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Today Elliot Grove & Suzanne Ballantyne received their British Citizen Award Medal of Honour for Services to the Arts, their daughter Désirée Ballantyne-Grove collected on behalf of Suzanne Ballantyne.

The 2026 Venice Film Festival has unveiled a programme with a stronger focus on independent and auteur-driven cinema, featuring fewer films from major Hollywood studios than in recent years. Despite that, organisers expect another star-studded edition when the festival runs from 2 to 12 September.

Koo Kyo-hwan debuted on screen in the 2008 short film “Boys,” and has been active in independent films such as “Jane,” (2017) and “Maggie,” (2019). He rose to prominence through director Yeon Sang-ho’s sequel to the blockbuster “Train to Busan” (2016), named “Peninsula,” (2020), in which he portrays the main human antagonist who is even…

Independent Film Company has acquired US rights to The Stunt Driver, writer-director Michael Dowse’s Canadian biodrama that will get its world premiere among the Special Presentations at September’s Toronto International Film Festival. 

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In an era where independent cinema often leans toward comforting narratives and easily digestible catharsis, Sydney-based director James Andrew Murray is determined to make us squirm. Fascinated by the darker, untamed instincts lurking just beneath the veneer of civilized society, Murray treats filmmaking not merely as entertainment, but as a medium for intellectual provocation. His…

Early-bird tickets are now on sale for the fall season of the Nanaimo International Film Screen Society.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The final day of the Days of the Dead Horror Film Convention brought together a unique blend of horror enthusiasts and independent filmmakers, offering a platform for rising talent to connect with fans and industry peers.

The Binghamton-based holiday movie “Stationed at Home” is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime.

The thriller premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2025 before opening in cinemas in May 2026