Film

In an industry built on timelines, footage, and final cuts, Ben South is doing something that sounds almost impossible, he’s shaping stories before they fully exist. As the Post Producer behind HBO’s It’s Florida Man, and now stepping into a Co-Executive Producer role for Season 3, South is quietly redefining the process of how modern television gets made.

ASIFA-Hollywood proudly announces the launch of its inaugural Annie Awards Qualifying Festival List—an exciting new initiative designed to recognize and celebrate film festivals around the world that champion the art of animation. The list will spotlight festivals around the globe that have demonstrated meaningful impact, artistic excellence, and a sustained commitment to advancing both the art and industry of animation.

The Knock Shadow, a psychological thriller short film featuring Lea DeLaria (Orange Is The New Black) and Kevin Kilner (Earth: Final Conflict), has wrapped production and is set to hit the 2026 festival circuit. Set in a psychiatric hospital in the 1980s, The Knock Shadow, follows a young female therapist who encounters a patient whose symptoms lead her to question what is real and what isn’t working in the field.

The award-winning dialogue-free short film Counterpart is currently being developed into a pilot titled Metronome, with the potential to expand into a series. The project builds on the narrative foundation established in the short, extending its world while preserving its visual approach that defined the original work.

Vision Films Inc. ("Vision") announces the North American Transactional VOD release of murder-com feature film A Murder Between Friends on January 13, 2026 through a deal with Scott J. Jones and Artist View Entertainment. Written and produced by Mark Rozzano and co-directed by Jacob Young and Trent Garrett, the Agatha Christie style murder mystery stars and was produced by the legendary Dame Joan Collins along with Jacob Young, Trent Garrett, Percy Gibson, and Toby-Alexander Smith.

Anyone with a creative vision and a visual medium can create a film. However, one must have the right amount of passion, grit, and understanding to become a versatile filmmaker. For Garret Patten, his Sony camcorder and outdated Adobe editing board sparked his initial love for filmmaking as a child.

Before the war, there were about 3,000-4,000 Jews living in Bolochov, Poland, after only forty-eight survived. Jampel Productions is proud to present the story, based on true events, of one teen’s journey as told by her granddaughter, Arielle Beth Klein in the new short film, The Red Shoe. Directed by K. Lorrel Manning, the film will premiere online on January 28th, 2026 in order to coincide with International Holocaust Remembrance Day on the Crafty Short Films Youtube Channel.

A film by Priscilla Zanni, “Cast & Brew” is a sharp, fast-paced dark comedy born from a simple observation in a New York City café—and transformed into a full cinematic whirlwind on a Los Angeles film set. Fresh off multiple festival wins, Priscilla’s latest short is a caffeinated satire of modern productivity culture and the quiet panic behind every actor’s morning brew.

Every Sunday, we slow things down. The Sunday Rewatch is our weekly invitation to revisit films that stay with us — the ones that remind us why we fell in love with cinema in the first place. From quiet indies to modern classics, these are the movies that deserve another look, best enjoyed with a cup of coffee, soft light, and no rush. This week, we travel to the most cinematic city in the world for a midnight stroll through time — Midnight in Paris (2011).

AMTD Group Inc. alongside The Generation Essentials Group jointly announce that AMTD's blockbuster film "The Last Dance" has been selected by the Federation of Motion Film Producers of Hong Kong to represent the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Oscar Academy Awards.