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Our Winner Predictions For The 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards
The winners of the 41st annual Film Independent Spirit Awards (SPIRIT) will be announced on Sunday, February 15th, honoring the best in independent film from 2025. Here are the winner predictions from some members of the Next Best Picture team. Predictions are provided by: Alyssa Christian, Amy Kim, Cody Dericks, Daniel Howat, Ema Sasic, Matt Neglia, &…
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The 2025 Costume Designers Guild (CDG) Winners
The Costume Designers Guild (CDG) have announced their winners representing the best in Costume Design for 2025. Here are this year’s winners… Excellence in Contemporary FilmBugonia – Jennifer Johnson, CDGF1: The Movie – Julian Day, CDGOne Battle After Another – Colleen Atwood, CDGWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – Jenny Eagan, CDGWeapons –…
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“THE NAPA BOYS”
THE STORY – In this fourth chapter of the hit comedy franchise THE NAPA BOYS, Jack Jr. (Nick Corirossi), his reluctant co-captain Miles Jr. (Armen Weitzman), and the rest of the Napa Boys gang are back for one more wine-sloshed journey into the unknown. With a mission set forth by the mysterious “Sommelier,” they are joined…
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The 2025 Casting Directors Guild Award (CDGA) Winners
The Casting Directors’ Guild (CDGA) are delighted to announce the winners for the 2026 CDG Casting Awards, in partnership with EON Productions. Now in its eighth year, the CDG Casting awards celebrate the incredible work achieved by casting teams across Film, Television, Theatre, Commercials and Games. The awards were hosted by Jennifer Saunders alongside presenters…
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“NO GOOD MEN”
THE STORY – Naru, the only camerawoman at Kabul TV, is convinced there are no good men in Afghanistan. But when a reporter takes her on an assignment just before the Taliban’s return, sparks fly between them – and she begins to question this belief. THE CAST – Shahrbanoo Sadat, Anwar Hashimi, Liam Hussaini, Yasin Negah,…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Train Dreams” Cinematographer Adolpho Veloso
“Train Dreams” has gone on to become the most celebrated film from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, with praise going to Bentley’s direction, Edgerton’s performance, and the cinematography. Among its accolades, the film was named as one of the top ten films of 2025 by both the National Board of Review and the American Film…
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More Additions To The 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Lineup
South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals today unveiled the final additions to the 33rd edition of its Film & TV Festival lineup, taking place March 12–18, 2026. The 13 additional projects bring the line up to 120 Features, including 90 World Premieres, 2 International Premieres, 5 North American Premieres, 6 U.S. Premieres, 16 Texas…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” Director Gore Verbinski, Stars Sam Rockwell, Hayley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña & Zazie Beetz
“Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” is a science fiction action-adventure comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Matthew Robinson. The film stars Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chaudhry, Tom Taylor, and Juno Temple. It tells the story of a man from the future who travels to the…
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