FILM REVIEWS AND NEWS

It’s official: Trieste Science+Fiction Festival is celebrating its 25th birthday, and what a spectacular party it sounds like! For over two decades, this festival in Italy has been a beacon for all things fantastic and imaginative, proving year after year that science fiction is far more than just spaceships and laser guns. The best sci-fi holds a mirror up to our own world, and the line-up for October 28 to November 2 promises to be one hell of a compelling reflection.

Cut Short is noted as telling a "true story." What was the process of researching and adapting Jayden's real-life experiences, and how did you balance the need for factual accuracy with the demands of dramatic storytelling?

Having just announced the 2025 lineup for the North East International Film Festival, we spoke with the Festival Director, Lisa-Marie Tonelli, to talk about the films that stood out, emerging voices taking risks, and the logistics (and challenges) and running a film festival in 2025.

Well then, here we are, another year, another brilliant lineup from the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). As a critic who's always looking for a good yarn and a bit of cinematic magic, the latest announcement from the 38th TIFF has certainly piqued my interest. They've just unveiled their Closing Film, some of the Gala Selection titles, and a few animated gems, and it's looking to be a festival of truly impressive scale and prestige.