MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: PENULTIMATE PREDIX FOR THE BIG EIGHT CATEGORIES BEST PICTURE 1) One Battle After Another (1) 2) Sinners (2) 3) Hamnet (3) 4) Sentimental Value (4) 5) Marty Supreme (5) 6) Frankenstein (6) 7) The Secret Agent (7) 8) Train Dreams (9) 9) Bugonia (8) 10) F1 (10) BEST DIRECTION 1) Paul Thomas...

Editor’s Note: We are updating this piece yearly. By Vanessa Zimmer As the 98th annual Academy Awards approach, independent film fans are cheering for the representatives of the Sundance Film Festival — including Best Picture nominee Train Dreams. The celebrated Clint Bentley film, from the 2025 Festival, is among 10 vying for the top prize at the […] The post Our Festival Has...

MTFB OSCAR PREDIX: SECOND WAVE FOR SEVEN REMAINING CATEGORIES  CINEMATOGRAPHY 1) Sinners (1) 2) One Battle After Another (2) 3) Train Dreams (3) 4) Marty Supreme (4) 5) Frankenstein (5) EDITING 1) One Battle After Another (1) 2) F1 (2)...

FEBRUARY 26, 2026 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its annual list of winners for excellence in musical scoring, in the 2025 IFMCA Awards. The award for Score of the Year goes to British composer Simon Franglen for his score for Avatar: Fire and Ash, director James Cameron’s second sequel to his […]

Throughout its run, the 2026 festival showcased over 110 environmental and adventure films including:   10 world premieres, 3 U.S. premieres, 2 North American premieres, 9 West Coast premieres, and 5 California premieres. During the festival, the Wild & Scenic Film Festival Film Jury came together to deliberate and then announce the winners of several awards. The 2026 Film Jury brings […]

MTFB OSCAR PREDIX: ROUND TWO OF THE MIDDLE SIX CATEGORIES BEST CASTING 1) Sinners (1) 2) One Battle After Another (2) 3) Marty Supreme (3) 4) Hamnet (4) 5) The Secret Agent (5) BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE 1) Sentimental Value (1) 2) The Secret Agent (2)...

On the surface, it feels like an obvious yes. You worked hard. Your film was accepted. Maybe it even won awards. Naturally, you want to showcase those victories. Laurels feel like proof or validation you made something awesome. But from a programming perspective, it doesn’t help. Programmers and screeners generally do not care how your film performed at other festivals. That may...

Feb 21, 2026: Berlinale 2026: The Audience Awards Go to by Faraz Shariat and by Alisa Kovalenko and Marysia Nikitiuk The prizes are awarded by the Berlinale section together with radioeins and rbb television (Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg). Knut Elstermann will moderate the award ceremony at Zoo Palast starting at 5.30 pm on Sunday, February 22 [...]

MTFB OSCAR UPDATE:THE BIG EIGHT'S SECOND ROUND BEST PICTURE 1) One Battle After Another (1) 2) Sinners (2) 3) Hamnet (3) 4) Sentimental Value (4) 5) Marty Supreme (5) 6) Frankenstein (6) 7) The Secret Agent (7) 8) Bugonia (8) 9) Train Dreams (9) 10) F1 (10) BEST DIRECTION 1) Paul Thomas...

Brendan Canty, one of Ireland’s most exciting directors, will be the first guest for Fastnet 2026. His work includes the feature film Christy, which won awards at Berlinale and the Galway Film Fleadh, and the documentary Gealtra.