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Hollywood may be dominated by enormous budgets, global franchises and glamorous premieres, but independent cinema continues to attract some of the industry’s biggest names. For many actors and filmmakers, indie productions are not simply stepping stones toward blockbuster careers. They provide a different creative environment where unusual ideas can flourish, risks can be taken and…

The Dubai Films and Games Commission’s new Stories of Our Determination competition is open to UAE citizens and residents of all nationalities, including first-time filmmakers, with entries due by 25 October 2026.

“We would like to get to a point where, as a filmmaker, if you put everything you’ve got into something and it’s something that people want to watch, there’s inherent value in that product. You can make money and earn a living as a filmmaker,” says Indieo co-founder Sam Brittan. 

Regal Cinemas, the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) and France’s CNC are launching a “Future of Distribution” pilot aimed at testing whether underused cinema capacity can be filled through more flexible programming. The initiative was among a series of projects announced during the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.

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UK filmmaker Paul Andrew Williams has cemented his return to independent filmmaking with Faith, a super­natural drama starring James McAvoy and Erin Doherty that has its world premiere as a TIFF Special Presentation. Faith follows a 2025 in which his feature Dragonfly hoovered up awards at festivals including Tribeca, Cairo and Galway Film Fleadh.

Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas, known for films including The Last Emperorand Sexy Beast, has died aged 77, his publicist has said.

An AI-generated film cannot be copyrighted under United States law unless a human creator provides sufficient creative control, selection, or modification. Around 500 indie films are released each year, and each one risks losing distribution rights by using generative tools improperly. 

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BERLIN: Registrations are open for the 11th European Arthouse Cinema Day (EACD) on 22 November 2026, a unique international initiative by CICAE, bringing hundreds of independent cinemas together on one day to celebrate European cinema in its diversity, strengthen the arthouse network and the role of cinemas as spaces for dialogue and democracy, and advocate…