
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.

Petra Costa’s Apocalypse in the Tropics leads the nominees for the 41st IDA Documentary Awards with 4 nominations for Best Feature Documentary, Best Director, Best Production and Best Writing.

Orwell: 2+2=5 leads the nominations for the 10th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards with seven nominations including Best Documentary Feature.

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.

The 26th Woodstock Film Festival taking place October 15–19, 2025 will kick off on Opening Night with The Testament of Ann Lee, and Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire headlining on Closing Night film.

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. .

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.

Thomas Winston’s Lost Wolves Of Yellowstone will open the 34th edition of Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival taking place October 10 -18, 2025.