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Plans are in the works to launch a new documentary film festival in Washington, D.C. in June 2023, with a launch event to take place later this month. Jamie Shor, president of PR Collaborative, and Sky Sitney, director of the film and media studies program at Georgetown University, are founders of the new event…

The 32nd annual Inside Out Toronto 2S (two spirit) LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which champions innovative 2SLGBTQ+ filmmakers from across the globe, has revealed its full film lineup that will take place both in-person and virtually from May 26 to June 5 in Toronto, showcasing 128 films from 28 countries, including 38…

The 8th Annual Women's Voices Now Film Festival: The Rights and Roles of Women: Redefining Our Shared Reality is in the books and the winning films have been selected by our jury:  Leslie J. Sacks Best Documentary Feature – Indebted to All Women (Directors María Lobo & Roi Guitián, Spain/El Salvador) Best Documentary…

The Shift Network (TSN), known for transformational media, is proud to announce the lineup for its second annual Shift Your World Film Festival. Running from February 17-20, 2022, the festival program includes opening remarks from actor and activist Jeff Bridges.  18 feature-length and six short films focused on…

Despite the continuing challenges of the pandemic, it was a year of highlights from film festivals around the world. Who could forget Spike Lee’s now-infamous moment when he accidentally revealed this year’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner early after a translation mix-up? How about Julia Ducournau making history as the…

EXCLUSIVE: Filmocracy has announced its non-profit, The Filmocracy Foundation, is funding the first round of fellowships in its worldwide film festival mentorship program for underrepresented film festivals. Co-founder Paul Jun and chief product officer Kasia Kaczmarczyk announced today. For the first quarter of 2022…

Meet the Press and the American Film Institute are staging their annual film festival in Washington on Sunday and Monday, a showcase of documentary shorts touching on issues like climate change, education, and immigration. But it is taking place as D.C.’s attention, quite obviously, is riveted on something else: the…