Film festivals have become meeting points for stories near and far, and over the next few weeks, the spotlight is on the BFI London Film Festival 2026. 

For nearly 50 years, the Sundance Film Festival has been showcasing excellence in independent filmmaking and crafting transformative experiences for filmmakers and audiences alike. This year, it finds a new home right here in Colorado.

Actor Yoo Hae-jin won the Best Actor award at the 35th Buil Film Awards for “The Man Who Lives with the King.”

Entries for the 2027 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each title on this page.

The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opened in glamourous style on Tuesday (October 6) with appearances from Michelle Yeoh, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Fan Bingbing alongside filmmakers Hirokazu Koreeda, Alfonso Cuarón, Na Hong-jin and Lee Chang-dong.

From October 6 to 11, Florence welcomes the 17th edition of Middle East Now. Screenings and events will take place at Cinema La Compagnia, Cinema Astra and venues across the city. This year’s theme, Radical Movements, shifts the focus from imagining alternative realities to exploring movement and action. Through film, documentaries, visual art, music, theatre…