The Spin (Michael Head, 2025) 4 out of 5 stars Based upon a semi-autobiographical story of co-writer Mark McCausland, The Spin tells the tale of Dermot (Brenock O’Connor, Double Blind) and Elvis (Owen Colgan, Lulu and the Electric Dreamboat), both music enthusiasts who run a less-than-successful record shop in Omagh, Northern Ireland. From the jump, […]
One of the most emotionally loaded moments in a filmmaker’s journey is the rejection email.
Just a polite variation of “We regret to inform you…” — and for many filmmakers, the immediate internal translation is brutal:
“My film wasn’t good enough.”
That conclusion is understandable.
It’s also wrong.
Film festival programming is less like grading a test and more like...
OpeningNUESTRA TIERRA by Lucrecia Martel2025 | Argentina, United-States, Mexico, France, Netherlands, Denmark | 119′ ClosingEN NOUS by Juliette Binoche2025 | France | 127′ WE ARE THE FRUITS OF THE FOREST by Rithy Panh2025 | France, Cambodia | 87′ UN HIVER RUSSE by Patric Chiha2026 | France | 86′ TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN by Biljana Tutorov & Petar Glomazić2026 | Serbia, …
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Official Venues Unveiled for Festival’s Milestone Colorado Debut in 2027 LOS ANGELES, CA, February 24, 2026 — Today the Sundance Film Festival announces the 2027 edition will make its Boulder, Colorado debut on January 21–31, 2027. This will be the first time the Festival will welcome global audiences to its new location. Mark your calendars […]
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Throughout its run, the 2026 festival showcased over 110 environmental and adventure films including: 10 world premieres, 3 U.S. premieres, 2 North American premieres, 9 West Coast premieres, and 5 California premieres. During the festival, the Wild & Scenic Film Festival Film Jury came together to deliberate and then announce the winners of several awards. The 2026 Film Jury brings […]
Your first film festival can feel a little surreal.
There’s energy everywhere. Filmmakers talking shop in hallways. Packed screening rooms. Conversations that bounce between camera sensors, distribution nightmares, and someone’s latest passion project. For newcomers, it’s exciting and also disorienting.
The key to making the most of the experience starts with understanding...
MTFB OSCAR PREDIX: ROUND TWO OF THE MIDDLE SIX CATEGORIES
BEST CASTING
1) Sinners (1)
2) One Battle After Another (2)
3) Marty Supreme (3)
4) Hamnet (4)
5) The Secret Agent (5)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
1) Sentimental Value (1)
2) The Secret Agent (2)...
On the surface, it feels like an obvious yes. You worked hard. Your film was accepted. Maybe it even won awards. Naturally, you want to showcase those victories. Laurels feel like proof or validation you made something awesome.
But from a programming perspective, it doesn’t help.
Programmers and screeners generally do not care how your film performed at other festivals. That may...
We’re excited to see what filmmakers across the globe offer for our Feb ’27 Festival. Submit your work here: https://filmfreeway.com/TheSantaFeFilmFestival
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