Sundance Institute announced the fellows selected for the 2025 Directors, Screenwriters, and Native Labs.
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Jackie Chan to Receive Career Achievement Award at Locarno Film Festival
Chan Kong-sang, real name Fang Shilong, known professionally as Jackie Chan, (ChinaImages | dp) Jackie Chan will honored with the prestigious career achievement award, Pardo alla Carriera at the upcoming 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, taking place from August 6-16 2025.
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Francis Ford Coppola Receives 50th AFI Life Achievement Award with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas,Robert De Niro, Spike Lee | Photos
Steven Spielberg, Bob Gazzale, CEO, American Film Institute, Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas (Photo by Anna Webber/Getty Images for AFI) Steven Spielberg and George Lucas presented Francis Ford Coppola with the American Film Institute (AFI) 50th AFI Life Achievement Award on Saturday at a Gala Tribute at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
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‘My Late Summer’ and ‘My Father’s Diaries’ Win Top Golden Apple Awards at 21st Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival in NYC
courtesy BHFF Danis Tanović’s My Late Summer has won the Golden Apple Jury Award for Best Feature Film at the 21st Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) in New York City. Ado Hasanović’s My Father’s Diaries won both the Golden Apple Jury Award for Best Documentary Film, and the Audience Award.
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‘The Holdovers’ Director Alexander Payne Named President of Venice Film Festival International Jury
Alexander Payne (courtesy La Biennale di Venezia) Alexander Payne, director of The Holdovers, Sideways, Nebraska, and The Descendants, will chair the International Jury of the Competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival taking place August 27 – September 6, 2025. The International Jury will assign the Golden Lion for Best Film, as well as other official awards.
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Enzo and ‘Sorry, Baby’ Bookend 57th Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Lineup
Sorry, Baby by Eva Victor (A24) Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des cinéastes), the independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival, has unveiled the lineup for the 57th edition taking place May 14-24, 2025.
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Annecy Festival 2025 Unveils Official Selections
The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol The 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, scheduled for June 8–14 in Annecy, France, revealed the 21 feature films in the Official Selection. This year’s edition pays tribute to Hungarian animation, spotlighting both classic and contemporary works.
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‘Resistance of Vision’ Social Justice Traveling Film Fest Unveils May Lineup in Boston, Wichita, San Fran, Birmingham
Loving Town by Wes Overvold San Francisco IndieFest’s social justice-focused touring film festival Resistance of Vision unveiled the film lineup for the debut screenings in Boston, Wichita, Birmingham (which also includes a virtual component), and San Francisco next month (May 1-3, 31).
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Stephen Chung’s ‘It’s All Gonna Break’ Documentary Capturing Broken Social Scene’s Indie Legacy Heads to Theaters | Trailer
It’s All Gonna Break by Stephen Chung (screenshot / Cargo) The documentary It’s All Gonna Break offers an intimate portrayal of the rise of Broken Social Scene, the influential Canadian indie-rock collective. Through rare archival footage and candid interviews, the film captures the band’s evolution from Toronto’s underground music scene to international acclaim.
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Filmmaker Maren Ade to Preside Over Jury of Cannes Short Films and La Cinef Competition
Maren Ade (Denis Makarenko | dp) Filmmaker Maren Ade will preside over the short films and La Cinef Jury of the 78th Cannes Film Festival taking place from May 13 to May 24, 2025. The jury also includes director, screenwriter and producer Reinaldo Marcus Green, actress, singer and songwriter Camélia Jordana, producer, photographer and former Director of the Filmoteca Española José María Prado and director and screenwriter Nebojša Slijepčević.
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Sean Penn’s Exec Produced Political Thriller ‘Words of War’ Launches Initiative to Support Press Freedom | Trailer
Words of War (screenshot | Rolling Pictures) The political thriller Words of War starring Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything, The Village), Ciarán Hinds (Belfast, Game of Thrones), and Jason Isaacs (White Lotus, Harry Potter, Death of Stalin) will open in select theaters in the U.S. on May 2, to coincide with World Press Freedom Day on May 3rd, expanding internationally this summer.
