Latest festival news – Page 6
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NewsWalker+Worm founders talk Berlinale slate including Sandra Hüller-starrer ‘Rose’ and ‘Allegro Pastell’
German film production company, with two films in official selection, is also readying four new features.
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NewsNeon acquires Sundance doc ‘Once Upon A Time In Harlem’
Company makes second acquisition after Leviticus.
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NewsApple Original Films acquires Sundance doc ‘The Last First: Winter K2’
Sarah Thomson and John Battsek of Ventureland among the producers.
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NewsBritish Urban Film Festival moves dates to May, appoints artistic director
The festival will now run from May 4-9 2026, moving out of its traditional October date.
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NewsLaura Poitras named special guest at Visions du Reel’s industry programme
The US documentarian is known for ‘Citizenfour’ and ’All The Beauty And The Bloodshed’.
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NewsIFFR Pro 2026 unveils winners including Joshua Loftin’s hybrid feature ‘LFD Hope’
‘LFD Hope’ is described as a magical realist docu-drama about living on the margins in London.
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NewsJust 1.2% of filmmakers picked for major festivals identify as disabled or neurodivergent, Crip Count report finds
EXCLUSIVE: The report tracked the number of people with above-the-line credits who self-identified as disabled or neurodivergent.
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NewsSundance winner ‘Barbara Forever’ boarded for international sales ahead of Berlin premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Film explores the life, work and cultural impact of Barbara Hammer.
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NewsBFI Flare to close 40th edition with UK premiere of ‘Black Burns Fast’
Festival also selects Special Presentation title.
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NewsIFFR’s Displacement Fund films receive rapturous reception as Mohammad Rasoulof makes plea for Iranian protestors
The first five films supported by the fund were screend at the festival.
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NewsSundance stars on Park City era: “This festival affected my ability to be a working actor”
Festival guests look ahead to Boulder, Colorado: “People say it’s a wonderful town.”
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NewsSony Pictures Classics acquires second film in Sundance, takes world on ‘Bedford Park’
Stephanie Ahn’s feature directorial debut was among festival award-winners announced on January 30.
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NewsDouble-winner ‘Josephine’ among 2026 Sundance Film Festival award winners
Final Park City edition ends on February 1.
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NewsBerlinale looking for new partners to beat funding shortfall in 2027 and 2028, says festival director
“We are not sitting back and waiting for you to hand us money,” Tricia Tuttle told the Berlin senate committee.
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NewsTrue Colours acquires Tudor Cristian Jurgiu’s Berlinale title ‘On Our Own’
EXCLUSIVE: Romanian filmmaker’s drama follows a sharp and self-reliant fourteen-year-old living alone after her parents leave for Italy.
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NewsScreen Arab Star of Tomorrow Zain Duraie’s debut feature ‘Sink’ boarded for sales
EXCLUSIVE: MetFilm will introduce the to buyers at next month’s EFM.
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NewsVisit Film acquires world sales on Rotterdam selection ‘The Misconceived’
EXCLUSIVE: 3D-rendered tragi-comedy about millennials turning 40 will also screen at EFM.
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NewsAlpha Violet boards sales on Fernando Eimbcke’s Berlin Competition entry ‘Flies’
EXCLUSIVE: Teresa Sánchez from Totem stars alongside first-time actors Bastian Escobar and Hugo Ramírez
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NewsChinese animation ‘Light Pillar’ completes Berlin’s Perspectives lineup
The feature marks the directorial debut of Xu Zao.
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NewsTallinn Black Nights appoints new artistic director, programming team
Festival founder Tiina Lokk, who is Tramberg’s mother, shifts focus to her CEO role.