Oscar Actors: Swinton, Tilda–Golden Bear Honoree (Berlin Film Fest 2025)

In a poetic speech, the Oscar winner lauded the festival as “a borderless realm with no policy of exclusion, persecution or deportation.”

Indie Cinema 2025: Cooper Joins Northern California’s True West Film Center as Artistic Director

Cooper’s position comes as the True West Film Center prepares to move to the James Redford Campus with a three-screen cinema and educational spaces.

Light, The: Tom Tykwer’s “Hardcore Political” Film (Berlin Film Fest 2025 Opener))

The Light: timely tale in which a deeply dysfunctional German family is saved by its Syrian housekeeper.

Indie Cinema 2025: Buzzy Titles Acquired by Neon, Streamers

The deals have begun after Sundance, and there’s hope brimming inside art house circles.

Perfect Neighbor, The: Hot Documentary About Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law (Sundance Fest 2025 Best Films)

The film, which debuted to critical praise, uses police bodycam footage to tell the story of how a neighborhood dispute slowly escalated into a shocking act of violence.