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Fantasporto 2027 / 47th Porto International Film Festival opens the call for entry
PORTO CITY OF CINEMA, CULTURE, ARCHITECTURE, LEISURE…THE CITY OF FANTASPORTOSUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN TILL NOVEMBER 15th The Fantasporto 2027/47th Porto International Film Festival informs that the...
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San Sebastian Fest announced Perlak line-up
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VIDEO : a spectacular start was made to the 11th Beyond Borders festival on the remote greek island of Kastellorizo!
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SCAD SAVANNAH FILM FESTIVAL TO RETURN OCT. 24-31, 2026
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CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OFFERS FIRST LOOK AT 2026 SPOTLIGHTS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
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Zurich Film Festival and El Gouna Film Festival announce strategic partnership
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San Sebastian Fest announced inauguration and clossing films
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THE 16th ANNUAL LACLA STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL will run Sunday, September 27, 2026 at the Richard A Grant Theater (Cathedral High School)
LATIN AMERICAN CINEMATECA OF LOS ANGELES PRESENTS THE 16th ANNUAL LACLA STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL Spotlighting short films created by middle and high school students from various media programs in the...
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival April 17 - 24, 2027 Call for entry opening now!
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Toxic, Review: Talk Sick
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Kinéo Award for Best Short Film Goes to Dinner with Dante, a Powerful Story About the Invisible Wounds of War
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In the company of wolves takes top awards at Indiefest july 2026 season
The IndieFEST Film AwardsSeason: July 2026 IndieFEST Film Awards Season: July 2026 Best of ShowSusan Kucera (USA), IN THE COMPANY OF WOLVES: AN AMERICAN JOURNEY, Documentary Feature Susan Kucera...
"Coming Home" opened Pechka Film Festival
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Coming Home from ShadowLand to SpiritWorld
USA April 2026 85 minutes documentary film by J.Mitchell Johnson & Daniel Golding (Quechan Indian tribe)
Coming Home: From Shadowland to Spiritworld is the story of a California native tribe’s surprisingly successful recovery of sacred land and their unique quest for reunification with descendants of tribal women taken to Russia at the end of that country’s brief colonial enterprise on the California coast.
Shot over a period of 14 years beginning in 2012 in a cinéma vérité style, Coming Home: From
Shadowland to Spiritworld follows the story of the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians as they undertake an extraordinary effort to reclaim their ancestral lands on the Sonoma Coast after 170 years of displacement. Interweaving the little-known history of Russian colonization in California with a modern story of negotiation, diplomacy, and ceremony, the film shows how land repatriation becomes a powerful act of cultural renewal. The Kashia tell their own story without a third-party narrator as they confront the legacy of historical trauma—including generational loss and the ongoing impacts of colonialism—the return to their sacred places like Metini and Danaka reveals how restoring land can help restore identity, resilience, and community.
After sacred land goes up for sale following 170 years of dispossession brought-on by
the California genocide of native peoples, Kashia Pomo tribal-elder (OTIS PARRISH) mentors a pair of young tribal members (MARTINA MORGAN and JERRY PINOLA) on a journey seeking coastal land return and self-recovery that inspires healing, spiritual revival, and a search for the truth about those tribal members gone missing and murdered.
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STAKEOUT by Riker Lynch USA 90 minutes April 26
Suspicious of his new girlfriend, Jon enlists his wannabe-detective best friend for a DIY stakeout - only to stumble on a dangerous secret that puts them in way over their heads.
Action, comedy romantic thriller by Riker Lynch Writer, Director, Producer
Produced by Billy Gould, Ross Lynch, Gordy De St. Jeor and Riker Lynch
Casting: Riker Lynch, Titus Makin, Bella Martinez, Samuel Del Real, Curt Mega, Sammy Ferrenbach,Bobby UKey, Kayden Muller-Janssen
Riker’s band is ready to perform in sync with festival screenings.
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IN THE COMPANY OF WOLVES: AN AMERICAN JOURNEY Documentary by Susan Kucera
1 hour 21 minutes
USA, December 2025
The American West is a mythos known around the world — a landscape of freedom, rugged individualism, boundless possibility, and the collision of human ambition with ecological reality. This film explores the truth beneath it, revealing how wolves — and the domesticated animals traveling in their wake — shaped our ideas, our folklore, and our sense of nationhood, altering the course of American history as profoundly as any human hand.
Academy-Award winner, JEFF BRIDGES narrates this stunning journey, following wolves as co-travelers through American history — from the shores of England to the birth of the New Republic and ultimately the colonization of the vast, contested landscapes of the modern American West. A place where the ensemble doesn’t merely walk through history; they trot, lope, stampede, and migrate across it reminding us that the connection between the wild and the domesticated have always reflected a deeper story of who we are as a nation — and who we might yet become.
Susan Kucera and Academy Award winner, Jeff Bridges, team up for their 3rd Documentary Film together, In the Company of Wolves; An American Journey. This is Susan's 8th documentary film following award winning films such as, Living in the Future's Past, Hot Money, 12th Hour, For the Love of Tango, Wild Genius, Breath of Life and Trading on Thin Air. She spent her youth filming on the ice fields of the Athabasca Glacier and has a deep love of nature, cinematography, animals and the great outdoors.
