A Poet directed by Simón Mesa Soto took the Jury prize for Best Narrative Feature, and Natchez directed by Suzannah Herbert won for Documentary Feature at the 34th Philadelphia Film Festival.
Film Festivals
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‘A Poet’ and ‘Natchez’ Take Top Jury Awards at 34th Philadelphia Film Festival
A Poet by Simón Mesa Soto
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‘Sirât’ ‘One Golden Summer’ Win Awards at 61st Chicago International Film Festival
Sirât by Oliver Laxe Spain’s Oscar submission, Sirât, directed by Oliver Laxe, has won the Gold Hugo for Best Film at the 61st Chicago International Film Festival.
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‘Lesbian Space Princess’, ‘Coroner to the Stars’, ‘God As My Witness’ Among Winners of 23rd Tallgrass Film Festival
Lesbian Space Princess The 23rd Annual Tallgrass Film Festival wrapped with the closing night film Lesbian Space Princess co-directed by Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese walking away with Audience Favorite Narrative Feature.
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Sundance Film Festival Bids Goodbye to Park City with Legacy Program and Tribute to Robert Redford
Top L–R: Mysterious Skin, American Dream | Second Row L-R: Little Miss Sunshine, Downhill Racer, Half Nelson | Bottom Row L-R: Humpday, House Party, Saw As it prepares to bid goodbye to Park City, Utah, the 2026 Sundance Film Festival has unveiled a Park City Legacy Program celebrating the Festival’s history in Utah through archival and restoration screenings of iconic films from previous editions, artists talks with notable Festival alumni, and a special event for the community.
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‘Happy Birthday,’ ‘Jimmy & The Demons’,Nuremberg, Rental Family Win Awards at 34th Heartland International Film Festival
courtesy (Heartland International Film Festival) Egypt’s Oscar entry Happy Birthday, directed by Sarah Goher, has won the Narrative Feature Grand Prize at the 34th Heartland International Film Festival.
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Lila McLaughlin’s ‘Don’t Let Them Out’ Wins Best Film at 21st La Femme International Film Festival
Don’t Let Them Out by Lila McLaughlin La Femme International Film Festival honored the best and brightest work of female actors, writers, producers and directors at the Sunday night award show for its 21st edition, with the top prize of Best Feature Film going to Lila McLaughlin’s Don’t Let Them Out.
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‘The President’s Cake’ and ‘To the West, in Zapata’ Win Top Prizes at 33rd Hamptons Film Festival
The President’s Cake by Hasan Hadi The President’s Cake directed by Hasan Hadi won the Award for Best Narrative Feature; and To the West, in Zapata directed by David Bim received the Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 33rd edition of Hamptons International Film Festival.
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Lucrecia Martel’s ‘Landmarks’ Wins Best Film Award at 69th BFI London Film Festival
Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra) by Lucrecia Martel Lucrecia Martel’s documentary Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra) has won the Best Film Award at the 69th BFI London Film Festival.
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Premieres of ‘Whistle’ to Open and ‘Ask E. Jean’ to Close 16th DOC NYC Lineup
Ask E. Jean by Ivy Meerpol DOC NYC, the film festival for documentaries in New York City, will close its 16th edition with the NYC premiere of Ivy Meerpol’s Ask E. Jean.
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SFFILM Reveals 11th Doc Stories Film Festival Lineup
TOP ROW, L TO R: Cover-Up, photo courtesy of The New York Times/Redux. A LIFE ILLUMINATED, photo courtesy of Sandbox Films.
BOTTOM ROW L TO R: Director Laura Poitras, photo by Jan Stürmann. Director Mark Obenhaus, photo courtesy of Mark Obenhaus. Director Tasha Van Zandt, photo courtesy of Tasha Van Zandt.SFFILM unveiled the lineup of ten features and 12 short films for the 11th Doc Stories film festival taking place at the Vogue Theatre in San Francisco, November 6–9, 2025.
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38th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) Unveils Competition Lineups
As I Lay Dying by Mohammadreza Farzad, Pegah Ahangarani, Intersecting Memory by Shayma’ Awawdeh, and happiness by Firat Yücel. (courtesy IDFA) The 38th edition of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) taking place in Amsterdam from November 13 to 23, 2025 unveiled the main competition lineups.
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Filmmaker Ondi Timoner to Receive Golden Key Award for Excellence at Key West Film Festival
Ondi Timoner (courtesy Key West Film Festival) Miami born filmmaker Ondi Timoner will receive the Golden Key Award for Excellence In Documentary Filmmaking at this year’s Key West Film Festival.
