Latest festival news
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News2026 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates
Bookmark this page to keep track of all the latest festival dates.
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NewsSingapore film festival to open with ‘The Assassin(s)’, honours for Aamir Khan, Hirokazu Koreeda
‘The Assassin(s)’ to open Singapore film festival 2026, honours for Aamir Khan, Hirokazu Koreeda
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NewsFormer EFA chair Mike Downey to receive lifetime achievement award from Georgia’s Batumi film fesitval
Agnieszka Holland and Georgian director Temur Babluani are also being honoured.
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NewsGaza doc ‘NAZA’ set to play for free online after global theatrical run
Sales agent mK2 said the film has sold to over 50 theatrical territories.
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NewsSan Sebastian unveils industry winners
Directors’ projects triumph at WIP Latam, WIP Europa and the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum.
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NewsRolf de Heer named 2026 Tokyo film festival jury president
The Australian auteur’s ‘The Survival of Kindness’ will screen as part of a spotlight showcase.
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News2026 Rio festival lineup features Oscar submissions, Brazilian premieres
Gugu’s World, La Bola Negra, Rose among roster.
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News2026 Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival announces honourees, early programming
Fest runs in Balearic Islands from October 28-November.
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NewsFilmFest Hamburg heads talk showcasing German diversity, Spanish cinema and female directors
”We certainly weren’t short on powerful films by women this year,” said festival director Malika Rabahallah.
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NewsDoha Film Festival 2026 to open with Yemeni feature ‘The Station’
Festival will run from November 19-27.
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NewsSpain’s Movistar Plus vows to continue funding films after key management changes
Spanish pay-TV and streaming giant backed three Cannes competition titles this year.
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NewsNorth America, territories deal closes for Michelle Yeoh TIFF premiere ‘The Surgeon’
Roshan Sethi directed Centrepiece selection from Thunder Road and Tango.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival unveils full 2026 industry lineup
Filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr and producers Alan Maher, Adrià Monés, Dyveke Bjørkly Graver and Rodrigo Teixeira have joined the lineup.
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NewsZurich film festival heads talk “tectonic shifts” in film and festival landscape
Christian Jungen and Reta Guetg on highlights of this year’s festival, which kicks off on September 24 with the European premiere of Everest drama Tenzing
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NewsRed Sea International Film Festival postponed until 2027
Organisers said it would return to a “renewed vision” and that year-round programming in Jeddah would be introduced from November.
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News‘La Bola Negra’ wins TIFF audience award, ‘Angh’ triumphs in Platform
Awards handed out at TIFF Lightbox presentation on Sunday.
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NewsSales, few packages, and badge lines – attendees assess inaugural TIFF: The Market
Market organisers report more than 116,000 attendees, more than 7,000 registered delegates.
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NewsSan Sebastian opens with plea to end genocide, Donostia Award for Werner Herzog
Fatih Akin’s competition selection Ghost Song was opening night screening.
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News‘NAZA’ filmmakers schedule US theatrical release
The Guardian, mk2 expected to announce international plans in the coming days.
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NewsKiller Films co-heads talk mid-budget films, Todd Haynes, and their director golden rule at TIFF
“Once you make a really dire mistake on a movie that costs you a lot of money you really never make it again.”