John Hodgman @hodgman.bsky.social Good evening. My name is John Hodgman. You are invited to join a secret society: hodgman.substack.com
Carrie Coon @carriecoon.bsky.social Physics would like a word.
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social Teacher, Writer, Bostonian 
Scott Nye @railoftomorrow.bsky.social Come on down to the mermaid cafe and I will buy you a bottle of wine
Gabrielle Marceau @gabriellemarceau.bsky.social Writer, critic, Cat Person.
https://gabriellemarceau.com/ 
savina petkova @savinapetkova.bsky.social writer • programmer • phd • babygirl
Darren Hughes @longpauses.bsky.social Occasional writer and film programmer with a day job. Cinema Scope, Filmmaker Magazine, MUBI Notebook. Artistic Director, FILM FEST KNOX. www.longpauses.com
Blake Williams @astrostic.bsky.social 
juan barquin @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social neurotic, queer, latin american writer and programmer. they/them. co-creator & filmmaker for flaming classics. chair of the florida film critics circle. 
Ryan Swen/孫天行/Sun Tien-hsing @swenryan.bsky.social Freelance film critic, lafilmcritics.bsky.social Secretary/Events Chair, list obsessive. Host of Catalyst and Witness, co-host of 24 hours don't make an ideology. USC JD, CAMS MA.
Kent M. Wilhelm @thekentman.bsky.social Film & Culture Journalist
007 Dork
Movie Triviarama Guy at Syndicated and MoMI
Bylines: GQ, New York Times, Esquire, Paste Magazine, Observer, Bright Wall/Dark Room, Thrillist, The Film Stage, Documentary Magazine, Esses Magazine
Brianna Zigler @briannazigs.bsky.social writing on film and pop culture, being important • often seen at paste magazine and elsewhere • briannazigler.substack.com- R Rory O'Connor @roryseanoc.bsky.social Writer for The Film Stage, Frieze and Interview.
fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social i am just here to post my blogs // senior news writer for vulture
Jose Solís @josesolismayen.bsky.social Culture critic. Taco fiend. Dog dad. Friend of Judy. Tarot reader.
Founder: BIPOC Critics Lab/Token Theatre Friends
Email: josesolis@bipoccriticslab.com
Leonardo Goi @leonardogoi.bsky.social Film critic丨Words for MUBI, mostly | Also seen on The Film Stage, Reverse Shot, Filmmaker, Film Comment | When I don't write I teach (Berlinale Talents et al), when I don't teach I read, when I don't read I fish.
Molly Rasberry @mrasberry.bsky.social She/They.Film Studies MA and MLIS. bylines:
@TheFilmStage @NCFilmCritics. Academic librarian. Former Film Fest Coordinator. Kate Bush Fan. http://mollywoodwrites.wordpress.com
https://letterboxd.com/mbrasberry/
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social He/him. Periodic writer about movies, regular musings about everything else. Former writer/podcaster; now i'm just trying to post through it.
Brian J. Roan @brianjroan.bsky.social Film critic. Photographer. Single father.
BrianJRoan.com
Galarian Borowczyk @sohamandcheese.bsky.social Writer | Words @ Chicago Reader, Fangoria, Paste Magazine, Polygon, Screen Slate, The Film Stage, & more
C.J. Prince @cjprince.bsky.social Sometimes film critic, sometimes film programmer.
acquiredcinema.substack.com
Christopher Schobert @schobie.bsky.social Film critic. Oasis fan. Buffalonian. Dad to Evan and Nora. Probably watching Chunking Express or an old Bills game right now.
Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com Graphic Designer • Rotten Tomatoes-Approved Critic: @thefilmstage.com & heyhaveyouseen.com • Art Director: cultivatecinema.com (RIP) • Member: @ofcs.bsky.social & @gwnyfilmcritics.com • Curates @cinematicfbombs.com
Buffalo, NY • jaredmobarak.com • 🇱🇧
Mayhem Film Festival @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social 15-18 October 2026
Horror, Sci-Fi and Cult Film Festival based at Broadway Cinema in Nottingham, UK.
