The San Sebastián Festival unveiled the official poster of the 73rd edition, paying tribute to the late actress Marisa Parede. The festival also announced a Donostia Award will be presented to Pedro Almodóvar producer Esther García, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the El Deseo company.
Director Julian Schnabel (At Eternity’s Gate, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Basquiat) will receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival taking place August 27th – September 6th, 2025.
Sony Pictures Classics dropped the official trailer for Richard Linklater’s biographical musical film Blue Moon marking another stirring collaboration with Ethan Hawke, who plays legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart. Also starring in the biopic of songwriter Lorenz Hart are Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Scott, who portrays Richard Rodgers.
A24 debuted the official trailer for Eternity, the fresh new romantic comedy‑drama film starring Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, John Early, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph
The 8th Indy Shorts International Film Festival concluded on Sunday, July 27, and awarded $35,000 in cash prizes at the Award Presentation. “The Singers” by Sam Davis won the Narrative Grand Prize, “The Last Observers” by Maja K Mikkelsen won the Documentary Grand Prize, and “Éiru” by Giovanna Ferrari won the Animated Grand Prize, automatically qualifying these film for the 2026 Academy Awards® in their respective categories.
Stony Brook Film Festival, which saw its largest audience since the pandemic, concluded its 30th edition with the Peruvian drama Mistura by Ricardo de Montreuil winning the Jury Award for Best Feature. It follows a privileged French-Peruvian woman, who watches as her life quickly unravels after her husband’s betrayal ostracizes her from elite society.
The Waco Independent Film Festival (Waco Indie) concluded its 9th edition with an emotional Awards Brunch where Chris Beier’s The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia walked away with Best Narrative Feature and Patrick Creadon’s The Pantone Guy won Best Documentary Feature.
Mubi debuted the official trailer for The History of Sound, a historical romantic drama film directed by South African filmmaker Oliver Hermanus (Moffie, Living). Set in the aftermath of World War I, it chronicles the love story between two music students, played by Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor. Also starring in the film are Molly Price, Chris Cooper, and Hadley Robinson.
Benedict Cumberbatch will be honored with the prestigious Golden Eye Award at Zurich Film Festival for his career and performance in the drama film The Thing With Feathers. He will also give insights into his career at a ZFF Masters.
Toronto International Film Festival unleashed the Midnight Madness program lineup of “wicked wonders” set to close out each night of the 2025 Festival with 11:59pm screenings.
Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother will make its North American premiere as the Centerpiece film of the 63rd New York Film Festival on October 3.
The 69th BFI London Film Festival set to take place October 8th-19th will open with the International Premiere of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery by director Rian Johnson.