With director Julie Delpy in attendance to receive the Impact Award, the 42nd Miami Film Festival taking place from April 3-13, 2025, will open with her latest film, Meet the Barbarians.
Film Festivals
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42nd Miami Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Opens with Julie Delpy’s ‘Meet the Barbarians’
Meet the Barbarians directed by Julie Delpy (Obscured Pictures)
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4th Marvels of Media Festival Celebrating Autistic Media-makers Returns to MoMI in NYC
Pictured (L to R): Bella Zoe Martinez and Matt Jones in Once More Like Rain Man. (Sue Ann Pien) Autistic media-makers get the spotlight at the 4th annual Marvels of Media Festival taking place from March 27–29 at Museum of the Moving Image in New York City. This year, in addition to screenings, panel discussions, and workshops, the festival will also feature an exhibition, and, for the first time, an expansion tour across the country, March 27–April 30.
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Sarah Friedland’s ‘Familiar Touch’ to Open , Alex Russell’s Lurker to Close 54th New Directors/New Films Lineup
Familiar Touch by Sarah Friedland The 54th edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF), taking place from April 2 through April 13 in New York City, unveiled a lineup of 24 features and nine short films.
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World Premiere of ‘Sweet Störy’ to Open 28th Sonoma International Film Festival Lineup
Sweet Störy by Sarah Justine Kerruish and Matt Maude (courtesy Sonoma International Film Festival) The 28th Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF) returns to wine country from March 19-23, 2025, featuring a lineup of 39 narrative features, 16 documentaries, and 38 short films from over 21 countries alongside an array of filmmakers, actors, and culinary icons.
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Joshua Bailey’s ‘Stolen Kingdom’ Documentary on Theft at Walt Disney World to Open Florida Film Festival
Stolen Kingdom by Joshua Bailey (White Lake Productions. Bright Sun Films) Stolen Kingdom, Joshua Bailey’s documentary on a theft scandal at Walt Disney World, will kick off the 2025 Florida Film Festival in Orlando on Friday, April 11.
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A Trans Performer Must Rediscover Their Voice in J Stevens’ ‘Really Happy Someday’ Film at BFI Flare | Watch Clip
Really Happy Someday by J Stevens (Spindle Films) J Stevens’ Really Happy Someday will make its UK Premiere as an Official Selection of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival on March 22nd, 2025.
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Eleanor Mortimer’s ‘How Deep is Your Love’ Deep Sea Documentary Premieres at True/False Film Fest | Clip
How Deep is Your Love by Eleanor Mortimer (Sandbox Films) Ahead of the World Premiere at True/False Film Fest 2025, here is the first look clip from Eleanor Mortimer’s How Deep is Your Love, a documentary following biologists as they race ahead of looming deep-sea mining to collect and name the undiscovered species.
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31st Slamdance Film Festival Winners – ‘Gamma Rays’ ‘American Theater’ ‘Racewalkers’ Win Grand Jury Prizes
Gamma Rays (Les Rayons Gamma) directed by Henry Bernadet The 31st Slamdance Film Festival announced the winners of their Sparky Awards, with Gamma Rays directed by Henry Bernadet winning the Narrative Feature Grand Jury prize and American Theater directed by Nicholas Clark and Dylan Frederick won the Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize.
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17th A Night of Horror International Film Festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin Unveils Full Lineup
Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox directed by Stimson Snead (courtesy A Night of Horror International Film Festival) A Night of Horror International Film Festival returns for its 17th edition next week from March 6-9, 2025, at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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‘Holland’ Trailer – Nicole Kidman, Matthew Macfadyen, Jude Hill, Gael García Bernal Star in SXSW Thriller Film
Nicole Kidman stars in Holland (Courtesy of Prime Video) On the eve of the world premiere at SXSW film festival, the official trailer debuted for Holland, the thriller film starring Nicole Kidman as a woman in a small midwestern town who suspects her husband of living a double life. Also starring in the movie are Matthew Macfadyen, Jude Hill, and Gael García Bernal.
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‘Seance’ and ‘Segal’ Win Top Awards at 19th Beaufort International Film Festival
Séance directed by Vivian Kerr (courtesy MidWest WeirdFest) Seance directed by Vivian Kerr has won the Best Feature Film at the 19th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival in Beaufort, SC which wrapped on Sunday. Scottie Thompson also won Best Actress for her performance in the film as a Victorian woman in 1892 California, contemplating adultery, and is forced to take refuge from a storm at the home of her first husband and his unstable wife, who claims to be haunted by their dead child.
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BFI Future Film Festival 2025 Announces Award Winners
Heavy by Eve Grant (courtesy BFI) Young filmmakers aged 16-25 took home prizes at the BFI Future Film Festival Awards 2025, with Eve Grant winning Best New Talent and Best Writer for Heavy, Andrea Adame and Paula Trejo Espado won Best Film and Best International Film for Red Lace, and Shane Chung won Best Director and International Special Mention for Check Please.