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MY FATHER’S SHADOW by Akinola Davies Jr is leading the British Independent Film Awards with 12 nominations! SIRÂT by Oli...
05/11/2025

MY FATHER’S SHADOW by Akinola Davies Jr is leading the British Independent Film Awards with 12 nominations! SIRÂT by Oliver Laxe is up for Best International Film! ✨

MY FATHER'S SHADOW
Best British Independent Film
Best Director – Akinola Davies Jr
Best Screenplay – Wale Davies
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) – Akinola Davies Jr
Best Cinematography – Jermaine Edwards
Best Debut Screenwriter – Wale Davies
Best Costume Design – PC Williams
Best Editing – Omar Guzman Castro
Best Make-Up & Hair Design – Kehinde Are, Feyzo Oyebisi
Best Original Music – CJ Mirra, Duval Timothy
Best Production Design – Jennifer Anti, Pablo Anti
Best Sound – CJ Mirra, James Ridgway, Joe Jackson, Adele Fletcher, Pius Fatoke

SIRÂT
Best International Independent Film

Congratulations to the fantastic teams of both films! 🎉

We’re proud to announce that three of our films are nominated at the The Gotham! 🎉MY FATHER’S SHADOW by Akinola Davies J...
29/10/2025

We’re proud to announce that three of our films are nominated at the The Gotham! 🎉

MY FATHER’S SHADOW by Akinola Davies Jnr. received two nominations for Breakthrough Director and Outstanding Lead Performance for Sopé Dìrísù. Indya Moore is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Performance in FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER, a film by Jim Jarmusch. Oliver Laxe’s SIRÂT is featured in the Best Director category.

We’re honoured to share that NUESTRA TIERRA (LANDMARKS) by Lucrecia Martel has been awarded Best Film in the Official Co...
20/10/2025

We’re honoured to share that NUESTRA TIERRA (LANDMARKS) by Lucrecia Martel has been awarded Best Film in the Official Competition at the 2025 BFI London Film Festival. 🏆🎬

Congratulations to Lucrecia Martel and the entire team behind this powerful documentary!👏

15/10/2025

MY FATHER’S SHADOW by Akinola Davies Jr. has been selected as the United Kingdom’s official submission for the 98th Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category! 🇬🇧🎬

The film premiered earlier this year in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, where it became the first-ever Nigerian title in the festival’s official selection and received a Special Mention from the jury.

Congratulations to Akinola Davies Jr. and the entire team behind this extraordinary debut!

We’re delighted to share that four of our titles have joined the shortlist for the European Film Awards 2026 — Feature F...
14/10/2025

We’re delighted to share that four of our titles have joined the shortlist for the European Film Awards 2026 — Feature Film Selection!

DUSE by Pietro Marcello, LA GRAZIA by Paolo Sorrentino, MIROIRS NO. 3 by Christian Petzold, and SIRÂT by Oliver Laxe are officially in the running for possible nominations, which will be revealed on 18 November. 🎬🇪🇺

Congratulations to all the teams involved!

We’re pleased to announce that THE FROG AND THE WATER by Thomas Stuber has been selected for this year’s PÖFF | Tallinn ...
10/10/2025

We’re pleased to announce that THE FROG AND THE WATER by Thomas Stuber has been selected for this year’s PÖFF | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival!

The film will celebrate its premiere on Wednesday, November 19, as part of the Official Selection Competition.

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10/10/2025

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The 69th BFI London Film Festival has officially begun, and we're thrilled to be part of this year’s edition with a wide...
09/10/2025

The 69th BFI London Film Festival has officially begun, and we're thrilled to be part of this year’s edition with a wide selection of titles across the programme! 🎬🇬🇧

Lucrecia Martel’s LANDMARKS is screening in the Official Competition. DREAMS by Michel Franco and SIRÂT by Oliver Laxe are featured in the Dare section, DUSE by Pietro Marcello in Create, and both BELOW THE CLOUDS by Gianfranco Rosi and LA GRAZIA by Paolo Sorrentino are presented in the Journey strand. FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER, written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, is part of the Love section, MIROIRS NO. 3 by Christian Petzold features in Thrill, and MY FATHER’S SHADOW by Akinola Davies Jnr. joins the First Feature Competition.

A new week begins at the New York Film Festival! 🎬🗽Screenings include LANDMARKS by Lucrecia Martel and MIROIRS NO. 3 by ...
06/10/2025

A new week begins at the New York Film Festival! 🎬🗽

Screenings include LANDMARKS by Lucrecia Martel and MIROIRS NO. 3 by Christian Petzold — featured in the Main Slate. LA GRAZIA, the latest film by Paolo Sorrentino, will be presented in the Spotlight section.

We’re excited to be back at the New York Film Festival for this year’s edition! 🎬🗽This week’s highlights include the rec...
02/10/2025

We’re excited to be back at the New York Film Festival for this year’s edition! 🎬🗽

This week’s highlights include the recent premieres of DUSE by Pietro Marcello and SIRÂT by Oliver Laxe, alongside the upcoming screening of BELOW THE CLOUDS by Gianfranco Rosi, all part of the Main Slate. FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER, written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, takes center stage as this year’s official Centerpiece selection.

More to come next week, stay tuned!

19/09/2025

ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU by Cherien Dabis has been selected as Jordan’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards. 🇯🇴✨

After its acclaimed premiere at Sundance and a celebrated festival run, including wins in San Francisco, Sydney and Malaysia, the film now heads toward the Oscars.

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