Festivals News
Chattanooga Film Festival Second Wave Heralds the Return of Gregg Araki, Plus Joe Lynch and More
Festival season's in full swing and our friends at the Chattanooga Film Festival 2026 have some treats to share with the announcement of their first fun wave. If you've ever been, you know that the fest attracts an island of...
SXSW 2026: WISHFUL THINKING, SUMMER 2000: THE X-CTRA STORY, and More Jury and Special Awards
The 2026 edition of the SXSW Film & TV Festival concluded yesterday and has now announced their Jury and Special Award winners. Graham Parkes' Wishful Thinking won the Narrative Feature Competition. As I noted in our curtain raiser: "Maya Hawkes...
Panic Fest 2026: Final Wave Announced, Incl. a Maori Gothic Revenge Horror And a Survival Horror Starring Randy Couture
The folks at Panic Fest in Kansas City, MO, have shared the final handful of films for this year's fourteenth edition of the festival.
SXSW 2026 Review: IMPOSTERS, A Missing Baby Brings Out A Powerful Performance From Jessica Rothe
What a year it has been for first time feature filmmakers at SXSW. Back in 2019, Caleb J. Phillips took home the Midnight Shorts Jury Award for his horror film “Other Side of the Box”, he returns to the fest...
Overlook 2026: First Wave Announced, Feat. OBSESSION, LEVITICUS, HOKUM, And The Films of Larry Fessenden
We are, admittedly, a couple of days behind on this announcement of the first wave of titles for this year's tenth edition of the Overlook Film Festival. Shame on us. But there is no shame to be had if...
EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER Official Trailer: Starring Adi Madden Cabrera, McKenna Tuckett, and Cherish Rodriguez - World Premiere at SXSW
Timid dork Edie makes waves when she starts a punk band with her fellow "turds," becoming an icon to the rest of the losers at her Catholic school while pissing off the hot girls, the nuns, and the horniest altar boy you've ever seen.
IMPOSTERS Teaser: Caleb Phillips' Sci-fi Thriller Premieres at SXSW This Weekend
After a couple's baby boy is taken, the desperate mother learns of a way to bring him back. However, her husband begins to suspect that what she returned with isn't their son
DEAD EYES Teaser: Aussie POV Horror to World Premiere at SXSW
After the death of his sister, Sean and his friends venture into a remote forest to search for his missing father, only to uncover his dark secrets, where grief has become a bridge between the living and the dead.
Fantaspoa 2026: Brazilian Genre Fest Announces Festival Lineup
Fantaspoa, Brazil's amazing genre film festival, has revealed the lineup for this year's festival.
Boston Underground 2026: Full Lineup Announced, Kenji Tanigaki's THE FURIOUS to Close Fest
Action, action, action! Kenji Tanigaki's The Furious will close this year's festival opposite Ben Wheatley's Normal, which is opening the event.
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
