After several days of screenings and celebrity appearances, the 56th USA Film Festival concluded in Dallas with the filmmaker award presentations.
Film Festivals
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56th USA Film Festival Winners – ‘Olive’ and ‘Every Line Becomes A Circle’ Take Top Prizes
Olive by Tom Koch
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50th Frameline – San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival Announces Full Lineup
Brittney Griner in The Brittney Griner Story by Alex Stapleton. Frameline announced the full lineup of over 140 films from 35 countries for the milestone 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) taking place June 17–27, 2026.
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Forge, ‘Before the Moon Falls’ and ‘Seat at the Table’ Win at 44th CAAMFest
Jing Ai Ng, director, Forge (left), Andie Ju, lead actress, Forge (center), and Dave Liu, producer, Forge (right) at CAAMFest (Photo Credit: Justin Chu) The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) wrapped its 44th annual CAAMFest in San Francisco Japantown, with the top award for best narrative feature going to Jing Ai Ng’s Forge, and the documentary feature prize went to Kimberlee Bassfor’s Before the Moon Falls.
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12th Bentonville Film Festival Reveals Lineup, Opens with Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick’s ‘Family Movie’
Family Movie starring Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick The 2026 Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) set for June 15-21, in Bentonville, Arkansas, revealed the competition program lineup of 34 feature films.
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‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ to Close Frameline – San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma by Jane Schoenbrun (Mubi) The US premiere of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, directed by Jane Schoenbrun, will close the 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50), taking place June 17–27, 2026.
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Madonna’s ‘Confessions II’ Visual Work to World Premiere at Tribeca Festival
Madonna Madonna will world premiere a cinematic presentation accompanying her forthcoming new album Confessions II, directed by David Toro and Solomon Chase (TORSO), at the Tribeca Festival.
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26th Havana Film Festival NY Havana Star Prize Winners – Ana Cristina Barragan’s ‘The Ivy (Hiedra)’ Wins Best Film
The Ivy (Hiedra) by Ana Cristina Barragán At the closing ceremony, the 26th Havana Film Festival NY honored the winning films with the Havana Star Prize, awarding Best Film to The Ivy (Hiedra) by Ana Cristina Barragán (Ecuador).
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73rd Sydney Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with Australian Premiere of Selina Miles’ ‘Silenced’
Jennifer Robinson in Silenced by Selina Miles | photo by Michael Latham The 73rd Sydney Film Festival set to take place 3-14 June 2026, launched its program lineup of 248 films from 81 countries.
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‘If I Go Will They Miss Me’ and ‘A Life Illuminated’ Take Top Wins at 32nd San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
If I Go Will They Miss Me by Walter Thompson-Hernandez If I Go Will They Miss Me won the Best Narrative Feature, and A Life Illuminated won Best Documentary Feature – the top prizes in the George Sidney Independent Film Competition at the 32nd San Luis Obispo International Film Festival,
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Mehrnoush Alia’s ‘1001 Frames’ to Make Hometown Premiere at Brooklyn Film Festival
1001 Frames by Mahsa Rezaei (credit Hamed Hosseini Sangar) 1001 Frames, the feature directorial debut of Brooklyn-based and Iranian-American filmmaker Mehrnoush Alia, will make its hometown New York premiere at the Brooklyn Film Festival.
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Colman Domingo to Receive Variety Creative Conscience Award at San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Colman Domingo (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency) Colman Domingo will be honored with the Variety Creative Conscience Award at the 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50).
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69th San Francisco Film Festival Winners – Filipiñana, How to Clean a House in 10 Easy Steps, Salvation Take Top Awards
Filipiñana by Rafael Manuel The 69th San Francisco International Film Festival revealed the winners of the Golden Gate Awards, with Filipiñana, directed by Rafael Manuel, winning the New Directors Award.