Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof will attend the 2025 Göteborg Film Festival, and present his film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, which is banned in Iran. The Seed of the Sacred Fig is the centerpiece of the festival’s Focus: Disobedience and will have its premiere on January 30 followed by a Directors Talk with Rasoulof. Mohammad Rasoulof is also featured as the screenwriter of Seven Days by Ali Samadi Ahadi, which will be shown during the Göteborg Film Festival.
BAFTA unveiled the longlists for all 25 categories including Best Film, Director, Documentary, Film Not in the English Language, the performance categories, and a new Children’s & Family Film category, continuing through to Round Two of voting for the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards.
Jennifer Coolidge, Kerry Washington and Seth Rogen lead the lineup of presenters for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes airing Sunday, January 5, 2025.
Anora won Best Picture at the Critics Association of Central Florida end of year awards, along with Best Actress for Mikey Madison and Best Screenplay.
Göteborg Film Festival will honor actress and filmmaker Julie Delpy with the Honorary Dragon Award at the premiere of Meet the Barbarians at the upcoming edition taking place January 24 to February 3, 2025.
The post-apocalyptic love story Love Me starring Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun, is the feature film directorial debut from co-directors Sam and Andy Zuchero. The film which world premiered last year at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival under the U.S. Dramatic Competition program, follows a unique story in which a buoy and a satellite meet and fall in love long after the extinction of humanity.
Anora was awarded Best Picture at the 2024 North Texas Film Critics Association Awards along with Best Actress for Mikey Madison and Best Screenplay for Sean Baker.
Dune: Part Two was named best film of the year by the Film Critics Association UK along with best director for Denis Villeneuve.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, celebrated in the documentary Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President, passed away peacefully at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday, 29th December 2024. He was 100.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore has boarded the Palestinian documentary From Ground Zero as an executive producer.
The 19th Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF) set to take place February 18-23, 2025 in Beaufort, South Carolina unveiled the official selections..
Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist leads the nominations for the 2024 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) with 10, including Best Director, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and a host of acting categories.