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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 01: Jafar Panahi poses with the Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best International Feature awards for "It Was Just an Accident" during The Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on December 01, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute )

Iconic Filmmaker Wins Award After Being Sentenced to Prison

He was handed a one-year jail term by authorities for “propaganda activities.”

Tom Sanders

Johnny Depp poses at the the 76th Cannes Film Festival in 2023.

What Scandal? Johnny Depp Getting Lifetime Achievement Award

Depp’s coming international celebration comes as the actor remains controversial in the US following abuse allegations and his legal battles with ex-wife Amber Heard.

Lily Mae Lazarus

A photo illustration of a Los Angeles beach skyline shows palm trees with a film reel spinning in the distance.

INDIES FOREVER

Los Angeles’ New Film Festival Is Totally Anti-Hollywood

With hits from Sundance, SXSW, and viral comic Conner O’Malley, the first Los Angeles Festival of Movies is a promising step in the right direction for movies’ biggest city.

Fletcher Peters

Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo as Lily Trevino and Bob Trevino in Bob Trevino Likes It

SXSW 2024

A Facebook Friend Request Becomes Much More in Lovely Comedy

In this touching comedy that premiered at SXSW, “Euphoria” star Barbie Ferreira turns in a great performance as a woman hunting for a father figure.

Fletcher Peters

SXSW 2024

Larry David’s Daughter Debuts a Grotesque Anti-Rom Com

Cazzie David and Elisa Kalani are behind “I Love You Forever,” a twisted look at toxic relationships that premiered at this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival.

Fletcher Peters