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		<title>ATX TV Festival Crowns First-Ever Indie TV Pilot Competition Winner</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["Savage," written by Connor Paolo and directed by Josh Bowman, took home the top prize at the Austin-based festival's inaugural showcase for independent television pilots. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>2026 Karlovy Vary Film Fest Reveals Competition and Jury Lineups</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[KVIFF marks the most prestigious European film festival between Cannes and Venice.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>‘Three Colors: Pan-African,’ ‘Girl Dad,’ and ‘Spilled Milk’ Win Big at the Best of ABFF Awards 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While both "Three Colors: Pan-African" and "Girl Dad" won multiple awards in the U.S. Narrative Feature section, the Jordan Peele-produced "Spilled Milk" won the prestigious HBO Short Film Award.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cannes 2026 Movies Sold So Far: 1-2 Special Buys Un Certain Regard Winner &#8216;Everytime&#8217;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Welk]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Sandra Wollner-directed drama is 1-2 Special's second Cannes buy, as the label previously bought another winner, with "La Gradiva."]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8216;Sheep in the Box&#8217; First Footage: Palme d&#8217;Or Winner Hirokazu Kore-eda Returns to Cannes with a Sci-Fi Family Drama</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Lattanzio]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Japanese filmmaker and Cannes perennial Kore-eda is back at the festival with his eighth Palme d'Or contender; he won in 2018 for "Shoplifters." Watch a first clip from "Sheep in the Box" here.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bleak Week Returns to the Paris Theater with Mary Bronstein, Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts, and More</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Hemphill]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Exclusive: The American Cinematheque will partner with the Paris for another New York incarnation of its popular festival, with highlights including an archival 35mm print of "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" and a new 4K restoration of "The Man Who Wasn't There."]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>This Year&#8217;s Bentonville Film Festival Lineup Is a Family Affair, from Bacon and Sedgwick to a New &#8216;Little House&#8217;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Erbland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The annual Arkansas festival will also screen festival hits like John Early's "Maddie's Secret," Liz Sargent's "Take Me Home," Ayden Mayeri's "Summer 2000: The X-Cetra Story," and more.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Inside Cannes Opening Night: Guillermo Del Toro, Oscar Intrigue, and Distributor Buzz</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The opening night crowd enjoyed a light period romance, "The Electric Kiss." It won't cross the Atlantic.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rooftop Films 2026 Summer Series Includes &#8216;Tuner,&#8217; &#8216;Sour Minnows,&#8217; and Landmark Lineup of Short Films</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Shachat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Rooftop Films announces the first round of its 2026 slate for its 30th season in New York. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Square Peg Social Is Ready to Build Another Group of Filmmakers Driven by Passion, Not Desperation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christian Zilko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Submissions are now open for the second edition of Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen's non-competitive filmmaking incubator, which takes place in Austin this September.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>At Cannes, the Starry Competition Jury Is Already Embracing Politics</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 14:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At the opening day press conference, political chat was front and center, often drawing applause from the international press corps.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SeriesFest 2026 Indie Pilot Competition Winners Include &#8216;Woodstockers,&#8217; &#8216;Seasoned&#8217; — Full List</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Travers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Corbin Bernsen's drama pilot and Mandy Patinkin's comedy series took home top honors at the Denver-based TV festival, alongside "Choir Games" (Unscripted), "Banana" (Digital Short), "Haint" (Late Night), and more category champions.]]></description>
		
		
		
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