The 28th Dances With Films: LA announced the award winners with Nate Hilgartner’s No Choice taking the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature and David Anthoiny Ngo’s Never Get Busted! winning for Best Documentary Feature.
Film Festivals
Jaclyn Bethany’s Queer Drama ‘In Transit’ World Premieres at Edinburgh International Film Festival
Set in a small town in Maine, the queer drama film In Transit directed by Jaclyn Bethany will have its World Premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival.
31st Palm Springs ShortFest Winners – John Kelly’s Retirement Plan Wins Best of the Festival Award
The 2025 Palm Springs International ShortFest announced its juried and audience award winners with Retirement Plan by John Kelly taking Best of the Festival Award.
Toronto International Film Festival Reveals First Official Selections by Steven Soderbergh, Sung-hyun Byun, Nia DaCosta
Toronto International Film Festival revealed the first films by Alejandro Amenábar, Steven Soderbergh, Sung-hyun Byun, Nia DaCosta, and Chandler Levack set to make their world premiere.
18th Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film in NYC Unveils Lineup Featuring Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Yuumi Kawai
Japan Society announced the full lineup of 30 films for the 18th Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film taking place from July 10 – 20, 2025 in New York City.
8th Indy Shorts Film Festival Unveils Lineup Featuring Lena Headey, André Holland
The 8th Academy Award-Qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival will take place July 22-27, 2025. The festival will showcase 253 short films
Iranian Film ‘Bidad’ by Soheil Beiraghi Revealed as Secret Film Competing at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has revealed the ‘secret’ twelfth film in the festival’s Crystal Globe Competition as the Iranian film Bidad
Stellan Skarsgård, Vicky Krieps, Dakota Johnson and Peter Sarsgaard to be Honored at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Actors Stellan Skarsgård, Vicky Krieps, Dakota Johnson and Peter Sarsgaard will be honored at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
‘Star People’ Trailer – Kat Cunning is Obsessed with UFOs in Adam Finberg’s Sci-fi Thriller
Kat Cunning, McCabe Slye, Connor Paolo star in the sci fi thriller Star People making its World Premiere at Dances With Films: LA. before opening in theaters.
2025 Bentonville Film Festival Awards – Rosemead and ‘The Librarians’ Win Top Prizes
Rosemead from Eric Lin won Best Narrative Award and The Librarians directed by Kim A. Snyder took home the prize for Best Documentary Award at the 2025 Bentonville Film Festival.
24th New York Asian Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with Premiere of Kim Seok’s ‘Informant’
The 24th edition of New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) running July 11–27, 2025, unveiled the lineup of films. This year’s theme is “Cinema as Disruption” spotlighting films that challenge, provoke, and reimagine. The festival opens with the world premiere of Informant, a riotous Korean action-comedy that sets the tone for a radically inclusive lineup. Director Kim Seok will attend the premiere alongside actor Heo Sung-tae, known for his role in Squid Game. “This year’s […]
Waco Independent Film Festival 2025 Unveils Lineup – Opens with Julia Barnett’s ‘A Christmas in New Hope’
The 2025 Waco Independent Film Festival unveiled the film lineup, opening with Julia Barnett’s A Christmas in New Hope starring Katrina Bowden.