The 9th MidWest WeirdFest, set to take place from March 6-9, 2025, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has unveiled its first wave of seven feature films. Films include Anywhere, Beyond Bizarre: The Life and Art of John Willie, Cocaine Stepdad, The Sasqualogist, Straight on Till Morning, Tim Travers & The Time Travelers Paradox, and Traumnovelle.
Directors Guild of America announced the nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film, Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2024.
Wicked lead the nominations for the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards with 5 including Female Actor in a Leading Role for Cynthia Erivo and Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Ariana Grande.
TIFF announced Canada’s Top Ten, the top 10 Canadian feature films and top 10 Canadian shorts of 2024.
Executive produced by Morgan Neville, the documentary series SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night offers a behind-the-scenes look at the American late-night comedy institution’s most iconic elements and rich history. SNL cast and alumni, including Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Seth Meyers are featured in the docuseries.
The Brutalist was named Best Film at the 18th Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards, however, The Substance lead with 4 awards including Best Director, Best Original Screenplay awards for Coralie Fargeat along with Best Female Director and and Best Female Screenwriter also for Coralie Fargeat in a tie with Payal Kapadia of All We Imagine as Light.
Directed by Rachel Mason, the HBO three-part documentary series An Update on Our Family examines the family vlogging industry, and the rise and fall of Ohio-based vlogger parents Myka and James Stauffer.
Anora won Best Picture at the 2024 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards along with Best Actress for Mikey Madison.
Created by and starring former British Royal Marines Commandos, Sunray: Fallen Soldier is an action drama film co-written and co-directed by James Clarke and Daniel Shepherd. The film follows the revenge story of an armed forces veteran trying to find the people responsible for his daughter’s death.
Two feature films – the world premieres of the documentaries The Alabama Solution and The Stringer, both in the Premieres category have been added to the 2025 Sundance Film Festival program, bringing the total feature films at this year’s Festival to 88 projects.
Helmed by director Noah Pritzker, marking his return to feature film directing after 2015’s Quitters, Ex-Husbands is a family drama film following the story of an aging man processing his divorce after a 35-year marriage. Ex-Husbands had its world premiere back in 2023 at the 71st San Sebastian Film Festival. The film was also screened at the 2023 Hamptons International Film Festival.
Malcolm Washington’s The Piano Lesson leads in motion picture categories for the 56th NAACP Image Awards with 14 nods including Outstanding Motion Picture.