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Welcome to the official page of the IFFA Awards Night! 🌟 An annual event celebrating the best in film and entertainment with glamour, awards, and unforgettable moments.

12/11/2025

KRAKEN (2025)
Russian Action • Sci-Fi • Thriller

A top-secret submarine vanishes beneath the icy waters of the Greenland Sea.
A brother sets sail on a perilous mission to uncover the truth.
But in the darkness of the deep, something ancient has awakened.

From the director Nikolay Lebedev comes KRAKEN — a high-tension thriller where duty, survival, and a monstrous legend collide beneath the frozen waves.

🎥 Director: Nikolay Lebedev
⭐ Cast: Alexander Petrov, Diana Pozharskaya, Sergey Garmash

09/11/2025

Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye
Animation | Sci-Fi | Action | 2025
Directed by Fuga Yamashiro & Abel Gongora
© Yukinobu Tatsu / SHUEISHA, DANDADAN Production Committee

Momo, a high school girl from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun — an occult geek — set off on their latest adventure to a mysterious hot springs town. What starts as a visit to Momo’s childhood friend Jiji turns into a terrifying investigation when strange locals and supernatural forces emerge. Beneath the town’s calm surface lies an ancient evil that will test their courage, friendship, and the limits of reality itself.

05/11/2025

🎬 Wunderschöner
Directed by Karoline Herfurth • Germany •

What it’s about:
Five women. One shared question: What if our worth wasn’t measured by how desirable we are?
From Nadine’s shock over her husband’s betrayal, to Julie’s battle against workplace harassment, to Vicky’s struggle with identity — the film follows these intersecting lives as they break free from expectations and reclaim their voices.

Starring:
Anneke Kim Sarnau as Nadine Hansen
Karoline Herfurth as Sonja (also Director & Co-writer)
Emilia Schüle as Julie Abeck
Nora Tschirner as Vicky Schiller

04/11/2025

🎬 Lokah: Chapter One – Chandra (2025)
🩸 A haunting blend of mystery, myth, and the supernatural.

✨ Directed by: Dominic Arun
🖋️ Written by: Dominic Arun
📜 Additional Screenplay: Santhy Balachandran
🎥 Produced by: Dulquer Salmaan
⏱️ Runtime: 2h 31m
📅 Release Year: 2025

Cast:
Kalyani Priyadarshan | Naslen K. Gafoor | Tovino Thomas | Dulquer Salmaan | Sandy Master | Nithya Shri | Chandu Salimkumar | Arun Kurian | Anna Ben

Bangalore nights. A mysterious woman. Dark secrets.

Is Chandra just a gothic girl at a café… or something far more dangerous? As disappearances and supernatural events spiral out of control, her true identity as a centuries-old vampire is revealed.

A thrilling mix of horror, folklore, and moral dilemmas — who can you trust when good and evil blur?

31/10/2025

🎬 Drop (2025, USA)

Directed by: Christopher Landon
Written by: Jillian Jacobs & Chris Roach
Starring: Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Jeffery Self
Production Houses: Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Platinum Dunes
Genre: Thriller | Mystery | Suspense
Runtime: 95 minutes

Widowed mother Violet (Meghann Fahy) goes on her first date in years—but one mysterious message turns the night upside down. Each “drop” brings more danger, and what started as fun quickly becomes a fight for survival.

Can Violet uncover the culprit before it’s too late?

Get ready for pulse-pounding suspense, shocking twists, and a modern thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last second!

🏆 Submitted to IFFA Awards 2025 – celebrating outstanding international cinema and creative storytelling.

28/10/2025

🎬 THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME
🏆 Best Original TV Series

🎥 Director: Hayden Guppy
📅 Year: 2025
⏱️ Runtime: 5 x 48 minutes

Parenting in the digital age has never been more complex — but also never more entertaining. The Role Of A Lifetime brings together some of Australia’s most loved comedians to reimagine modern parenting through hilarious, heartfelt sketches and real-world explorations. Guided by experts — from psychologists to children themselves — the series uncovers new insights into raising resilient, happy kids in today’s unpredictable world.

🎭 Starring:
Kate Ritchie • Nazeem Hussain • Heather Mitchell • Kira McLennan • Kaspar Frost

🎤 Hosted by: Amanda Keller
💡 Series Expert: Maggie Dent
🖋️ Writers: Penny Flanagan, Melina Wicks
🎬 Produced by: Debbie Cuell | Sparkle Pictures & Dreamchaser Entertainment

25/10/2025

Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything (2025)
Now streaming on Hulu (coming soon to Disney+ worldwide)
📍 Premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival 2025

A powerful and intimate documentary celebrating the life of Barbara Walters, the trailblazing journalist who redefined television news and inspired generations of women in media.

Directed by Jackie Jesko and produced by Imagine Documentaries and ABC News Studios, the film takes viewers behind the camera — from her early career struggles to becoming one of the most influential interviewers in history.

Featuring never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Katie Couric, Joy Behar, and many others, the documentary captures Barbara’s fearless curiosity, groundbreaking achievements, and the personal sacrifices that shaped her extraordinary career.

23/10/2025

✨ Join us for this unforgettable evening.

The IFFA Awards Night 2025 returns to Melbourne for a spectacular celebration of global cinema at The Edge, Federation Square. Enjoy red-carpet glamour, live performances, and appearances by international stars.

Be ready to pose and be interviewed on the red carpet — all official photos will be available on our website after the event for access and download.

📅 Saturday, 6 December 2025
👗 Dress Code: Formal / Red-Carpet Glamour

22/10/2025

🎬 American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden (2025)

Dive into the gripping decade-long pursuit of the world’s most wanted terrorist. Featuring exclusive interviews with CIA operatives and key decision-makers, plus rare archival footage, this three-part series reveals the high-stakes operations and personal sacrifices behind one of history’s most significant manhunts.

Directed by: Mor Loushy, Daniel Sivan
Produced by: Katherine LeBlond, Alec Macrae, Michael Radutzky
Cinematography: Peter Hutchens
Edited by: Jesse Overman, Federico Rosenzvit, Adrian Murray
Music by: Jasha Klebe

19/10/2025

🎬 Sunray: Fallen Soldier (2025)
Directed by James Clarke & Daniel Shepherd

After years of military service, Andrew Coleman returns to a world he no longer recognises. Haunted by the tragic loss of his daughter, his pursuit of truth and revenge exposes a violent criminal underworld — blurring the lines between justice and obsession.

Crafted by former Royal Marines Commandos, Sunray: Fallen Soldier delivers raw, authentic action while confronting the realities of trauma and reintegration faced by veterans.

✍️ Writers: James Clarke, Daniel Shepherd, Sam Seeley
🎥 Producers: James Clarke, Daniel Shepherd, Sam Seeley, Tom Leigh (Associate), Gareth Jones (Executive), Lee Sheldon (Executive)

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