The film Omi premiered at the Austin Film Festival, featuring the late Bunny Levine. Levine passed away at her home in Tarzana, California, on 20 August at the age of 97.
Campfire Studios and Select Entertainment Andscape confirmed that production has started on a documentary feature titled Fair Play: The Jordan Chiles Story. Trishtan Williams is directing the project, which focuses on Olympic medalist and gymnast Jordan Chiles.
The documentary is scheduled for release on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ during the autumn of 2027. The American Film Institute announced the Grand Jury Prize winners and Special Mentions for the 40th edition of the festival, which took place in Los Angeles from 21 to 25 October.
Alexandra Matheou won the prize for best live action short film for Free Eliza (Notes On An Anatomical Imperfection). Stephen P. Neary received the award for Best Animated Short Film for Living With a Visionary.
Fanny Texier was selected as the winner for documentary short film for A Woman’s Place is Everywhere. Several films received Special Jury Mentions, including The Bovine Comedy by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke for Audacity of Vision and A Breach Within by Jean-François Leblanc for Cinematography.
Other mentions included Nobody Said Anything by Tamara Todorović for Screenwriting, Mutrion by Marco Cavazzin for Uniqueness of Expression, and Emulsion by Shiyu (Shino) Tang for Craft. Trading Cards by Radheya Jang earned a mention for Story, while The End by Niki Lindroth von Bahr was recognised for Direction.
Liron Topaz received a mention for World Building for Saba, and Taliesin Black-Brown was noted for Craft for Listen. Emma V.F. won a mention for Social Impact for Water Cooler, and Mars Verrone received a mention for Storytelling for Buckskin.
Amélie Hardy also received a Special Jury Mention for World Building for A Wolf in the Suburbs. The Grand Jury Prize winners for animated, documentary, and live action shorts are eligible for Academy Award consideration.
