Browsing: Festival

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.

Miami Film Festival has opened applications for The Louies, a US$100,000 documentary fund that includes three dedicated US$10,000 grants for short documentary projects.

Pierre le Gall’s truck driver romance Flesh And Fuel scooped the Golden Eye for best film at Zurich Film Festival.

The 22nd Zurich Film Festival runs from September 24 to October 4. Checkherefor the full lineup. Some films mentioned below will be reviewed separately in full-length write-ups, but for now, here are some initial impressions.

The inaugural New York Muslim Film Festival will screen 12 shorts, mixing documentaries, dramas and comedies. 03 Oct, 2026

The Lake Charles film festival will feature the 100th anniversary screening of “45 Minutes from Hollywood,” a 1926 silent comedy short starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, before they were stars. After screenings, there will be time for questions, answers and discussions. (Special to the American Press)

ASTANA – Astana is emerging as a platform for exploring how artificial intelligence could reshape the industry, with the Astana AI Film Festival (AAIFF 2026) bringing AI-generated films from 125 countries to Kazakhstan. The festival received more than 8,000 applications with 25 selected for the final stage in Astana. 

The three-day final of the Astana AI Film Festival (AAIFF 2026), an international competition for films created using artificial intelligence, has opened in Astana, Qazinform News Agency reports.

Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), one of Asia’s largest Academy Award®-qualifying international short film festivals, has officially announced the lineup and ticket sales for its Screening in Autumn. The physical festival will take place in Tokyo from November 5 to 8, followed by a worldwide…