In a stark and unsettling vision of control and erasure, Residents of Lost, directed by Iraqi filmmaker Raman Abubakir Ali, has been awarded Best Short of March 2026 at IndieX Film Fest. Blending psychological intensity with political allegory, the film stands out as a haunting exploration of identity under siege, and the fragile, defiant power of memory. Set […]
In addition to naming Residents of Lost as Best Short of the Season, March also recognizes two films whose distinctive artistic approaches stood out for their visual ambition and emotional depth. From a visionary reimagining of Chinese mythology through immersive technology to a deeply personal historical drama rooted in Ethiopia’s past, these Awards of Excellence recipients reflect […]
The Short Script competition for March 2026 at IndieX Film Fest highlights a range of stories shaped by conflict, identity, and human resilience. From the aftermath of war on the Syrian-Iraqi border to the quiet pressures of undocumented life in Los Angeles, and from intimate portraits of grief to psychological confrontations with guilt, this month’s […]
IndieX Film Fest is pleased to announce the award winners for March 2026, recognizing outstanding achievements across both genre and technical categories. Award Winners: Genre Categories Award Winners: Technical Categories This Season’s Highlights All monthly nominees and award winners can add their achievements to their projects’ IMDb pages through our event page. Additionally, they are...
Located in France’s north westernmost region of Brittany, Le Groupe Ouest have selected eight projects (ten participants) with notable Belgian filmmakers Laura Wandel and Valéry Carnoy among the selected folks.
Welcome back to your monthly round-up from the ICO, featuring the latest opportunities for your cinema, festival or film society and industry highlights from the UK and beyond. ICO News We’ve launched a new UK Film Exhibition Workforce Survey to build a clear picture of who works, volunteers, or freelances in film exhibition and understand whether […]
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The Far East Film Festival will present Hong Kong action choreographer and director Yuen Woo-ping with its Golden Mulberry Award for lifetime achievement at the event’s 28th edition, in Udine, Italy. His most recent directorial work, the wuxia feature “Blades of the Guardians,” will close the festival. Adapted from the award-winning Chinese manhua series “Biao […]
The American Black Film Festival has unveiled the competition lineup for its 30th-anniversary edition, with highly anticipated projects including Marsai Martin and Courtney B. Vance’s “The Fridge,” produced by Jamie Foxx; “Montmarte” starring Jesse Williams and Ito Aghayere; and “That’s Her,” featuring Kountry Wayne, Coco Jones and Loretta Devine. “The Fridge,” a drama about an […]
Italian director Louis Nero’s Buddhist sci-fi drama “Milarepa,” starring Harvey Keitel and F. Murray Abraham, will open the 24th Boston International Film Festival that runs April 9–14. Shot on the island of Sardinia amid ancient megalithic stone constructions and set in a near future post-apocalyptic world, the English-language film is inspired by the famous yogi, […]