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Sarah Smith Top Ten Feature Films of 2025

Films about transformation, characters who ache and fall apart magnificently—Sarah Smith shares the ten features that lodged in her heart in 2025.

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Jesse Williams Top Ten Feature Films of 2025

From gentle dramas to radical cult classics, Jesse Williams curates a list of 10 feature films that left a lasting impression on her this year.

Awards, Live Action

Laura Carreira Crafts a Sensory Portrait of Gig Worker Loneliness in Her Multi BIFA Nominated Debut ‘On Falling’

Laura Carreira explains why removing antagonists sharpened her film's critique of the gig economy and its deleterious effect on he isolated Portuguese migrant.

Awards

Exclusive First Look at the BIFA 2025 Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) Longlist

In partnership with BIFA, Directors Notes brings you a first look at the 2025 longlist for The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director).

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