Latest festival news
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News‘Where The Sun Is Born’ lands sales deal ahead of IDFA world premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Doc won awards at 2025 Ventana Sur.
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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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NewsValladolid International Film Week cancels closing gala following Spanish train disaster
Gala is one of several film events to be cancelled in Spain as a sign of respect for victims of deadly train crash.
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News‘La Bola Negra’ leads box-office surge for Spain’s independent distributors
Titles such as ‘The Beloved’ and ‘Backrooms’ have also bolstered local distributors.
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News‘Five Years, Four Months’ wins best fiction film at 50th Sao Paulo film festival
Films from Colombia, Mexico, Peru take home major prizes.
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NewsRotterdam film festival unveils first world premieres for 2027 edition
Ten titles announced across IFFR’s Harbour and Bright Future sections.
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NewsMyriad Pictures AFM-bound with ‘The Stalemate’ starring Ben Foster, Manny Jacinto, Fiona Shaw
EXCLUSIVE: Phiphen produced comedy western. Range Media represents US sales.
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NewsSundance 2027 Legacy screenings to include ‘Y Tu Mama Tambien’, ‘Memento’
Programme formerly known as From The Collection runs during second half of festival.
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NewsAcademy plans to add more festivals as qualifiers for international Oscar
AMPAS CEO Bill Kramer outlined details in Tokyo.
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NewsJafar Panahi faces five-year prison sentence in Iran
Director of Palme d’Or-winning, Oscar-nominated film It Was Just An Accident is currently in Iran.
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NewsFantasia entry ‘Big Break’ from ‘The History Of Concrete’ producers lands North American deal
Ian Faria directed from a screenplay by Samuel Lanier.
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NewsTokyo film festival opens with pledge to boost Japanese cinema as rain fails to dampen spirits
The 39th edition of TIFF launched with a pledge from Japan’s prime minister as stars walked a rain-soaked red carpet.
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NewsNaomi Kawase to lead international competition jury at Doha Film Festival
Second edition of Doha festival runs November 19-27.
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NewsClio Barnard’s ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’ takes top prize at Rome Film Fest
Barnard’s Birmingham-set drama wins best film prize in Rome’s Progressive Cinema competition.
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NewsBille August on adapting novel ‘Me, You’: “I thought, how the hell do you transform this into a film?”
Oscar and double Palme d’Or winner’s latest film, an adaptation of Erri de Luca book, world premieres this week at Rome Film Fest.
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NewsJordan Firstman on his “surreal and thrilling” ride since ‘Club Kid’ broke out at Cannes
Speaking at the Rome Film Fest, Firstman reflected on the reception for his queer family drama that sold to A24 for $17m
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NewsJapanese horror ‘Never After Dark’ heads Grimmfest 2026 winners
Thriller ‘Stronger Than The Devil’ recognised in seven categories.
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NewsHur Jin-ho addresses ‘The Assassin(s)’ controversy at Singapore film festival opening
South Korea’s opposition party had called for the withdrawal of the film over accusations of historical inaccuracies.
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News‘Woman Unknown’, ‘Fatherland’ among awards favourites unveiled for Evolution Mallorca 2026
Honorees at the festival will include Edward Berger and Diane Kruger.
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NewsNeon boards Gaza documentary ‘NAZA’
Company negotiated deal with Mk2 Films, will support awards campaign.