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PRETTY LETHAL Official Trailer: Dance as if Your Life Depended on it. Fight Because it Does.
The official trailer is here for Vicky Jewson's action thriller, Pretty Lethal. Their film will have its world premiere at SXSW then stream globally on Prime Video on March 25th. Stunt performer Shahaub Roudbari is the stunt designer &...
ZUMECA Teaser Trailer: Historical Epic Drama to Premiere at Slamdance
We are debuting the teaser trailer for Zumeca, a historical epic drama, written, directed, and produced by David Maler. Based on a true story, Zumeca shows us the first family of the Americas: a Spaniard, Miguel, and a Taino,...
Boston Underground 2026: Ben Wheatley's NORMAL to Open Fest With Bob Odenkirk in Attendance
Bob Odenkirk will attend a post-screening Q&A at the opening night screening of NORMAL at The Boston Underground Film Festival.
BLIND COP 2 Exclusive: Chroma Picks up North American Rights to Indie Action-Comedy
When an influx of illegal weapons trafficking explodes onto the scene, a grieving blind police officer must purge the city streets or risk mass chaos breaking loose.
IZZI: ORPHAN's Isabelle Fuhrman And GotG's Michael Rooker to Star in Possession Thriller
Here is another one to place on your radar, an upcoming possession thriller called Izzi. Deadline is reporting that sales have launched at EFM for the flick that is set to star Isabelle Fuhrman, from the Orphan franchise, and Michael...
Berlinale 2026: Exclusive IVAN & HADOUM Poster Premiere
Spanish filmmaker Ian de la Rosa will unveil his debut feature Iván & Hadoum in the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival. Set against the stark, plastic-covered greenhouses of Almería, the film traces a love story that unfolds...
ASCENDANT: Uncharted Boards Sales For Cult Horror Thriller Starring Richard Brake
With Berlin/EFM only days away announcements of sales partnerships are coming in hot and fast. News comes from Uncharted Entertainment as they have joined cult horror thriller Ascendant as their intenational sales agent. This new flick is currently is...
IN A VIOLENT NATURE 2: Paris Sales Group Charades to Take Slasher Horror Sequel to EFM
Variety has reported this morning that French sales outfit Charades has come on board the slasher horror sequel, In A Violent Nature 2, and will present it to buyers during EFM in Berlin. The sequel ... brings back Ry...
TONY ODYSSEY Teaser Exclusive: Surreal Brazilian Trip to Premiere at Slamdance
Thales Banzai's feature-length debut, TONY ODYSSEY, is an ode to the "more provocative Brazilian films of the '60s and '70s". Its world premiere is happening at Slamdance, and we have an exclusive look at the trailer.
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PRETTY LETHAL: Premieres at SXSW, Streams Globally on Prime Video March 25th
Vicky Jewson's thriller, PRETTY LETHAL, will stream globally on Prime Video days after its World Premiere at SXSW
SXSW 2026: Another Programming Wave Brings More Than 50 Additions
"Five ballerinas, stranded in a remote forest ... must weaponize!" If that partial quote, borrowed from a film below, doesn't get you excited for SXSW 2026, I don't know what will, my friends. We've already covered the opening night film...
Berlinale 2026: Exclusive THE RIVER TRAIN Poster Premiere
An austere yet intuitive debut, the film observes childhood not as innocence lost but as a state of restless transit, where movement, solitude, and imagination quietly collide.
EXIT 8: NEON Announces Theatrical Release Date For Japanese Thriller
NEON is releasing Genki Kawarmura's thriller, the live-action adaptation of the popular video game, this April.
Sundance 2026 Review: JARIPEO, Queer Identity in Masculine Arena
Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig offer a glimpse into the lives of Mexican queer cowboys in their documentary.
Chattanooga 2026: Film Festival Announces Fun Sized First Wave
Almost a full half year before the start of the festival on June 18, the Chattanooga Film Festival has announced a "fun-sized first wave of films and events." Now in its 13th year, the festival will celebrate that anniversary with...
BOWELS OF HELL: Blue Finch Films Boards Sales On Rotterdam Selected Horror-Comedy
Ah, toilet humor. It exists both as a description of a type of humor, and currently it has served as a setting and location for a growing crop of movies within the horror genre (Scared Shitless, Holy Shit!, and Flush). ...
PSYCHONAUT Trailer: Fizz-e-Motion Boards Sci-fi Thriller For Sales at Berlinale/EFM
Fizz-e-Motion has come on board as the sales agent for science-fiction thriller Psychonaut, starring Fiona Dourif (Chucky, "The Pitt").
SICKO Official Trailer: Kazakh Thriller Heads to IFFR With a Sales Agent
A cash-strapped couple hatch a plan to solve their money troubles, but soon become embroiled in a toxic web of social media, violent criminality, and spiralling greed.
SACCHARINE: Independent Film Company And Shudder Acquire Sundance-Bound Body Horror
Hana, a lovelorn medical student, becomes terrorized by a sinister force after taking part in an obscure weight loss craze: eating human ashes.
Canadian Territories' Available Light Film Festival Announces 2026 Line Up
The 24th edition of north western Canada's Available Light Film Festival has announced its full line up. Running over 10 days during February, in Whitehorse, Yukon, one of the coldest parts of Canada (and in the running world-wide). The festival...
