Thai debut feature “A Useful Ghost,” which won the grand prix at Cannes Critics’ Week earlier this year, continued its festival success at the 13th QCinema International Film Festival in the Philippines. Directed by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, the film won the Asian Next Wave best picture and the artistic achievement award for production design. “A Useful […]
AI may be accelerating across the film world, but it won’t replace the craft, collaboration and human unpredictability that define cinema — that was the message from Berlinale chief Tricia Tuttle and International Film Festival of India (IFFI) director Shekhar Kapur, who warned that the technology will reshape workflows long before it matches artistic intuition. […]
Who could have guessed that one of the most socially prescient works of 2025 is based on a story from 175 years ago? That’s the fascinating genesis of “The Singers,” which is quickly becoming one of the most fêted short films of the year. The piece, from director Sam Davis, was inspired when he read […]
For the first time in the history of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, the winner of both the Grand Prix and the Audience Award is the same film – The Good Daughter, directed by Spanish filmmaker Júlia de Paz...
On November 21, the 24th Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event presented its awards at a joint closing ceremony with the Black Nights Film Festival. In total, 15 awards were given to film projects in various stages of scriptwriting, development, or post-production, along with two additional awards recognizing promising producers. Awards were also presented to the talents participating in...
On the evening of 21 November 2025 at the closing ceremony of the Black Nights Film festival at the Alexela Concert Hall, the jurys announced the films deemed the best, including the winning films of the 25th Youth and Children's Film Festival Just Film.
JUST FILM #YOUNGFILMMAKER AWARD
The programme consisted of films that have been created during the PÖFF and Just Film...
News of President Trump’s surprisingly amiable meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani traveled fast, leaving at least one Mamdani voter gobsmacked by the President’s abrupt change of tone. “[During the election, Trump] called him a communist and said New York City was going to go down the drain,” said director Spike Lee at […]
A funny thing happened on the way to Turin, as the constellation of international guests gathered by the Torino Film Festival to represent world cinema arrived united in its reverence for the local industry above all. “For me, it all began with Italian cinema,” said Daniel Brühl as he accepted the festival’s Stella della Mole […]
America’s Highest Honor For A Career In Film To Be Presented on April 18, 2026, At Gala Tribute To Benefit AFI’s Arts And Education Initiatives
The American Film Institute Board of Trustees have announced that Eddie Murphy will receive the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award, America’s highest honor for a career in film. The award will be presented at a Gala Tribute at the Dolby Theatre in Los...