The first edition of the New York Monsters Film Festival  erupted onto the New York underground film scene on February 14th  at Film Noir Cinema , delivering a brutally memorable Valentine’s night dedicated to disturbing, transgressive, and fearless cinema. Hosted in the heart of Greenpoint , the inaugural edition was an overwhelming success , featuring a razor-sharp international lineup, an engaged and enthusiastic audience, electric post-screening reactions, and striking ph

In Beproeven , Belgian filmmaker Karlijn Reynaerts invites us into a world where something as ordinary as food becomes an overwhelming confrontation. Rather than explaining Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) through diagnosis or narrative exposition, the film chooses a far more daring path: it immerses the viewer in the sensory and emotional reality of the condition. Fragmented imagery, distorted close-ups, rhythmic editing, and an acutely controlled soundsca

Brussels, 9 February 2026 - The curtains have closed on yet another edition of the Brussels Independent Film Festival. Spanning seven days, the festival showcased a total of 68 feature and short films hailing from 23 countries, nestled in the heart of Brussels at Cinema Aventure.   Kris De Meester, the festival director: “Reflecting on this year’s edition of the Brussels Independent Film Festival, I feel above all a deep sense of gratitude. First and foremost, I want to thank

I watched Inferior Shadows during the Doc.Berlin Documentary Film Festival. When the credits stopped rolling, no one moved. No applause, no murmurs—just a room full of people looking at each other, quietly aware that we had witnessed something rare. The film is beautifully shot, but brutally so; tender in its attention, devastating in what it reveals. Long after the screening, its images stayed with me. It felt necessary to speak with the filmmaker Ramin Khalighi —not to de

Over the past few days, the Doc.Berlin once again hosted its annual event at the historic Babylon cinema in Berlin. The festival was happy to welcome a number of artists: Nazanin Hafez, Zora Arose Ritz, Evgenia Chetvertkova, Kayu Yeung, Matias Dumas, Westley Hennigh-Palermo, Piotr Goldstein and many more. Kris De Meester, festival director, looks back: “As the festival director of Doc.Berlin , I tend to experience each edition in a very inward way. Documentaries, for me, are

Film industry leaders attended Cinematory’s annual event, Producer’s Night, where they were treated to the best films from 25+ partner film festivals   LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, December 9, 2025 - On December 5th 2025, Maarten Cornelis hosted the fifth edition of the Producer’s Night at The Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. An excited crowd of film industry leaders and film lovers attended the event where they were treated to the best films of 2025 cherrypicked from

Super Shorts Los Angeles Film Festival is happy to announce another successful edition. Out of over a thousand submissions, an eclectic selection of 37 independent short films were selected to be showcased during the screenings at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute and through online streaming. Super Shorts Los Angeles Film Festival is pleased to share with you today the winners of this year's edition: Best Narrative Film Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting (United States)

Over the past few days, the Super Shorts London Film Festival once again hosted its annual event at the lovely BFI Stephen Street. Out of almost two thousand local and international submissions, an eclectic batch of 38 short films were selected to be showcased at the 19th edition. A big thanks to all our guests for coming out to enjoy these independent film gems! Festival curator Kris De Meester: "With up to ten shorts a night, each screening of this 19th edition of Super Sho