Dante Basco and KC Concepcion star in the award-winning romantic comedy film Asian Persuasion set for release in U.S. theaters via Scatena & Rosner Films.
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‘Asian Persuasion’ Trailer – Dante Basco and KC Concepcion Star in Jhett Tolentino’s Romantic Comedy Film
Asian Persuasion (Scatena & Rosner Films)
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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.
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9th MidWest WeirdFest Unveils Lineup, World Premiere of Adam Seidel’s ‘Anywhere’
Anywhere directed by Adam Seidel (courtesy MidWest WeirdFest) The 9th annual MidWest WeirdFest taking place March 6-9, 2025 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin unveiled the lineup including the world premiere of twisting, neo-noir thriller Anywhere.
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‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’ Trailer – John Lithgow Terrorizes Geoffrey Rush in Cruel Nursing Home Set Horror Thriller Film
John Lithgow in The Rule of Jenny Pen (Screenshot / IFC Films) IFC Films shared the official trailer for The Rule of Jenny Pen, the horror thriller film starring Geoffrey Rush as a judge who finds himself in a nursing home after an unexpected health scare, where he encounters a bizarre resident (played by John Lithgow) hellbent on terrorizing the patients.
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Conclave, Timothée Chalamet, Demi Moore, Kieran Culkin, Zoe Saldaña Win at 31st SAG Awards
Conclave (Courtesy Focus Features) The SAG Awards spread the love around with no film winning more than one award.
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‘The Six Triple Eight’, ‘Nickel Boys’, ‘Sing Sing’ Among Winners at 56th NAACP Image Awards
Ebony Obsidian, Pepi Sonuga, Moriah Brown, Nicole Avant, Kylie Jefferson, Kerry Washington, Sarah Jeffery, and Milauna Jackson accept the Outstanding Motion Picture award for “The Six Triple Eight” onstage during the 56th NAACP Image Awards (Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for BET) Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight walked away with the Outstanding Motion Picture at the 56th NAACP Image Awards, along with Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for Kerry Washington, and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Ebony Obsidian.
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Spirit Awards Winners – Anora Wins Top Awards – Best Feature, Best Lead for Mikey Madison, Best Director for Sean Baker
Anora directed by Sean Baker (Neon) Anora led the winners in the film categories of the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards with three wins, including Best Feature, Best Director for Sean Baker, and Best Lead Performance for Mikey Madison.
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75th Berlinale Awards – Norwegian Queer Drama ‘Dreams (Sex Love)’ Wins Golden Bear for Best Film
Selome Emmetu, Ella Øverbye in Drømmer | Dreams (Sex Love) by Dag Johan Haugerud (Agnete Brun) The Norwegian queer coming-of-age drama Drømmer (Dreams (Sex Love)) by Dag Johan Haugerud has won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. The film, starring Ella Øverbye as Johanne and Selome Emnetu as French teacher, depicts Johanne’s intimate writings about her crush on her female teacher. It is the third part of a trilogy by Haugerud that deals with the complexity of human relationships, sexuality and social norms. The film also won the award for Competition in Prizes of the FIPRESCI Jury and the Guild Film Prize.
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‘Deaf’ and ‘The Moelln Letters’ Win Panorama Audience Awards at 2025 Berlinale
Deaf (Sorda) by Eva Libertad (Nuria Jean) Deaf (Sorda) by Eva Libertad has won the 27th Panorama Audience Award for best feature film, and The Moelln Letters (Die Möllner Briefe) by Martina Priessner wins in the category Panorama Dokumente at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.
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‘The Paper Bag Plan’, ‘Among Neighbors’, Encrypted and Pavements Win Top Prizes at 27th San Francisco IndieFest
(Photo credit: SF IndieFest) The Paper Bag Plan directed by Anthony Lucero has won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature and Among Neighbors directed by Yoav Potash won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 27th anniversary edition of San Francisco Independent Film Festival (SF IndieFest). The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos directed by The Agbajowo Collective won the Audience Award for Best International Feature
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‘For Worse’ ‘Marlee Matlin’ Doc ‘Love, Brooklyn’ Set as 49th Cleveland International Film Festival Spotlight Films
For Worse directed by Amy Landecker (courtesy Cleveland International Film Festival) The 49th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) running March 27 – April 5, 2025, has revealed the year’s spotlight films, with For Worse, the directorial debut of actress Amy Landecker as Opening Night Film. The documentary Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore directed by Shoshannah Stern will screen as Centerpiece, and Love, Brooklyn directed by Amy Landecker as Closing Night Film.
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Anora, ‘Can I Get a Witness?’ and ‘My Old Ass’ Win Top Prizes at 25th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
Keira Jang and Sandra Oh in Can I Get a Witness? (Ed Araquel, courtesy of CIGAW Productions) Anora won Best Picture and Mikey Madison wins Best Actress in the International category of the 25th Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) awards.