Rocks’ Win Grand Jury Prizes
Atropia, Seeds (photo by Brittany Shyne), Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears) (photo by Vikas Urs) (photo by Mohammad Reza Eyni) | Courtesy of Sundance Institute Atropia directed by Hailey Gates won the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Other Grand Jury prizes went to Seeds for U.S. Documentary Competition, Cactus Pears won for World Cinema Dramatic Competition, and Cutting Through Rocks won for World Cinema Documentary Competition. The NEXT Innovator Award was given to Zodiac Killer Project directed by Charlie Shackleton.
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Nia Long and Larenz Tate Named Ambassadors of 29th American Black Film Festival
Nia Long (NY Mag), Larenz Tate (Jonavennci Divad) Nia Long and Larenz Tate, stars of the 1997 iconic romantic drama Love Jones has reunited to serve as Ambassadors to the 29th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) taking place live in Miami Beach June 11-15, followed by an online segment June 16-23 on ABFF PLAY.
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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) 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.
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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.
