(L–R) Marlene Forte, Lou Taylor Pucci, Addison Heimann, Jordan Gavaris, and Olivia Taylor Dudley attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Touch Me” at The Ray Theatre on January 28, 2025, in Park City, UT. (Photo by Donyale West/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Shelby Shaw “‘Hey, would you be into this weird movie […] The post “Touch Me” Brings Therapy Into Sci-Fi...

Canadian filmmakers Bruce LaBruce and Louise Weard, both known for pushing boundaries in the LGBTQ film space, are set to be honored by Italy’s Sicilia Queer Filmfest that will run in Palermo from May 25-31. LaBruce, whose most recent thought-provoking feature “The Visitor” — a London-set reimagining of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 1968 film “Teorema” — premiered positively […]

The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) has announced a new intitiative, the Institute for the Moving Image, a major new year-round training and educational initiative. Launching in 2026, the Institute will expand “VIFF’s commitment to artist development and industry leadership beyond the annual fall festival” and “transform VIFF’s longstanding festival-intensive development programs...

A still from “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” by David Borestein and Pavel Talankin, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance The post Oscars 2026: Sundance Institute–Supported “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” Earns a Statue, Alumni Win Big, and Robert Redford Receives a Touching Tribute first appeared on sundance.org.

This year, 60 films from 18 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East have been shortlisted for the IndieX Film Fest 6th Annual Awards Showcase, where they will compete for the festival’s top honors. The nominees represent the most outstanding projects recognized throughout the festival’s monthly competitions held between January and December […]

OSCAR 2026 AND TFF Just a brief TFF check this morning post-Oscar. TELLURIDE FILMS EARN SEVEN OSCARS Guillermo Del Toro's was the most honored film that played Telluride last Labor Day with three wins last night: Best Production Design, Best Makeup/Hair Design and Best Costume design. Four other TFF films won single Oscars: Hamnet: Best...

OSCAR SUNDAY: MTFB FINAL PREDICTIONS Here we are hours away from the opening of the envelopes as Oscar season 2025-26 comes to an end tonight.  Here are the final predictions from MTFB.  Good luck in your Oscar pool!  TFF films are in Bold. ANIMATED SHORT Winner: The Girl who Cried Pearls Could be: Butterfly DOCUMENTARY SHORT Winner: All the Empty...