The Bruges International Film Festival would like to thank all their guests for coming out to enjoy a selection of new independent cinema from around the globe at the 5th edition of its festival, which concluded yesterday. This year, the festival was privileged to receive over a thousand entries, of which 28 made it to the final official selection. The festival extends its heartfelt gratitude to the City of Bruges for its support, as well as to the teams at Biekorf and the Br

The 2025 Manhattan Independent Film Festival concluded with a bold and brilliantly diverse program that showcased the full spectrum of contemporary independent cinema. Over three days, audiences were invited into a rich tapestry of perspectives—from the sensorial and meditative to the deeply personal, politically charged, and emotionally raw. This year’s Official Selection brought together resurrected archival experiments, intimate portraits of grief and resilience, urgent so

The Lee Strasberg Film Festival has officially concluded its 2025 edition in West Hollywood, marking the 9th inspiring year of films, panels, and conversations dedicated to the craft of acting and the art of cinematic storytelling.   Hosted at the historic Marilyn Monroe Theatre, this year’s festival brought together filmmakers, actors, and Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute  alumni from around the world for three days of screenings, Q&As, and industry discussions that ce

The Auteur Cinema Archive proudly welcomes Majnuni (2019), the debut feature by Kouros Alaghband , an Iranian-American filmmaker whose haunting visual style was forged under the mentorship of Béla Tarr at his Sarajevo-based film school, Film.Factory. The film—winner of Best Narrative Feature Film at the Brussels Independent Film Festival and an official selection at Slamdance 2020 —is a hypnotic descent into obsession and fractured identity, set against the backdrop of a

A true story taking place on the front lines of the war in Ukraine, Rock Paper Scissors opens with Ivan  (Oleksandr Rudynskyi) and his father (Sergey Kalantay). They operate a makeshift field hospital crammed inside an underground bunker, dressing wounds while radioing their compatriots aboveground. When Russian forces start closing in, Ivan is forced to make an impossible decision that will change his life forever. The film explores the shocking, almost supernatural heroism

The closing night of the Amsterdam Independent Film Festival 2025, now in its 8th year, took place this past Saturday evening with a packed theatre. As is tradition, the festival took place at Amsterdam’s LAB111 — the cult cinema located in a former anatomical pathology hospital — where it screened an eclectic selection of independent films from local and international filmmakers. Festival Director Kris De Meester looks back: "The 8th edition of the Amsterdam Independent Film

In the past week, the Toronto Arthouse Film Festival marked its return with the eagerly awaited 2025 edition. This year's event featured four screening evenings at the Innis Town Hall, complemented by an engaging online streaming selection. A vibrant assortment of 31 films, curated from both local and international talent, encompassing narrative films, documentaries, experimental gems, and music videos, contributed to the festival's resounding success, drawing a diverse commu

Aman (Daniel Haddad) is told by his doctor that his tear ducts are inverted, meaning he lives his life constantly crying, but no one can...

Walking home late at night along the frigid streets of Oslo, Kristian (Simen Bostad) is approached by a young woman, Mia (Billie Barker)....