The 2025 Montclair Film Festival has officially wrapped, and announced the winners of the audience and jury awards.
Omaha (2025)
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Sirât, Blknws: Terms & Conditions, Sentimental Value Win Top Awards at Montclair Film Festival
Sirât (Courtesy of NEON)
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‘The President’s Cake’ and ‘To the West, in Zapata’ Win Top Prizes at 33rd Hamptons Film Festival
The President’s Cake by Hasan Hadi The President’s Cake directed by Hasan Hadi won the Award for Best Narrative Feature; and To the West, in Zapata directed by David Bim received the Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 33rd edition of Hamptons International Film Festival.
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17th Naples Film Festival Launches with Shorts Showcase, Closes with ‘The Princess Bride’ in Concert
The Princess Bride (courtesy Naples International Film Festival) The 17th annual Naples International Film Festival is set to take place October 23-26, 2025, kicking off with Opening Night Shorts: Unexpected Outcomes, featuring seven short films.
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23rd Annual New Hampshire Film Festival Reveals Lineup with Jay Kelly, Blue Moon, The Secret Agent
Margaret Qualley, Ethan Hawke in Blue Moon (Sabrina Lantos / Sony Pictures Classics) Over 100 independent films have been selected to screen at the 23rd New Hampshire Film Festival taking place October 16–19, 2025 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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33rd Hamptons International Film Festival to Close with Premiere of Merrily We Roll Along
Merrily We Roll Along directed by Maria Friedman The 33rd Hamptons International Film Festival will close with the world premiere of Maria Friedman’s Merrily We Roll Along starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez. .
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Cole Webley’s ‘Omaha’ Wins Top Grand Jury Prize at 14th Richmond Film Festival
Omaha by Cole Webley The road-trip family film Omaha by Cole Webley walked away with the Grand Jury Prize Best Overall Feature Film at the 14th Richmond International Film Festival.
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34th Heartland Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Closing with Rami Malek in Nuremberg
Rami Malek in Nuremberg (Scott Garfield) The 34th Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF) presented by Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at The Square, Indianapolis, Indiana, from October 9-19, 2025, revealed the lineup of more than 100 independent films.
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Blue Moon and Frankenstein Headline 26th Newport Beach Film Festival Lineup
Frankenstein (Ken Woroner / Netflix) The 26th Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) in Southern California will screen over 100 feature films and 250 shorts from 32 countries from October 16-23, 2025.
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2nd Boise Film Festival Reveals Lineup of 38 Indie Films
If You Should Leave Before Me by B. Robert Anderson, J. Markus Anderson The Boise Film Festival returns with its second edition, October 2-5, 2025, showcasing 38 independent films..
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Maryse Legagneur’s ‘The Last Meal’ Takes Top Prize at 42nd Miami Film Festival | Complete Winners List
The Last Meal by Maryse Legagneur The Last Meal directed by Maryse Legagneur, has won the $15,000 MARIMBAS Award, the top prize at the 42nd edition of Miami Film Festival. The film tells the moving story of Reynold, a man facing cancer who reconnects with his estranged daughter through the healing power of Haitian cuisine.
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42nd Miami Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Opens with Julie Delpy’s ‘Meet the Barbarians’
Meet the Barbarians directed by Julie Delpy (Obscured Pictures) With director Julie Delpy in attendance to receive the Impact Award, the 42nd Miami Film Festival taking place from April 3-13, 2025, will open with her latest film, Meet the Barbarians.
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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.
