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Belgian filmmaker Fabrice du Welz, named president of the Locarno 2026 International Competition jury, 2026

Fabrice du Welz to Head Locarno 2026 Competition Jury

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Asghar Farhadi to Receive Honorary Heart of Sarajevo

Margot Robbie, narrator of Galapagos: The Last Eden, a Venice Immersive 2026 competition entry at the 83rd Venice Film Festival

Venice Immersive Turns Ten With 68 Projects From 26 Countries

Paper Tiger (2026), James Gray's crime drama starring Adam Driver, Miles Teller, and Scarlett Johansson, set in 1986 Queens and Brooklyn

James Gray's Paper Tiger Opens New York Film Festival in September

Still from Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (2026), directed by Bassam Tariq and starring Mahershala Ali as Latif

Bassam Tariq Returns to TIFF Four Years After Departing Blade

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Ellen Burstyn, 93, to Receive Venice's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Still from Fruit Gathering (2026), Aung Phyoe's debut Myanmar feature about two young women at a Yangon textile factory, Crystal Globe winner at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Fruit Gathering Wins Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary's 60th

Director Siân Heder, filmmaker behind CODA and Being Heumann, portrait 2026

Siân Heder's Being Heumann Will Open the 2026 Toronto Film Festival

Promotional backdrop from 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026), directed by Nia DaCosta, one of the leading nominees at the 2026 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards with nine nominations.

Dust Bunny and Bone Temple Lead the 2026 Fangoria Chainsaw Nominees

Kenneth Branagh, actor and director, recipient of the inaugural EIFF Outstanding Contribution to Cinema Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2026

Kenneth Branagh to Receive Edinburgh Film Festival Inaugural Contribution Award

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (2026) epic IMAX-shot backdrop, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus

The Odyssey Positions Nolan as 2027 Oscar Frontrunner Ahead of July 17 Debut

Dustin Hoffman, two-time Academy Award winner, honored with the Crystal Globe at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2026

Dustin Hoffman Receives Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary 60th Edition

Promotional image for The Violinist, the 2026 Annecy Cristal winner for Best Animated Feature, directed by Ervin Han and Raúl García, a Singapore, Spain, and Italy coproduction

Singapore's The Violinist Wins the Cristal at Annecy 2026

Jacob Elordi, one of 529 new AMPAS members invited to join the Academy’s Oscar voting body in 2026.

Academy Invites 529 New Members Including Elordi, Ortega, and the Safdies

Promotional poster for Gaslit (2026), the Greenpeace USA documentary directed by Katie Camosy and starring Jane Fonda, winner of Best Documentary Feature at the 34th Raindance Film Festival

Jane Fonda's Gaslit Wins Best Documentary at Raindance 2026

Still from Hijamat (2026), directed by Nader Saeivar and produced by Jafar Panahi, competing at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Iran Bars Palme d'Or Winner Jafar Panahi From Karlovy Vary

Colman Domingo, Emmy-winning actor, playwright, and producer, honored at Frameline50 in San Francisco, 2026

Colman Domingo Honored at Frameline50 With Creative Conscience Award

Still from Atlantic Rhapsody, the 2026 Chinese film that won Best Feature Film at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Awards

Atlantic Rhapsody Wins Best Film at Shanghai's 28th Golden Goblet Awards

Scene from Iron Boy, Louis Clichy's 2026 Cannes Special Jury Prize-winning animated feature, competing at Annecy

Iron Boy and In Waves Lead the Annecy 2026 Animation Competition

Bugonia Best Picture Oscar nomination 2026 — Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, four nominations

Bugonia Nominated for Best Picture

One Battle After Another Best Picture Oscar nomination 2026 — Paul Thomas Anderson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, 13 nominations

One Battle After Another Leads Oscar Race With 13 Nominations

Josh Safdie Best Director Oscar nomination 2026 — Marty Supreme, first solo feature, nine nominations

Josh Safdie Nominated for Best Director for Marty Supreme

Gabriel Domingues Best Casting Oscar nomination 2026 — The Secret Agent, first Brazilian nominee, youngest in inaugural class

Gabriel Domingues Is the Youngest and First Brazilian Nominee for Best Casting Oscar

Ryan Coogler Best Director Oscar nomination 2026 — Sinners, seventh Black filmmaker nominated, 16 nominations record

Ryan Coogler Nominated for Best Director for Sinners

Nina Gold Best Casting Oscar nomination 2026 — Hamnet, Game of Thrones, The Crown, Star Wars, nine Best Picture films

Nina Gold Nominated for First-Ever Best Casting Oscar for Hamnet

Chloe Zhao Best Director Oscar nomination 2026 — Hamnet, first woman to win Best Director twice

Chloe Zhao Could Become First Woman to Win Best Director Twice

Sentimental Value Best Picture Oscar nomination 2026 — Joachim Trier, Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard, Norwegian film, Cannes Grand Prix

Sentimental Value Earns Nine Oscar Nominations Including Best Picture

Emma Stone Best Actress Oscar nomination 2026 — Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos, seven nominations youngest woman

Emma Stone Nominated for Best Actress for Bugonia

Paul Thomas Anderson Oscar 2026 — One Battle After Another, 13 nominations, PGA DGA wins, Best Picture frontrunner

Paul Thomas Anderson and One Battle After Another Lead Oscar Race

Jessie Buckley Best Actress Oscar 2026 — Hamnet, Golden Globes Critics Choice BAFTAs SAG sweep

Jessie Buckley Sweeps Awards Season for Hamnet

Jennifer Venditti Best Casting Oscar nomination 2026 — Marty Supreme, JV8INC, first-ever casting Oscar

Jennifer Venditti Nominated for First-Ever Best Casting Oscar

Cassandra Kulukundis Best Casting Oscar nomination 2026 — One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, 30 years

Cassandra Kulukundis: 30 Years With Paul Thomas Anderson, Now a Best Casting Oscar Nominee

Sinners Oscar nominations 2026 — Ryan Coogler, 16 nominations, Best Picture, Best Director

Sinners Makes Oscar History With 16 Nominations

Marty Supreme Oscar nominations 2026 — Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Best Picture, Best Director

Marty Supreme Lands Nine Oscar Nominations Including Best Picture

Kate Hudson Best Actress Oscar nomination 2026 — Song Sung Blue, first nomination in 25 years since Almost Famous

Kate Hudson Earns Best Actress Oscar Nomination for Song Sung Blue

Frankenstein Oscar nomination 2026 — Jacob Elordi as the Creature, directed by Guillermo del Toro

Jacob Elordi Earns Oscar Nomination for Frankenstein