Mohammad Rasoulof shot his film in secret in Iran, and when he was sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging, he escaped to Germany over an arduous 28-day trek.

Director Kristina Dufková tells IndieWire about her Annency Jury Award winner, which follows a teen struggling with bullies, puberty, and his weight.

This marks the second English-language feature from Smoczyńska and second collaboration with Focus after releasing the biographical drama “The Silent Twins” in 2022.

IndieWire Honors: Receiving the Wavelength Award at this year’s event, McQueen first noticed Stockhausen’s work in the comedy “The Switch,” which famously features a container of semen the production designer made himself with “hot glue.”

IndieWire Honors: “Every single time we would discuss anything, there was always a section of the conversation that was about Adam’s work,” Ronan said of building “Blitz” with IndieWire Honors Wavelength Award recipients McQueen and Stockhausen.

Ahead of Season 2 finally premiering in January 2025, Audacy announced a companion podcast.

IndieWire Honors: The winner of this year’s Spark Award combined old-school techniques with cutting-edge technology to tell the emotionally rich story of a charming robot and the baby goose she loves.

IndieWire Honors: The titular star of the delightful animated fable tells IndieWire about the magical collaboration with our Spark Award-winning filmmaker, and why “The Wild Robot” still makes her cry.

In becoming Bob Dylan for “A Complete Unknown,” Chalamet was careful to keep things low-key while shooting and not have an entourage around him.