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		<title>Sundance Heads South: Festival Announces Lineup for Third CDMX Edition in Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Sundance spin-off returns at the end of the month, and is bringing some hits from its January edition with it.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lower East Side Film Festival Will Celebrate 25 Years of &#8216;Ghost World,&#8217; and Much More</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Lower East Side Film Festival returns to New York April 30-May 4 at the Village East Cinema to champion independent movies in Manhattan. See the lineup and jury here.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cannes Film Festival 2026 Lineup Revealed</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Lattanzio]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This year's selection (so far) is heavy on auteurs and arthouse, from Asghar Farhadi to Hirokazu Kore-eda.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How &#8216;Bunnylovr&#8217; Filmmaker Katarina Zhu Created a Character &#8216;More Authentic&#8217; to Her Own Experiences</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Harrison Richlin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Writing, directing, and starring in her debut feature, Zhu wanted "Bunnylovr" to reflect all of her unique nuances.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>John Travolta&#8217;s Directing Debut, Based on the Book He Wrote 30 Years Ago, to World Premiere at Cannes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Lattanzio]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["Propeller One-Way Night Coach," which is inspired by the actor's lifelong adoration of flying, will first premiere at Cannes before streaming on Apple TV on May 29.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8216;The Invite,&#8217; &#8216;Late Fame,&#8217; and Many More Movies Lead SFFILM Festival Lineup</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Lattanzio]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This year's San Francisco International Film Festival will open with Olivia Wilde and Kent Jones' respective films and close with a Star Wars Day special screening of "The Empire Strikes Back."]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sundance 2026 Movies Sold So Far: Rich Spirit Gets Into &#8216;Hot Water&#8217; with Ramzi Bashour&#8217;s Road Movie</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Welk]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lubna Azabal, Daniel Zolghadri, and Dale Dickey star in the film that premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Former Variety Film Critic Peter Debruge Named Director of SXSW Film &#038; TV Festival as Claudette Godfrey Exits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Texas native will begin his role on April 6 ahead of the 2027 festival. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MoMI&#8217;s First Look Festival Sets &#8216;Silent Friend,&#8217; &#8216;Carousel,&#8217; and Isabel Sandoval&#8217;s New Film &#8216;Moonglow&#8217;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Lattanzio]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Exclusive: The Museum of the Moving Image's New York lineup of adventurous cinema runs April 23 - May 3.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From Festivals to Streamers, Political Documentaries Are Getting Shut Out</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wilson Chapman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From Sundance rejections to missing U.S. deals, documentary filmmakers say the pipeline is breaking down.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SeriesFest 2026 Sets Competition Lineup, Spotlight Series, and Juries</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Travers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Denver-based festival's 12th edition will spotlight more than 40 independent TV titles across genres including drama, comedy, unscripted, digital shorts, and late night. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SXSW&#8217;s &#8216;The Dark Wizard&#8217; Scales the Life of Visionary Climber Dean Potter (No, Not That Other Wizard Named Potter) — First Look</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Lattanzio]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The HBO docuseries from Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen also features "Free Solo" subject Alex Honnold and plays SXSW on Sunday.]]></description>
		
		
		
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