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"Lala my readhead" script by Nellie K. and Deniz Nala
'LALA, MY REDHEAD'
Feature film by Nellie K. and Deniz Nala
in development stage, with a finalised script
Looking for support: partners and financiers.
Love and poverty, betrayal and wealth - centuries of traditions put to the test! A compelling story intricately woven into a comprehensive exploration of women’s status against the backdrop of the Roma culture. From the director of an award-winning film in Cannes 2023.
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Faye Dunaway Deauville Icon Award at the 52nd Deauville American Film Festival on Tuesday, September 8
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In the company of Wolves wins top prize: "Outstanding Achievement Award" at Impact Docs Awards
IN THE COMPANY OF WOLVES: AN AMERICAN JOURNEYSusan KuceraSusan Kucera (USA), IN THE COMPANY OF WOLVES: AN AMERICAN JOURNEY, Doc Feature – Oscar winner Jeff Bridges narrates this stunning journey...
Coming Home: From Shadowland to Spiritworld wins Award of Excellence at The Impact DOCS Awards
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In the company of wolves takes top awards at Indiefest july 2026 season
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5 Awards of Excellence for Coming Home at Indiefest July 2026 edition
The IndieFEST Film AwardsSeason: July 2026 Daniel Golding, J. Mitchell Johnson and Bob Elfstrom (USA), Coming Home: From Shadowland to Spiritworld Award of Excellence: Documentary Feature Award of...
Entertainment Finance Forum Toronto at TIFF: The Market: Highlights of the upcoming sessions
Since 2008, Winston Baker has excelled in bringing together seasoned and visionary entertainment professionals from around the world. They have successfully organized sold out conferences across the...
Do not miss Winston Baker’s signature session : State of the Industry; State of Finance conference
Thursday, September 10th | 3:00pm - 5:00pm
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2026 most bankable actors
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Brendan Fraser, Deauville Talent Award at the 52nd Deauville American Film Festival
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TIFF 2026 Tribute Award recipients announced: Fan Bingbing, Helen Mirren, Adam Pietkiewicz, Seth Rogen, and Bassam Tariq
(L-R) Fan Bingbing, Helen Mirren, Adam Pietkiewicz, Seth Rogen, and Bassam TariqTORONTO — TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey is delighted to share the final honourees of this year’s TIFF Tribute Awards,...
Corncob Doll to Superstar, That's How Dolly Parton Left Us
By Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Yes, Dolly Parton died at her home today in Nashville, TN, at age 80. Left us to bask in all her glory; but little Dolly wasn’t always a sex-symbol...
TIFF announces its 2026 awards and juries
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TIFF’s In Conversation With… spotlights the stories, artists, and ideas shaping cinema today
Featuring Lee Min-ho, Rachel Morrison, Chris Rock, Andrew Scott, and Hudson Williams
(L-R) Lee Min-ho, Rachel Morrison, Chris Rock, Andrew Scott, and Hudson WilliamsTIFF is announcing this year’s iconic In Conversation With… series, expanding the Festival experience beyond the...
Farhadi: Working with children is one of the most challenging aspects of filmmaking
At the Sarajevo International Film Festival, the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award was presented to Asghar Farhadi; the director winner of two Academy Awards and other prestigious honors remarked, “It...
The Masterclasses of the 2026 Venice Film Festival schedules
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Naomi Watts to Receive the Golden Eye Award at Zurich Festival
© JuanKR The Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) is honoring actress Naomi Watts with the Golden Eye Award for her outstanding performance in Ben Shirinian’s THE HOUSEWIFE. In Zurich, she will present her...
In the company of wolves takes top awards at Indiefest july 2026 season
The IndieFEST Film AwardsSeason: July 2026 IndieFEST Film Awards Season: July 2026 Best of ShowSusan Kucera (USA), IN THE COMPANY OF WOLVES: AN AMERICAN JOURNEY, Documentary Feature Susan Kucera...
Stakeout takes home 8 fantastic Awards at Indiefest July 2026 season
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VIDEO The 83rd Venice International Film Festival in the words of Artistic Director Alberto Barbera
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L'ÉVÉNEMENT HARRY POTTER “RETOUR À POUDLARD” BAT SON PLEIN POUR CÉLÉBRER 25 ANS DE MAGIE
Paris, samedi 29 août 2026 Depuis 9h ce matin, les Jardins de l’Orangerie du château de Versailles accueillent des milliers de fans venus des quatre coins de la France pour célébrer l’événement...
« Tu ne jugeras point » : un film pour ouvrir le débat sur la pedocriminalité,
déplacer le regard et penser la prévention avant le drame
Quand la pédocriminalité surgit dans l'actualité, la société connaît le vocabulaire de l'après : enquête, procès, condamnation, sidération collective. Mais une question demeure trop rarement posée :...
Jone Sometimes : le 4 septembre, le cinéma se mobilise avec France Parkinson dans 40 CGR
Il existe un âge où l’on devrait pouvoir se préoccuper essentiellement de ses premières histoires d’amour, de ses amis, de ses nuits d’été et de l’avenir que l’on commence à imaginer. Mais la...
