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Alexandria Film Festival Names Officers to Lead Organization

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– The Alexandria Film Festival, now in its 19th year, has named officers to lead the all-volunteer, non-profit organization for three-year terms starting July 1. Incoming chair Jill Ray, a filmmaker herself, served the past three years as festival vice chair and has had several documentary films in past festivals. Chris Colligan, a non-profit executive, who also heads programming for the...

Alexandria Film Festival Presents ‘The Great Divide’ on August 5 – National Night Out

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On August 5, National Night Out, the Alexandria Film Festival will present the feature documentary 'The Great Divide' at The Lyceum in Old Town Alexandria (ticket price $15; doors open at 6:00 pm; screening at 6:30 pm). 'The Great Divide' explores America's gun culture by examining the country's history of violence, from its roots in Native American genocide and African American slavery to the...

Les Mots qu’elles eurent un jour – National Theatrical Release

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Raphaël Pillosio’s film “Les Mots qu’elles eurent un jour (The Words Women Spoke One Day)”, presented in competition during Cinéma du réel 2024, Cnap Award for French film and Special mention of the Ciné+ Young Jury Award, is released in theatres in France on Wednesday 11 June 2025. Distributor: JHR Films

Sundance Institute–Supported “Will & Harper,” “Pee-wee as Himself,” “SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius),” and More Land Emmy Nominations

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It’s Emmy nominations day, and Sundance Institute storytellers are basking in the glow of primetime glory with nods for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, Outstanding Writing For a Nonfiction Program, and more.  The Television Academy dropped its 77th Primetime Emmy nominations this morning, and we’re thrilled to see that several breakout Institute nonfiction gems that premiered...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Sam Feder, the Filmmaker Behind “Heightened Scrutiny”

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By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent The post Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Sam Feder, the Filmmaker Behind “Heightened Scrutiny” first appeared on sundance.org.

Locarno Jury: ‘Nickel Boys’ Producer Joslyn Barnes, ‘Our Time’ Filmmaker Carlos Reygadas and More to Join President Rithy Panh

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New York-based indie producer Joslyn Barnes (“Nickel Boys”), Mexican multi-hyphenate Carlos Reygadas (“Our Time”) and Swiss stage-and-screen actor Ursina Lardi (“The White Ribbon”) have been set as members of the upcoming Locarno Film Festival’s main jury. As previously announced, Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh will preside over the Swiss indie festival’s competition panel. The jury also […]

Fantasia Film Festival 2025: Must-See Genre Films Include ‘Together,’ ‘Lurker,’ ‘F—toys’ and More

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The 29th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival is set to launch on July 16, and there is plenty to love for genre fans. The Montreal-set fest is an annual hotspot for early premieres of big-ticket films (an opening night screening of “Eddington,” “Together”), festival favorites (“Lurker,” “It Ends”) and world premieres (“Terrestrial,” “I […]
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