From over 11,750 films submitted by more than 7,500 filmmakers, the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards announced the 2025 winners (see shortlist) at a special ceremony hosted by Denny Directo of Entertainment Tonight.
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Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025 Announces Winners
(L-R) Rossana Montoya, Fiction Winner; Hayder Hoozeer & Franz Böhm, Student Winners; José Navarro, Animation Winner; Juliet Klottrup, Non-Fiction Winner (Courtesy of Creo)
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‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Teaser Trailer – Jennifer Lopez Dazzles in Bill Condon’s Musical Fantasy Drama
Jennifer Lopez in Kiss of the Spider Woman (Roadside Attractions) Academy Award-winning director Bill Condon returns to the musical stage with Kiss of the Spider Woman, an adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway show and Manuel Puig’s 1976 novel. Jennifer Lopez stars as Ingrid Luna, a glamorous screen siren and the titular Spider Woman, Diego Luna portrays Valentin Arregui, a Marxist revolutionary, while Tonatiuh Elizarraraz takes on the role of Luis Molina, a gay hairdresser imprisoned during Argentina’s Dirty War. Together, they weave a tale of fantasy and resilience within the confines of a repressive South American prison.
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‘Stealing Pulp Fiction’ Trailer – Jon Rudnitsky, Karan Soni, Cazzie David, Jason Alexander Star in Comedy Heist Film
Stealing Pulp Fiction by Danny Turkiewicz Danny Turkiewicz’s directorial debut, Stealing Pulp Fiction, is a quirky, comedy heist film that pays homage to Quentin Tarantino’s iconic 1994 film. The film follows three aspiring Hollywood friends who, along with their eccentric therapist, plot to steal Tarantino’s personal 35mm print of Pulp Fiction from his theater.
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RIP. Tsotsi Star, South African Actor Presley Chweneyagae Dies at 40
Presley Chweneyagae in Tsotsi (Miramax Films) Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor known for starring in Tsotsi, which won the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards has died. He was 40 years old.
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Snapshot – ‘A Light Through Coloured Glass,’ ‘The Heirloom’ ‘Land’s End’ Set VOD Release Dates, Titan: The OceanGate Disaster Gets Netflix Trailer
The Last Front (Quiver Distribution) Titan: The OceanGate Disaster (Trailer) documentary debuts on Netflix
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Yang Li’s ‘Escape from the 21st Century’ Sci-fi Action Comedy Film Opens in US Cinemas | Trailer
Escape from the 21st Century (Cineverse) Imagine sneezing your way into the future – literally. That’s the quirky premise behind Escape from the 21st Century, a genre-blending sci-fi time-travel martial-arts action comedy film directed by Yang Li.
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Snapshot – ‘We Are Gathered Here Today,’ ‘Amongst The Wolves,’ and More Set Release Dates
Amongst The Wolves (Vertigo Releasing) We Are Gathered Here Today, Paul Boyd’s Covid era drama will be released on May 20, 2025
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‘Inside’ Trailer – Guy Pearce, Cosmo Jarvis and Vincent Miller Star in Charles Williams’ Australian Prison Drama Film
Inside directed by Charles Williams Ahead of the North American premiere in the spotlight narrative section at the 2025 Tribeca Festival, Quiver debuted the official trailer for Inside, the Australian prison drama starring Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Cosmo Jarvis (Shogun, Warfare) and newcomer Vincent Miller.
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‘Together’ Trailer – Dave Franco and Alison Brie are a Co-dependent Couple in Sundance Body Horror Film
Alison Brie, Dave Franco in Together (NEON) Neon debuted the official trailer for Together, the supernatural body horror film starring real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie as Tim and Millie, a pair seeking solace in the countryside to rekindle their strained relationship. Their retreat takes a sinister turn when they are attacked by a supernatural force.
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California Film Institute’s DocPitch and Black Public Media’s PitchBLACK Announce 2025 Award Winners
California Film Institute DocPitch 2025 award winners California Film Institute’s DocPitch 2025 has selected five documentary projects currently in development or post-production as the winners of a total of $100,000 in funding. Black Public Media (BPM) selected a documentary about caregiving with comedy and two science fiction immersive projects for a total of $225,000 in production and development funding at the 2025 PitchBLACK Awards.
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Daughters, ‘Will & Harper’, Black Box Diaries Among 85th Peabody Awards Documentary Winners
Will & Harper by Josh Greenbaum (Netflix) The Peabody announced the winners of the 85th Peabody Awards the winners selected to represent the most captivating and inspiring stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2024.
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2025 Sony Future Filmmaker Awards Announces Shortlisted Filmmakers
2025 Sony Future Filmmaker Awards shortlist The 2025 Sony Future Filmmaker Awards announced the 30 shortlisted filmmakers across four categories – Fiction, Non-Fiction, Animation, and Student.