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Exclusive: Freaky Geese Productions Sets Cast for Original British Comedy ‘Romance is Dead’

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‘Angel City Slasher’ Starring Michael Diaz and Karen Escobar Puts Independent Thriller Filmmaking in the Spotlight

New Fantasy Drama 'You Were Perfect' Launches Crowdfunding Campaign on Kickstarter

'You Were Perfect', a 12-minute LGBTQ+ fantasy-drama short by Jody Whittle-Wyeth about lovers separated between the living and the dead, launches a Kickstarter ahead of a spring 2026 London shoot.

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One Mic Mondays: Charlotte's 20-Year Hip-Hop Hub Documentary

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Dr Priyanka Mallick's Fashion Film 'Cosmic Energy' Honored at ICJ International Award 2026

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Exclusive: Freaky Geese Productions Sets Cast for Original British Comedy ‘Romance is Dead’

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One Mic Mondays: Charlotte's 20-Year Hip-Hop Hub Documentary

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Dr Priyanka Mallick's Fashion Film 'Cosmic Energy' Honored at ICJ International Award 2026

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‘Angel City Slasher’ Starring Michael Diaz and Karen Escobar Puts Independent Thriller Filmmaking in the Spotlight

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'The Roast Pork Butt': From Worst Date Ever to Festival Winner

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New Sci-Fi Pilot 'Soul Wars' Explores Astral Projection and Alien Worlds

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'Perfect Purpose' Earns Seven Nominations at 168 Hour Film Festival

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'Monsters Inc' meets 'The Office' in 'After Life Crisis' Now on Tubi TV

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For Professional Audiences: Think Bigger, Grow Bigger at Fantoche 2025

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Freestyle Digital Media Acquires Documentary 'The House Next Door'

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The Film Festival Doctor’s Live Podcast Tour To Kick Off At HollyShorts

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Fantoche 2025: International Animation Film Festival Announces 89 Animated Shorts

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Filmmaker Steve Strangio Launches Short Film Initiative to Spark Creative Collaborations

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Grief Meets the Cosmos in New Sci-Fi Drama 'Colors We Made'

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Award-Winning Director Richard Bazley Announces New Feature Film 'Bambola'

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'Shrapnel' Secures Official Selections at Cinestesya Film Festival and Lift-Off Sessions 2025

Exclusive Interview: Spotlight by The Macoproject Film Festival

The New York-based Macoproject Film Festival publishes an exclusive interview with screenwriter Sijun Cui. (Draft — held as thin / duplicative of the 'God Is Coming' feature.)

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KIZOKU Exchange Launches Strategic Film Submission Cycle

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Mark Starks Makes Cyber-Noir Short 'The Neon Ghost' on a $0 Budget with SAG-AFTRA Voice Cast

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'Dark Reckoning': SJ Creazzo's Psychological Thriller Starring Kristanna Loken and Martin Kove

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Chicago Filmmaker Arnetta Randall Releases New Short 'Love to Love You Baby'

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Tamil Indie Crime-Thriller 'Seetrathin Jananam' Set for 2026 Release

'Seetrathin Jananam' is an upcoming Tamil-language crime thriller from debut director Manikandan Jagadeesan and Genx Production — an independent feature built on a small budget with a cast of newcomers.

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Landon Ashworth, Colin O'Brien and Jess Weixler to Star in Autism-Themed Drama 'Father Son Time'

Autism-themed drama 'Father Son Time' begins filming this month in Los Angeles, starring Landon Ashworth, Colin O'Brien and Jess Weixler in a road-trip story about an autistic father trying to reunite his family.

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When Absence Becomes a Place: Crowdfunding a Surreal Black-and-White Short

A father’s unanswered calls turn into an abyss. 'STAIRS 2: The Sunken' is a surreal black-and-white short where silence becomes pressure and absence becomes a place. Filmmaker Angelo Giordano is crowdfunding it, with his own father in the lead.

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Award-Winning Screenwriter Sijun Cui Explores Faith and Cosmology in 'God Is Coming'

Australian writer and screenwriter Sijun Cui earns international recognition for his award-winning fantasy screenplay 'God Is Coming,' a cinematic exploration of faith, philosophy and humanity’s relationship with the divine.

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Sci-Fi Thriller 'Insentient' to Screen at TCL Chinese Theatre

Vince Remo’s sci-fi thriller 'Insentient' — about a computer-generated woman who gains self-awareness through a smartphone interface — will screen at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Feb. 27.

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'The Search for Gillian Gold': Feature Film in Development, Now Crowdfunding

'The Search for Gillian Gold' is an indie mystery-thriller in development from filmmaker Stuart Wheeldon. Set in Derbyshire, it follows an archivist drawn into a vanished journalist’s final story, and is now crowdfunding with casting underway.

Award-Winning Documentary on Bat Conservation Launches Screening Tour

'The Invisible Mammal' begins its Bay Area screening tour Sept. 4, 2025 at the Smith Rafael Film Center, following its world premiere and Audience Choice Award win at the DocLands Documentary Film Festival.

Film Festivals

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KIZOKU Exchange Launches Strategic Film Submission Cycle

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Sci-Fi Thriller 'Insentient' to Screen at TCL Chinese Theatre

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Edgy Micro Shorts 'Everything Is Possible' and 'Melynie Duckfliss' Stir Up Inaugural Dutch AI Film Awards

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Call for Entries: Cookies & Comedy Film Festival Returns to Pittsburgh on Pi Day 2026

Crowdfunding & Fundraising

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When Absence Becomes a Place: Crowdfunding a Surreal Black-and-White Short

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'The Search for Gillian Gold': Feature Film in Development, Now Crowdfunding

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Lovecraft Adaptation ‘The Recorded Case of Joe Slaader’ Now on Kickstarter

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'We Could Be Heroes' Brings Gamer Culture, Indie Film, and Community Investment Together

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Hollywood’s Reset: Why Indie Filmmakers Should Be Hopeful Bryan McClure

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The Battle of Attrition: Surviving the Entertainment Industry Bryan McClure

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It’s Always About the Story: Why Content Is King Bryan McClure