Ryan Coogler’s Sinners dominated the Michigan Movie Critics Guild awards for the best films and performances of 2025, winning eight awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.
The Tale of Silyan (2025)
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Sinners Dominates Michigan Movie Critics Awards with 8 Wins, Best Picture, ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Wins Best Documentary
Sinners by Ryan Coogler (Warner Bros)
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‘One Battle After Another’, Sirāt, ‘Endless Cookie’ Lead Toronto Film Critics Association’s Awards
Endless Cookie by Seth Scriver & Pete Scriver (Mongrel Media) Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After scored the four top prizes at the Toronto Film Critics Association’s annual awards including Best Picture.
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41st IDA Documentary Awards – ‘The Tale of Silyan’ Wins Best Feature, ‘One to One: John & Yoko’ Wins Best Music Docu
The Tale of Silyan by Tamara Kotevsk (Ciconia Film, Concordia Studio, The Corner Shop) The Tale of Silyan directed by Tamara Kotevska was crowned Best Feature Documentary at the 41st IDA Documentary Awards.
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One Battle After Another Dominates Michigan Movie Critics Nominations
Leonard DiCaprio in One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.) Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another dominated the nominations for the Michigan Movie Critics Guild best films and performances of 2025, with 12, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio.
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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 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.
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‘Apocalypse in the Tropics’ Leads Nominations for 41st IDA Documentary Awards
Apocalypse in the Tropics directed by Petra Costa 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.
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‘Come See Me in the Good Light’ Leads Feature Film Nominations for 19th Cinema Eye Honors
Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley appear in Come See Me in the Good Light by Ryan White. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Brandon Somerhalder) Ryan White’s Come See Me in the Good Light leads the feature film nominations for the 19th Cinema Eye Honors with six nominations including Outstanding Nonfiction Feature, Direction and Unforgettable Honors for Gibson and Falley.
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‘The Tale of Silyan’ Trailer – A Farmer Befriends a White Stork in North Macedonia’s Oscar Entry
Selected as North Macedonia’s Oscar entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, the docu-fable The Tale of Silyan follows a farmer who develops a unique bond with a wounded white stork as he nurses the bird back to health.
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Tom Stern’s ‘Butthole Surfers’ Headlines 13th CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival Lineup
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt by Tom Stern Calgary Underground Film Festival revealed the program of 15 features and 14 shorts for the 13th edition of CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival taking place November 19-23, 2025.
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‘Sirât’ ‘One Golden Summer’ Win Awards at 61st Chicago International Film Festival
Sirât by Oliver Laxe Spain’s Oscar submission, Sirât, directed by Oliver Laxe, has won the Gold Hugo for Best Film at the 61st Chicago International Film Festival.
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SFFILM Reveals 11th Doc Stories Film Festival Lineup
TOP ROW, L TO R: Cover-Up, photo courtesy of The New York Times/Redux. A LIFE ILLUMINATED, photo courtesy of Sandbox Films.
BOTTOM ROW L TO R: Director Laura Poitras, photo by Jan Stürmann. Director Mark Obenhaus, photo courtesy of Mark Obenhaus. Director Tasha Van Zandt, photo courtesy of Tasha Van Zandt.SFFILM unveiled the lineup of ten features and 12 short films for the 11th Doc Stories film festival taking place at the Vogue Theatre in San Francisco, November 6–9, 2025.
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‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ to Headline 38th Virginia Film Festival Lineup
Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere will open the the 38th year Virginia Film Festival set for October 22-26 in Charlottesville, VA.