Emma Thompson will be honored with the Leopard Club Award at the 78th Locarno Film Festival, where she will also world premiere her latest film, the action-thriller The Dead of Winter directed by Brian Kirk. The festival will take place from August 6 – 16, 2025.
Our War, Bernard-Henri Lévy’s fourth documentary from the frontlines of the war against Ukraine, co-directed with Marc Roussel, offers an immersive portrayal of the ongoing conflict.
CODE 3, an action comedy film from Wayfarer Studios starring Rainn Wilson (The Office), Lil Rel Howery (Get Out), and Aimee Carrero (Your Friends & Neighbors) has been acquired by Aura Entertainment.
In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, a battle unfolds, one that pits Indigenous guardians against the relentless forces of deforestation. We Are Guardians, directed by Indigenous activist Edivan Guajajara, and environmental filmmakers Chelsea Greene, and Rob Grobman, offers an intimate, vérité-style exploration of this struggle. The documentary follows Indigenous forest protectors like Marçal Guajajara and activist Puyr Tembé as they risk their lives to fend off illegal loggers and land invaders, highlighting the complex intersections of politics, history, economics, and science in one of the world’s most vital ecosystems.
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore is an intimate documentary portrait of the Oscar-winning actress and her impact on Deaf representation in Hollywood. Through candid interviews, archival footage, and heartfelt conversations, the film explores Matlin’s journey from her groundbreaking Academy Award win for Children of a Lesser God to her enduring advocacy for the Deaf community.
Fatih Akin’s coming of age drama film Amrum, which made its World Premiere as an Official Selection of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival has been acquired by Kino Lorber.
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.
Justin Schein’s documentary Death & Taxes is a compelling exploration of wealth, inheritance, and the American Dream, viewed through the lens of the estate tax. The film chronicles Schein’s father, Harvey Schein, a self-made CEO who rose from Depression-era Brooklyn to corporate success, whose obsession with shielding his wealth from taxes nearly fractured their family. By weaving personal narrative with broader economic commentary, the film examines how inherited wealth and tax policies can perpetuate inequality and threaten democratic ideals.
The 11th Bentonville Film Festival, set for June 16-22 in Bentonville, Arkansas announced their Juneteenth and Spotlight films, jurors, Shaping the Narrative, Geena & Friends participants, along with additional panels and events
Dark Sky Films revealed the release date and official trailer for The G, director Karl R. Hearne’s genre-defying thriller starring Dale Dickey as Ann Hunter ‘The G’ , a sharp-tongued, chain-smoking grandmother. After being forcibly placed in a sinister eldercare facility by a corrupt legal guardian, Ann -nicknamed ‘The G’ by her granddaughter Emma – unleashes a calculated and brutal campaign of revenge.
Get ready for a scary cinematic experience as Pete Davidson stars in the horror film The Home from director James DeMonaco, known for The Purge franchise. Davidson steps into the role of Max, a troubled graffiti artist who, after a run-in with the law, is assigned community service at a retirement home. As Max looks around, he uncovers dark secrets lurking within the facility, particularly on its forbidden fourth floor. Also starring in the movie are John Glover and Bruce Altman.