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“Shifting Roots” Wins Best Connecting Cultures Film at DOC.LONDON 2025
Shifting Roots , directed by Angie Mrad and produced by Peabody and Emmy-winning filmmaker Todd Bieber, has been awarded the prestigious...


Bold Voices and Boundary-Breakers: DOC.LONDON 2025 Unveils Award-Winning Films
DOC.LONDON, the annual festival spotlighting groundbreaking independent documentary cinema, wrapped its 2025 in-person edition this...


Film Review: The Complex Forms, a film by Fabio D'Orta
A middle-aged man, Christian (David Richard White), agrees to sign over his body for a sum of €10,000. He is confined within an enormous...


Third Edition of Ghent International Short Film Festival Draws Full Houses, Announces Award Winners.
Ghent, 24 March 2025 — The Ghent International Short Film Festival wrapped its third edition this past week with a resounding success,...


Submit Your Films for Free to Top-Tier Film Festivals
Many film festivals offer free submissions to locally based filmmakers, a well-known opportunity for those keeping an eye on submission...


Film Review: Porcelain War by Brendon Bellomo and Slava Leontyev
A couple, Slava and Anya, make porcelain figures. Slava sculpts and fires them, while Anya finishes them with intricate, hand-painted...


Celebrating a Decade of The Tarkovski Grant: A Lifeline for Independent Filmmakers
In the ever-competitive world of independent filmmaking, where passion and perseverance often battle against financial and logistical...


Brussels Independent Film Festival Wraps Up Another Successful Year, Honors 11 Winners with Chocolate Prizes
The curtains have closed on yet another edition of the Brussels Independent Film Festival. Spanning seven days, the festival showcased a...


Call for Entries Launched for the 9th Edition of Festival ECRÃ in Rio de Janeiro
The much-anticipated 9th Edition of Festival ECRÃ, an event dedicated to pushing the boundaries of audiovisual culture, has officially...

Montreal Filmmaker Gabriela de Andrade's "Iris" Selected for Doc.Berlin
Separated by distance, two friends confide their lives to each other through voice messages. From these intimate confidences comes Iris,...


Film review: Amidst (Finland) by Pia Andell
Amidst opens as Satu (Vera Kiiskinen), a middle-aged divorcee, treads down the quiet streets of Helsinki. She arrives unannounced at a...
Film Review 'Holy Filament': "A dystopian memoir evocative of Tarkovsky and Fritz Lang"
Holy Filament opens with the monochrome image of a woman (Emily Van Raay) staring at a scorching ball of fire, the orb illuminating her...


DOC.BERLIN Documentary Film Festival 2024: Award Winners Unveiled!
Over the past few days, the Doc.Berlin once again hosted its annual event at the historic Babylon cinema in Berlin. The festival was...


‘Forsaken’ by Aziz Shennawy was voted ‘Film of the Year’ at the 2024 edition of Producer’s Night in Los Angeles
Film industry leaders attended Cinematory’s annual event, Producer’s Night, where they were treated to the best films from 20 partner...


Super Shorts Los Angeles 2024 Award Winners Unveiled
Super Shorts Los Angeles Film Festival is happy to announce another successful edition. Out of over a thousand submissions, an eclectic...


Super Shorts London Film Festival 2024 Award Winners
Over the past few days, the Super Shorts London Film Festival once again hosted its annual event at the lovely BFI Stephen Street. Out of...


Manhattan Independent Film Festival Unveils Award Winners Of Its 2024 Edition!
Once again, the Manhattan Independent Film Festival triumphed, showcasing a successful three-day lineup of screenings at the prestigious...


Film Review 'Marry, Fuck, Kill': "as eye-opening as it is unnerving"
Ivan (Brian Adrian Koch) looms over a desk, meticulously cleaning an assault rifle. The room around him is shrouded in darkness, an...


The 2024 Lee Strasberg Film Festival Concludes First West Coast Edition, Celebrating Top Honors and Emerging Talent
The 8th Annual Lee Strasberg Film Festival concluded this past Sunday, marking the first time the festival has been hosted in Los...


“Marry, Fuck, Kill” Wins “Best Narrative Feature Film” at the 2024 Toronto Arthouse Film Festival
Toronto, Canada – Marry, Fuck, Kill , directed by Ian Berry, has been awarded "Best Narrative Feature Film" at the 2024 Toronto Arthouse...


Bruges International Film Festival Wraps Up its 2024 Edition!
The Bruges International Film Festival would like to thank all their guests for coming out to enjoy a selection of new independent...
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