Festival du Film Merveilleux 2026: What Its Winners Teach Short-Film Writers
Paris's Festival du Film Merveilleux 2026 honoured imaginative shorts from 12 countries. What its winners reveal about story structure, animation and craft.
Category Film Festivals & Premieres
Festival coverage, premieres and independent filmmaking around the world.
Aanikoobijigan (2026): Rethinking Time at Sundance and True/False
Aanikoobijigan won Sundance's NEXT audience award and screened at True/False. Explore its Indigenous perspective on archives, repatriation and cinematic time.
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass: A Sundance-to-Tribeca Comedy
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass travelled from Sundance to Tribeca. Explore David Wain's comedy, festival response and road-movie writing lessons.
Barbara Forever (2026): How Archives Become Living Cinema
Barbara Forever documents pioneering filmmaker Barbara Hammer. Explore Sundance and Berlinale recognition, archive storytelling and the ethics of editing a life.
Jaripeo (2026): A Rodeo Documentary About Identity and Looking
Jaripeo (2026) explores queer identity in Mexico's rodeo culture. Discover its Sundance and Berlinale journey and lessons in documentary perspective.
Filipiñana (2026): How a Golf Course Becomes a Story About Power
Filipiñana won a Sundance 2026 Creative Vision prize. Explore Rafael Manuel's golf-club drama and the power of setting, class and images in filmmaking.
Bedford Park at Sundance 2026: The Power of a Difficult Homecoming
Bedford Park won Sundance 2026's debut feature special jury prize. Discover Stephanie Ahn's family drama and what filmmakers can learn about writing a homecoming.