MTFB'S INITIAL TAKE ON ON OSCAR NOMINATIONS: SCREENPLAYS AND CASTING
MTFB finishes out its Oscar nomination predicitions for the 2027 awards with our initial predix for Best Adapted and Original Screenplays and Casting.. TFF #53 films are in Bold.
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
1) La Bola Negra
2) The Invite
3) The Odyssey
4) Project Hail Mary
5) All of...
Former Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has been named the head of ceremonies and content for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, taking over the role from Peter Rice. Kennedy worked as a producer on multiple Steven Spielberg films, as well as…
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(L–R) Peter Dinklage, Alexander Skarsgård, and Olivia Colman attend the Q&A for “Wicker” by Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. (© 2026 Sundance Institute | photo by Sam Emenogu) By Ramona Flume Navigating a new marriage can be a funny thing. Especially in a fictional medieval village […]
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The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has announced the recipients of the 2027 Virtuosos Award. The award acknowledges talent whose work in films has placed them at the center of the conversation around the year’s most noteworthy cinematic performances. Carrie Coon, Mariana di Girolamo, Rosalind Eleazar, Jordan Firstman, Anthony Ippolito, Jaafar Jackson, Inde Navarrette and […]
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Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson's Ryu: Lost Champion is an instrumental soundtrack composition from the 2026 Street Fighter movie, bringing the world of the legendary fighting game series to life through cinematic music. Named after Ryu, one of Street Fighter's most recognizable characters, the track reflects the themes of struggle, determination and the journey of a fighter searching for his...
Co-directed and written by Nebal Shafi and Hyunjin Lee, Flower is a gripping psychological horror short that recently won three major awards at our festival: Film of the Month, Best Thriller, and Best Original Story. Blending supernatural elements with psychological tension, the filmmakers deliver a fresh and highly inventive take on the genre. The story follows Ryo (Daniel Velasco), who moves...
Slovenian director Jan Fabris returns to Top Shorts with his new 28-minute film, Something Red. Fabris is one of the rare filmmakers to win our festival with four different films, following The Disappearance of Evelin Gale (2023), Lev Berger (2025), and Cold Blue (2025). His latest project, co-written with Suzana Kokalj, proves once again why his storytelling is so captivating. The film...
Film of the Month Flower - Nebal Shafi, Hyunjin Lee Best Narrative Film Customer Service - Venkat Arunachalam Best Indie Film Something Red - Jan Fabris Best Thriller Flower - Nebal Shafi, Hyunjin Lee Best Horror Blue Matter - Ralf Muller Best Experimental Film On the Threshold of Faceless Figures - Merve Fatma Best Inspirational Film Sin Dormir - Luis Luyando, Willy Martin Best Fantasy Film...
“Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,” Karan Johar’s first film as director, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji, will screen at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2028 to celebrate its 30th anniversary, with Johar set to attend. Johar received the invitation earlier this week at a meeting he hosted at the Mumbai offices of […]