Best Film, Tokyo Film Festival 2025

Annemarie Jacir’s new film is an ambitious epic tracing the origins of the 1936–39 Arab Revolt against British rule, with Saleh Bakri, Jeremy Irons, Liam Cunningham.

3 Noms. incl. Best Musical or Comedy, Golden Globes 2026

The new film from Park Chan-wook (Decision to Leave) is a playful yet scathing satire of life under capitalism featuring Squid Game’s Lee Byung-hun.

Winner, Best Leading Actor, BAFTA Film Awards 2026

Based on the true story of Scottish activist John Davidson, I Swear is a lively, warm-hearted film about life with Tourette’s starring Game of Thrones’ Robert Aramayo.

Best Musical or Comedy Nominee, Golden Globes 2026

Richard Linklater’s playful black-and-white homage reimagines Godard’s Breathless, celebrating youthful rebellion, creative chaos and the birth of the French New Wave.

Best International Feature Nominee, Oscars 2026

This docudrama centres on the 2024 audio of five-year old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab calling a Red Crescent dispatch centre from a wrecked car in Gaza.

★★★★ The Guardian

A Montréal drag star’s fierce romance spirals dangerously, forcing him to confront heartbreak, ambition and self-worth in Sophie Dupuis’ electrifying drama.

9 Noms. incl. Best Film, British Ind. Film Awards 2025

Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut compassionately follows a recovering addict seeking redemption, stability and reconciliation while struggling with homelessness.

★★★★★ Evening Standard

Kelly Reichardt’s (First Cow) latest offers a quirky 1970s spin on the art heist genre, starring The Crown’s Josh O’Connor.

★★★★ The Telegraph

Adapted from Helen MacDonald’s memoir by Emma Donoghue (Room), Claire Foy stars as a grief-stricken woman finding healing through training a wild goshawk.