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 November 6-8 festival to feature Miss Representation: Rise Up, Josh Fox’s The Welcome Table, Oscar-nominated A Lien, award-winning animation, industry programming and an Opening Night VIP Gala. 

The latest rule changes by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are not merely procedural — they signal a philosophical shift in how global cinema is seen, validated, and circulated. By loosening the “one country, one film” submission rule for the International Feature category, and allowing festival-acclaimed films to qualify independently, the Academy…

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WHEN FILMMAKER Kanu Behl’s Agrascreened at the Directors’ Fortnight section at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, it received a five-minute standing ovation. Two years later, it was fighting simply to be seen. It wasn’t that Indian audi­ences had rejected the film. They weren’t given the opportunity to dis­cover it in the first place. When Agrafinally…

A local fillmaker has transformed downtown Santa Rosa into a movie set to shine a spotlight on the heightened fears over immigration enforcement. The city warned residents about the shoot and the images they might see. 

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. 

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.

This past December, Timothée Chalamet promoted his film “Marty Supreme”, claiming that it is an independent film. This topic of what goes into making an independent film is something that has been up for debate within the film community for a while. However, this statement by perhaps the biggest star of the past five years…

The summer tradition returns to Central Texas this week PrevNext25News The Waco Independent Film Festival is celebrating ten years as they roll out festivities and events for 2026. Posted and last updated