Ira Sachs’ Peter Hujar’s Day starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall, leads the nominations for the 41st annual edition of the Film Independent Spirit Awards with five nominations including Best Feature.
Fucktoys (2025)
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‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ Leads Nominations for 41st Spirit Awards
Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall in Peter Hujar’s Day directed by Ira Sachs, Courtesy of Janus Films
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Wake Up Dead Man to Open 48th Denver Film Festival Lineup
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. (Netflix) Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will open the 48th annual Denver Film Festival, taking place October 31 – November 9, 2025, with the lineup showcasing 136 feature-length films, documentaries and shorts.
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12th Miami Film Festival GEMS Unveils Lineup, Opening with Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’
No Other Choice (courtesy BIFF) The 12th Miami Film Festival GEMS taking place from October 29 to November 5, 2025 will feature 40 films, opening with No Other Choice with director Park Chan-wook in attendance to receive the Precious Gem Master Award.
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Cactus Pears and The Gas Station Attendant Win 56th Nashville Film Festival Top Awards
Bhushaan Manoj and Suraaj Suman in Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears) by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade (Vikas Urs) The 56th Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) announced the award winners, with Rohan Kanawade’s semi-autobiographical feature debut Cactus Pears winning Best Narrative Feature, and The Gas Station Attendant directed by Karla Murthy, winning Best Documentary Feature.
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Hamnet and ‘Lost & Found in Cleveland’ Headline 16th Twin Cities Film Fest Lineup
Lost & Found In Cleveland by Marisa Guterman and Keith Gerchak Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) celebrating its “Sweet 16” anniversary, unveiled its film slate of more than 150 movies set to both screen and stream October 16 – 25, 2025.
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Uttera Singh’s Pinch, Annapurna Sriram’s F*cktoys and Deepa Mehta Headline 15th Intl South Asian Film Festival
Fucktoys by Annapurna Sriram (Cory Fraiman-Lott) The International South Asian Film Festival (iSAFF) celebrates its milestone 15th edition, taking place from September 24th to 28th, 2025, in Surrey, British Columbia under the theme, “Legacy.”
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23rd Tallgrass Film Festival in Wichita, Kansas Unveils Lineup
Taffy: A Divine Instrument Against the Demonic Forces of Evil The Tallgrass Film Festival has unveiled the official selection of films, for its 23rd edition taking place October 16th – October 19th 2025 in Wichita, Kansas.
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Amy Wang’s ‘Slanted’ and Benjamin Flaherty’s ‘Shuffle’ Win Top Awards at 32nd SXSW Film & TV Festival
Slanted by Amy Wang (courtesy SXSW) Slanted directed by Amy Wang has won the Narrative Feature Competition and Shuffle directed by Benjamin Flaherty wins the Documentary Feature Competition at the 32nd SXSW Film & TV Festival.
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‘The Surfer’ Starring Nicolas Cage Headlines 25th Boston Underground Film Festival Lineup
Nicolas Cage in The Surfer (Roadside Attractions) The Boston Underground Film Festival (BUFF) returns to the Brattle Theatre for its 25th anniversary celebration, from March 19th–23rd, 2025.
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32nd SXSW Film & TV Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with Seth Rogen’s ‘The Studio’
Episode 1. Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Hahn, Chase Sui Wonders and Seth Rogen in “The Studio” | Credit: Courtesy of Apple TV+) The 32nd South by Southwest (SXSW) Film & TV Festival taking place March 7-14, 2025, unveiled the lineup of feature films, TV projects, and XR Experiences.
