My Father’s Shadow leads the nominations for the 2025 British Independent Film Awards with 12, including Best British Independent Film, along with Best Director and Best Debut Director for Akinola Davies Jr.
A Pale View of Hills (Tôi Yamanamino Hikari) (2025)
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‘My Father’s Shadow’ Leads Nominations for British Independent Film Awards
My Father’s Shadow by Akinola Davies Jr. (Mubi)
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Toronto Film Festival Unveils Gala and Special Presentations with Films by Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo del Toro, Gus Van Sant
Michaela Coel as “Lori Butler” and Ian McKellen as “Julian Sklar” in The Christophers directed by Steven Soderbergh. (Claudette Barius.) The 50th Toronto International Film Festival taking place September 4–14, 2025, unveiled the lineup of Official Selections in its Gala and Special Presentations program including films from Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo del Toro, Mamoru Hosoda, Zacharias Kunuk, Baz Luhrmann, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Jafar Panahi, Benny Safdie, and Gus Van Sant.
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78th Cannes Film Festival Unveils Official Selection with Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson, Jafar Panahi
Benicio del Toro and Mia Threapleton in The Phoenician Scheme by Wes Anderson (TPS Productions/Focus Features) 78th Cannes Film Festival taking place May 13 to 24, 2025, unveiled the Official Selections including feature films in Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premiere and Special Screenings.