The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival taking place July 4 – 12, 2025 has unveiled the official selection and jury. The festival announced only 11 of the 12 films in the Crystal Globe Competition, with the remaining one from Iran – for the safety of the filmmakers, it has been decided to postpone the announcement until closer to the festival.
Italian director Paolo Sorrentino will be honored at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo award for “his outstanding contribution to the art of cinema”. The festival will also present a complete retrospective of his films as part of the “Tribute to” program; and Sorrentino will hold a Masterclass and share his thoughts on contemporary art in a conversation with the audience. The festival will be held from August 15th to 22nd, 2025.
Emma Thompson will be honored with the Leopard Club Award at the 78th Locarno Film Festival, where she will also world premiere her latest film, the action-thriller The Dead of Winter directed by Brian Kirk. The festival will take place from August 6 – 16, 2025.
Our War, Bernard-Henri Lévy’s fourth documentary from the frontlines of the war against Ukraine, co-directed with Marc Roussel, offers an immersive portrayal of the ongoing conflict.
CODE 3, an action comedy film from Wayfarer Studios starring Rainn Wilson (The Office), Lil Rel Howery (Get Out), and Aimee Carrero (Your Friends & Neighbors) has been acquired by Aura Entertainment.
In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, a battle unfolds, one that pits Indigenous guardians against the relentless forces of deforestation. We Are Guardians, directed by Indigenous activist Edivan Guajajara, and environmental filmmakers Chelsea Greene, and Rob Grobman, offers an intimate, vérité-style exploration of this struggle. The documentary follows Indigenous forest protectors like Marçal Guajajara and activist Puyr Tembé as they risk their lives to fend off illegal loggers and land invaders, highlighting the complex intersections of politics, history, economics, and science in one of the world’s most vital ecosystems.
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore is an intimate documentary portrait of the Oscar-winning actress and her impact on Deaf representation in Hollywood. Through candid interviews, archival footage, and heartfelt conversations, the film explores Matlin’s journey from her groundbreaking Academy Award win for Children of a Lesser God to her enduring advocacy for the Deaf community.
Fatih Akin’s coming of age drama film Amrum, which made its World Premiere as an Official Selection of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival has been acquired by Kino Lorber.
Danny Turkiewicz’s directorial debut, Stealing Pulp Fiction, is a quirky, comedy heist film that pays homage to Quentin Tarantino’s iconic 1994 film. The film follows three aspiring Hollywood friends who, along with their eccentric therapist, plot to steal Tarantino’s personal 35mm print of Pulp Fiction from his theater.
Justin Schein’s documentary Death & Taxes is a compelling exploration of wealth, inheritance, and the American Dream, viewed through the lens of the estate tax. The film chronicles Schein’s father, Harvey Schein, a self-made CEO who rose from Depression-era Brooklyn to corporate success, whose obsession with shielding his wealth from taxes nearly fractured their family. By weaving personal narrative with broader economic commentary, the film examines how inherited wealth and tax policies can perpetuate inequality and threaten democratic ideals.
The 11th Bentonville Film Festival, set for June 16-22 in Bentonville, Arkansas announced their Juneteenth and Spotlight films, jurors, Shaping the Narrative, Geena & Friends participants, along with additional panels and events