Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another bested Ryan Coogler’s Sinners to take the top spot on Sight and Sound Best films of 2025 poll.
April (Aprili) (2024)
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‘One Battle After Another’ Tops Sight and Sound Best Films of 2025
Regina Hall in One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
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Jay Duplass’ ‘The Baltimorons’ Headlines 12th Chicago Critics Film Festival Lineup
The Baltimorons by Jay Duplass (Jessie Cohen) The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) announced the complete lineup, for the 12th annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, taking place May 2-8 at the city’s historic Music Box Theatre.
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48th Göteborg Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with World Premiere of Eirik Svensson’s ‘Safe House’
Safe House (Før mørket), directed by Eirik Svensson (Graham Bartholomew, Fantefilm Fiksjon) The 48th Göteborg Film Festival taking place January 24 to February 2, 2025 in Gothenburg, Sweden, unveiled the program lineup featuring 270 films from 83 countries
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2025 Sundance Film Festival Unveils Feature Films and Episodics Lineup, ‘Sally’ Wins Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize
SALLY(Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Michael Latham.) The 2025 Sundance Film Festival, taking place from January 23–February 2, 2025, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, unveiled the lineup of 87 feature films and six episodic projects.
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‘All We Imagine as Light’ Tops BFI Sight and Sound Magazine Best Films of the Year Poll 2024
All We Imagine as Light directed by Payal Kapadia (Janus Films, Sideshow) Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light took the top spot on Sight and Sound, the BFI’s international film magazine, Best Films of the Year poll 2024.
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38th AFI FEST to Showcase Lineup of 158 Films
Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point directed by Tyler Taormina This year’s 38th AFI FEST taking place in Los Angeles from October 23 to October 27 rounds out the slate of already announced titles with a full lineup of 158 films including September 5 directed by Tim Fehlbaum, All We Imagine As Light directed by Payal Kapadia, The Luckiest Man In America directed by Samir Oliveros (AFI Class of 2019), Zurawski V Texas from executive producers Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Jennifer Lawrence and directors Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault, and Oh, Canada directed by Paul Schrader (AFI Class of 1969).
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Albert Serra’s ‘Afternoons of Solitude’ Wins Golden Shell at 72nd San Sebastian Festival | Complete List of Winners
Afternoons of Solitude (Tardes de soledad) (courtesy SSIFF) Afternoons of Solitude (Tardes de soledad) directed by Albert Serra is the winner of the Golden Shell for Best Film at the 72nd San Sebastian Festival. The Silver Shell for Best Director was a tie, shared between Laura Carreira for On Falling and Pedro Martín Calero for The Wailing (El llanto).
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Hard Truths, Conclave, Queer Among 16 More Films Added to European Film Awards Feature Film Selection
Hard Truths (Courtesy of Simon Mein | Copyright Thin Man Films Ltd) The European Film Academy has added 16 more films to the Feature Film Selection for the European Film Awards. New films include Conclave, Hard Truths, Harvest, The Room Next Door and Queer.
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Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’ Wins Golden Lion at 81st Venice Fest, Nicole Kidman Wins Best Actress
Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore in The Room Next Door by Pedro Almodóvar © EL DESEO DA S.L.U. – Foto: Iglesias Más Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore won the top prize, the Golden Lion for for Best Film at 81st Venice International Film Festival.
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68th BFI London Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Anora, The Apprentice, Conclave and More
Anora directed by Sean Baker (courtesy BFI LFF) The 68th BFI London Film Festival (LFF), taking place over twelve days from October 9 – 20, 2024, announced the full program line-up of Galas, Special Presentations and Official Competition titles.
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11 International Films Selected for Official Competition at 68th BFI London Film Festival
Under the Volcano directed by Damian Kocur (courtesy BFI London Film Festival) From a gripping Irish portrait of deep-rooted generational rivalry to a stop-motion animated tale of self-discovery; a moving portrait of living with deaf parents in Tokyo to a follow up feature from one of Zambia’s most distinctive voices, 11 international films have been selected for Official Competition at the 68th BFI London Film Festival and contend for the Best Film Award.
