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FLC and Cinecittà Announce the 24th Edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, May 29 – June 5

©Courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center, The Sicilian Letters, The Time it Takes, Diamonds, The Battlefield, Where the Night Stands Still FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER AND CINECITTÀ  ANNOUNCE THE 24th EDITION OF OPEN ROADS: NEW ITALIAN CINEMA, MAY 29–JUNE 5 14 features including the New York premiere of Opening Night film, Francesca Comencini’s The Time It Takes, with…

Tribeca Festival Announced the Lineup with Miley Cyrus, Billy Joel, Eddie Vedder and More!

  The 2025 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today revealed a powerhouse selection of documentary, narrative and animated features showcasing global music legends, influential cultural figures and untold stories from emerging and established voices. Scheduled to run June 4 – 15 in New York City, the annual festival promises to unite communities and fans globally through its bold…

The 2025 Cannes Film Festival Lineup Announced!

©Courtesy of The Cannes Film Festival The 78th Cannes Film Festival is looking to have some promising offerings, like Wes Anderson‘s “The Phoenician Scheme“, Richard Linklater‘s “Nouvelle Vague“, Ari Aster‘s “Eddington“, and Chie Hayakawa‘s “Renoir“, which will be premiering on the Croisette. This year’s lineup was announced at a press conference in Paris Thursday morning…

Astronauts Wanted : April 3rd, 2025 – April 27th, 2025

Synopsis : Inspired by the Mars One Project, which aimed to send the first human beings to Mars, Astronauts Wanted is a poetic multimedia piece. Follow Three volunteers (Sol, Sorcha, and Tallulah) are on their way to Mars. Playing with their fate, they push the boundaries of their own humanity and look deep within as…

First Look 2025, Museum of the Moving Image Announced the Complete Lineup for the 14th Edition!

©Courtesy of “Durga Chew-Bose’s Bonjour Tristesse” Museum of the Moving Image announced the complete lineup for the 14th edition of First Look, the Museum’s festival of new and innovative international cinema, which will take place in person March 12–16, 2025. Each year, First Look offers a diverse slate of major New York premieres, work-in-progress screenings…

2025 ATHENA Film Festival Announces the Line-Up!

2025 ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL AT BARNARD COLLEGE ANNOUNCES PROGRAMMING SELECTIONS FOR 15TH ANNUAL EVENT   Festival opens March 6 with SATISFIED, an intimate story documenting Renée Elise Goldsberry’s journey while creating her iconic HAMILTON role, and runs through March 9   Festival will close with HOME COURT, about basketball prodigy Ashley Chea following her pursuit…

2025 Sundance Recap Pt 2: ‘Brides,’ ‘bunnylovr,’ ‘Love, Brooklyn,’ ‘Bubble & Squeak’

Hopefully, you’ve read and enjoyed the first part of my Sundance wrap-up which included reviews of some of the best things I’ve seen over the past few days of virtual viewing, but not everything at Sundance Film Festival can be wine and roses, and now, here are four reviews of some of the weaker offerings….

New York Intl Children’s Fest Announces 2025 Line-Up Announced!

©Courtesy of New York Intl Children’s Fest, NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL (NYICFF) ANNOUNCES 2025 FEATURES SLATE AND SHORT FILM PROGRAMS. OPENING NIGHT IS THE U.S. PREMIERE OF ANIMATED BIOPIC HOLA, FRIDA, SUPPORTED BY THE FRIDA KAHLO ESTATE, WITH THE CENTERPIECE SLOT GOING TO THE EAST COAST PREMIERE OF A24’S THE LEGEND OF OCHI,…

Japan Society Announces Obayashi ’80s: The Onomichi Trilogy & Kadokawa Years

Japan Society announce Obayashi ’80s: The Onomichi Trilogy & Kadokawa Years, running February 7-14, 2025. The teenage symphonies of Nobuhiko Obayashi (1938-2020) are wound in a melancholy nostalgia for a period indelibly lost to time, neatly occupying the inexpressible gap between adolescence and adulthood. Woven through visually expressive fantasias with striking formal experimentation and pop-art boldness, Obayashi’s idiosyncratic…

2025 Sundance Film Festival Full Program Lineup Announcement!

©Courtesy of Sundance Institute  Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the 87 feature films and six episodic projects selected for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, revealing a lineup full of bold independent storytelling. The Festival will take place from January 23–February 2, 2025, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, with all of the…

Chicago Japan Film Collective : Check Out the Line Up and Get Discounts For Online Streaming!

Chicago Japan Film Collective Website: https://cjfc.us Inquiries: contact@cjfc.us Discount code: CJFC2024GST Available: Until November 24th, 19:00 Chicago time Discounts:: $2 off (can be used multiple times) Applicable to: 9 individual films and/or festival pass 99% Cloudy… Always/99%、いつも曇り [SANGOUMI Midori | Drama, Family | Japan | 2023 | 110 min. | International Premiere | (c)35 Films Parks] *Tanabe…