Thailand earlier this week selected Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s debut feature A Useful Ghost (Phi Chidi Kha) as the country’s submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.
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Ireland Submits Sanatorium for Oscar for International Feature Film
Ireland has selected the Irish-made, Ukrainian-language film Sanatorium directed by Galway-born filmmaker Gar O’Rourke to represent the country in the Oscars International Feature Film category at the upcoming 98th Academy Awards.
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‘Stranger Eyes’ Trailer – Lee Kang-sheng Stars in Yeo Siew Hua’s Surveillance Thriller Film
Stranger Eyes is a gripping surveillance thriller film from Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua, starring Lee Kang-sheng alongside Wu Chien-ho and Anicca Panna.
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Hiroshi Okuyama’s ‘My Sunshine’ Japanese Drama Film Sets US Release Date | Trailer
My Sunshine (Boku no Ohisama) is an understated coming-of-age drama film , and the second feature from Japanese filmmaker Hiroshi Okuyama. Set in a snow-blanketed Hokkaido, the film stars Keitatsu Koshiyama as Takuya, a shy boy struggling with a stutter, whose true world opens up when he meets a graceful figure skater.
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Ido Fluk’s ‘Köln 75’ German Drama on Keith Jarrett’s Legendary Concert to Open in US Cinemas | Trailer

Köln 75 by Ido Fluk (Zeitgeist Films, Kino Lorber) Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber have partnered to release Köln 75, the German music-drama film by Ido Fluk starring Mala Emde (And Tomorrow the Whole World), John Magaro (Past Lives; September 5), and Michael Chernus (Severance; Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy).
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Roman Polanski’s ‘An Officer and a Spy’ to Open in US Cinemas, ’40 Acres’ to Open in Uk Cinemas

An Officer and a Spy by Roman Polanski (Film Forum) Roman Polanski’s An Officer and a Spy sets US theatrical release date
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Snapshot – ‘Oblivium’, ‘Baby’ and ‘A Star Without a Star’ Released on VOD | Trailer

Baby by Marcelo Caetano (Dark Star Pictures, Uncork’d Entertainment) Ibrahim and Omar Ashmawey’s horror-thriller indie film Oblivium on VOD on July 8 | Trailer
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Snapshot – Indie Films ‘Sweet Relief’ and ‘Help Is On The Way’ Set Release Dates, Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Dogtooth’ Gets Re-Released | Trailer

Dogtooth by Yorgos Lanthimos (Kino Lorber) Nick Verdi’s Sweet Relief indie thriller film gets a theatrical run | Trailer
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French Comedy-drama ‘Mr. Blake at Your Service’ Starring John Malkovich Opens in US Theaters | Trailer

John Malkovich and Fanny Ardant in Mr. Blake at Your Service (Sunrise Films) The French-set comedy-drama Mr. Blake at Your Service, starring John Malkovich, French actress Fanny Ardant, and the late Émilie Dequenne will open in U.S. theaters on June 20, 2025.
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Lucía Garibaldi’s Sci-fi Drama ‘A Bright Future’ to World Premiere at Tribeca Festival | Tribeca

A Bright Future by Lucía Garibaldi Uruguayan filmmaker Lucía Garibaldi’s second feature film, A Bright Future (Un futuro brillante) will have its world premiere in the Viewpoints section of the 2025 Tribeca Festival, running June 4 – 14 in New York City.
