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Breakout Talents 2026 Fall Festivals
Seven actors and actresses shine at 2026 fall film festivals.
IndieWire · 1m
Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing
Documentary reveals sumo wrestlers' spirit over physical strength.
The Hollywood Reporter · 1m
Netanyahu orders probe into Gaza documentary sources
Netanyahu demands investigation of anonymous Israeli military whistleblowers in award-winning Gaza documentary.
Malay Mail · 1m
Netanyahu demands Gaza film probe
Netanyahu orders investigation into anonymous sources of award-winning Gaza documentary NAZA.
The Straits Times · 1m
Concrete Doc Hits $1.2m Cume
The History of Concrete earns $1.2m cume with NAZA's secret Gaza film.
Deadline · 1m
IDF rejects 'NAZA' documentary claims
IDF calls 'NAZA' film's Gaza war claims 'distorted and misleading'.
Dw · 1m
Merritt Wever on Primetime's Rotten Producer
Merritt Wever reveals her role as a 'a little rotten' producer in 'Primetime' who struggles with moral clarity.
Rolling Stone · 2m
Elon Musk Film Release Date Shifted
Musk documentary's U.S. release moves to Oct 9 amid overseas uncertainty.
Seattletimes · 1m
Nicola Peltz's Venice Award Sparks Pay-to-Play Debate
Nicola Peltz's Venice Rising Star award may be a 'pay to play' marketing ploy for her film Prima.
Dailymail · 1m
NYT misstates Israeli victimhood after Oct 7
NYT admits error in claiming Israelis view themselves as Oct 7 victims.
New York Post · 1m
Moonfish Review: Loneliness in Space
Animated sci-fi explores asteroid miners' isolation.
The Hollywood Reporter · 1m
Naza Documentary Lands U.S. Release
Israel-Gaza war doc gets U.S. theatrical debut after Venice win.
The Hollywood Reporter · 1m
Israeli Directors Threatened Over Gaza Film
Gaza documentary NAZA sparks Israeli nationalist backlash and threats against filmmakers.
Malay Mail · 1m
Gaza film wins Venice acclaim, sparks death threats in Israel
A documentary about Israeli military targeting systems premiered to standing ovations abroad but triggered vitriol, threats and calls for citizenship revocation at home.
the Guardian · 2m
Iranian actress faces threats after Venice award speech
Laleh Marzban won best actress at Venice for a film about women trapped by patriarchy, then dedicated her prize to Iranian women's freedom.
the Guardian · 1m
Oscar frontrunners emerge after fall festivals
Venice, Telluride, and Toronto reveal which films are shaping up as best-picture contenders for the March 2025 Academy Awards.
Vanity Fair · 1m
Venice Film Festival's best and worst dressed
Readers voted on red carpet style at Venice, crowning Michael Fassbender the winner while Phoebe Bridgers landed at the bottom.
Dailymail · 3m
Israeli doc about Gaza sparks fury before anyone's seen it
NAZA got a 25-minute ovation in Venice, but in Israel, the filmmakers face threats and calls to revoke their citizenship.
Vox · 1m
Lili Reinhart and Jack Martin's relationship timeline
From airport kisses to chronic illness support, here's how the Riverdale star and her boyfriend built their sweet romance.
Cosmopolitan · 1m
Israel's culture minister wants two film-makers stripped of citizenship
A Venice prize for a Gaza documentary turned into a government call to revoke its Israeli directors' nationality.
the Guardian · 1m
Israel's culture minister targets 'NAZA' directors
A Venice prize-winner about civilian deaths in Gaza has Israel's culture minister calling for the filmmakers' citizenship.
The Hollywood Reporter · 1m
Inside NAZA, where Israel's own officers describe Gaza
Two Israeli directors spent three years filming 24 military officers on Tel Aviv rooftops, describing how the machine that kills Gaza's civilians actually works.
The Hollywood Reporter · 4m
A Belarus documentary wins at Venice
Five lives under state repression carried a Belarusian director to a Golden Globes prize at Venice.
Variety · 1m
A manga friendship wins Venice's oldest prize
Koreeda's 'Look Back' took the 1948-founded SIGNIS Award for a story about two girls, manga, and grief turned into purpose.
Vaticannews · 1m
Venice crowned her film. India's censors shelved it.
Anuparna Roy won Venice's best director prize, then watched India's film board call her debut a threat to society. She is back with a second film anyway.
Malay Mail · 2m · 5 views
A Kosovar romance cracks open a racist town
Tommaso Usberti's first feature swept Venice Critics' Week with a love story set against Northern Italian bigotry.
Variety · 1m
Venice 2026: Who Showed Up on the Water
Speedboat arrivals, couture on the Lido, and the stars who worked the 2026 Venice red carpet.
Vanity Fair · 1m
