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Indie · UK
BIFA · UK · Nominations 3 Nov; ceremony 6 Dec
Longlists across new talent, performance, documentary and international film are out, with nominations on 3 November and winners at the Roundhouse on 6 December.
Casie Stewart · 3 min read
Indie · New Zealand
Wellington · Auckland · Dunedin · Cinemas
From the Embassy's 1924 auditorium to the Civic's starry ceiling, where Aotearoa's heritage and arthouse cinemas are, what they programme and how to book.
Catherine Crowe · 4 min read
Indie · Canada
In theatres · CA US · Now playing, from 16 Oct
Georgia Oakley's adaptation of Jane Austen's first published novel is now in Canadian cinemas, with Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles as the Dashwood sisters.
Casie Stewart · 5 min read
Indie · UK
BFI London Film Festival · UK · Awards 18 Oct
Two British and Irish films chased Best Film at the London Film Festival, with five more in the debut and documentary races, and almost none has a UK date yet.
Casie Stewart · 4 min read
Indie · Canada
Telefilm Canada · CA · Announced 24 Sept 2026
Telefilm Canada is putting nearly $3.6 million into 16 first features from seven provinces, chosen from 136 applications to its Talent to Watch program.
Andrew Lovesey · 3 min read
Indie · New Zealand
Awards season · NZ · Oscar nominations Jan 2027
Taratoa Stappard's Māori gothic debut, which premiered at Toronto in 2025, has been named Aotearoa's submission for the international feature Oscar, pending the commission's formal notice.
Catherine Crowe · 5 min read
Indie
Netflix · Streaming now (from 12 Oct)
Jesse Short Bull and David France's Sundance 2025 documentary is now on Netflix, giving a festival film about the American Indian Movement a global audience.
Casie Stewart · 4 min read
Indie · Canada
Independent cinemas · CA · Year-round
Thirteen independent theatres screened Indigenous films for a 30 September pilot from Telefilm Canada, the Indigenous Screen Office and NICE, and most program Canadian film year round.
Lauren Smith · 4 min read
Indie · Australia
Screen Australia · AU · ABC Media Showcase 21 Oct
More than A$5.7 million goes to films on Stella Young, Leigh Bowery, Tuvalu and a young Tasmanian devil, with more detail due on 21 October.
Catherine Crowe · 3 min read
Indie · Canada
NFB.ca · CA · New titles 13, 15 and 26 Oct; festivals to 29 Nov
Matthew Rankin's Mulroney film leads an NFB slate spread across five fall festivals, three new streaming titles and a Crave collection. Where to find each one.
Andrew Lovesey · 5 min read
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