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Kodi Smit-McPhee (credit Jared Eng), Freya Allan ( credit Rebecca Miller – Disney), Nick Hamm (credit Lorenzo Pesce) Black Palace, the twisted romantic drama directed by BAFTA-winning director Nick Hamm, has begun production in the UK.

The Match (El Partido) by Juan Cabral and Santiago Franco The 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will open with The Match, an Argentinian-Spanish documentary directed by Juan Cabral and Santiago Franco, which chronicles the 1986 Football World Cup match between Argentina and England. The festival will close with The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, a crime drama directed by Noah Segan, starring John Turturro as an old-school pickpocket.

Dustin Hoffman, Juliette Binoche, Jeffrey Wright and Robert Richardson Actors Dustin Hoffman and Juliette Binoche, along with cinematographer Robert Richardson, will be honored at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival with a Crystal Globe award. The festival will present the President’s Award to actor Jeffrey Wright.

Set in the heart of Lebanon, Cyril Aris’ debut feature film, A Sad and Beautiful World, tells a story of love and friendship across three decades amid war and tragedy. Mounia Akl (“Costa Brava, Lebanon”) and Hasan Askil (“Memory Box”, “The Insult”) star in the film, which premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, where it won the Giornate Degli Autori Audience Award.

A24 revealed the official trailer for The Debut, a new musical comedy starring Julianne Moore as a shy and reserved housewife whose life takes an unexpected turn after she lands a minor role in a local theater production under the watchful eye of a demanding director played by Paul Giamatti. Also starring in the movie are Halle Bailey, Cara Buono, Craig Bierko, Eldar Isgandarov, and Bernadette Peters.

If I Go Will They Miss Me by Walter Thompson-Hernandez Bentonville Film Festival announced the award winners for the 12th annual festival, with If I Go Will They Miss Me, directed by Walter Thompson-Hernández, winning the Best Narrative Award, and Jane Elliott Against the World directed by Judd Ehrlich, taking home the Best Documentary Award.

Filmmaker Josh Fox tells the story of climate migrants across six continents in The Welcome Table, a documentary centered on the voices and experiences of survivors on the front lines of the climate crisis. Featured in the documentary are climate refugees, aid workers, community leaders, and activists, including Leo Farah, Chris Achilo, Nelton Yankur, Allie Stratta, Chris Obehi, and Pauleteh Araújo.

Kahyun Kim and Nick Ballard (courtesy Deborah Gilels) Kahyun Kim (St. Denis Medical) and Nick Ballard (Rosario) are starring in the new psychological sci-fi thriller Eternal Properties, with Betsy Hume (Sinister Secret Ingredient), Nils Stewart (Good Trouble), Travis Lincoln Cox (Blood Star), and Michael Guarasci rounding out the cast. Currently shooting in Carmel, the film follows Sabrina Lee (Kim), a private nurse to the rich and powerful, who is dreading her upcoming birthday.

2DIE4, the debut feature from Brazilian filmmakers Salomão and André Abdala (the Abdala Brothers), follows Brazilian racer Felipe Nasr as he competes in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Following an earlier exclusive release on IMAX screens, the racing documentary will embark on an Academy Award-qualifying theatrical run, opening June 19 at the Laemmle Newhall in Los Angeles before expanding to North American theaters.

Andrzej Konopka and Noomi Rapace star in Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s Hot Spot, a sci-fi thriller set in a dystopian world controlled by artificial intelligence. Hot Spot will make its world premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal in July, before opening in North American theaters on August 21, 2026.