Science Fiction Film Festival | Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne @sydscififilmfest.bsky.social Australia’s largest celebration of local and international speculative cinema
https://www.sydneysciencefictionfilmfestival.com.au
Sydney Film Festival @sydfilmfest.bsky.social See it your way at the Sydney Film Festival, returning in June 2025. https://www.sff.org.au/
Action/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Thriller Festival @actionfantasyscifi.bsky.social A showcase of the best Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Thriller Films and Screenplays from around the world.
Festival takes place every single month.
https://filmfreeway.com/ActionAdventure
Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film & Screenplay Festival @scififantasyfest.bsky.social This is a HYBRID film festival with live screenings for the audience feedback video, optional virtual 2nd showcase, and blog & podcast interviews with filmmaker
http://fantasyscififestival.com/
https://filmfreeway.com/FantasySciFiFilmScreenplayFestival
Venice Film Festival @venicefilmfestival.bsky.social Venice Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival @cannesfilmfestival.bsky.social Cannes Film Festival
London Mountain Film Festival @londonmountainfestival.com We are an annual adventure film festival like no other. Community Events, Household Streaming and In-Person Screenings in London, Penrith and Inverness. All of it world-class, accessible, inclusive and bloody brilliant.
LGBTQ+ Toronto & LA Film Festival @lgbtlatoronto.bsky.social Monthly festival showcasing the best of LGBTQ+ films and screenplays from around the world, using the audience feedback format.
https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/
https://filmfreeway.com/LGBTTorontoFilmFestival
Offscreen Film Festival @offscreenff.bsky.social Offscreen Film Festival takes place for 3 weeks every March at Cinema Nova, Cinematek, Cinema Aventure & Cinema RITCS in Brussels. We celebrate cutting-edge cinema, cult films & all the genres from B to Z. https://www.offscreen.be/en
NYC Short Comedy Film Festival @nycscff.bsky.social What makes you laugh? Opposing personalities, bad puns, witty insults, inappropriate bodily functions, cats doing people things, sarcasm, political humor, men and women misunderstandings! - we're open to it all!
Liverpool John Moores University MA Short Film Festival @ljmumasff.bsky.social LJMU MA Short Film Festival 2025
28th March - 4th April 2025
www.ljmumashortfilmfestival.org
Glasgow Short Film Festival @glasgowshort.bsky.social Scotland's leading short film event | 19th edition: 18-22 March 2026 | #GSFF26
West Chester International Short Film Festival @wcfilmfestival.bsky.social The Last Weekend in April Every Year in Beautiful Downtown West Chester, PA. Short films from around the world!
I Will Tell International Film Festival @iwilltell.bsky.social More than a film festival. Reshaping the world’s imagination around equity, justice and human dignity
CASCADIA International Women's Film Festival @cascadiafilmfest.bsky.social CASCADIA International Women's Film Festival is a multi-day annual curated film festival celebrating exceptional films directed by women from around the world. Located in beautiful Bellingham, Washington. More info at cascadiafilmfest.org.
Berlin International Film Festival @berlinfilmfestival.bsky.social Berlin International Film Festival
Bolton International Film Festival @boltonfilmfestival.com Open for submissions on FilmFreeway - next edition Wed 30th Sept - Sun 4th Oct 2026 - Patron Maxine Peake. BIFA & BAFTA qualifying short film festival
Horror Underground Film Festival @horrorfilmfestival.bsky.social Various options to submit to the Festival. A HYBRID model. Cinema screenings for audience feedback video.Blog and podcast interviews. And bonus Virtual screening (optional!).
https://filmfreeway.com/horrorunderground
https://festivalforhorror.comi- S Screen Daily | Film News, Film Reviews, Film Festivals and Awar… @screendaily.com.web.brid.gy The online home of Screen International, posting breaking film news, the latest film reviews and reports from film festivals and film awards around the world.
🌉 bridged from 🌐 https://screendaily.com/: https://fed.brid.gy/web/screendaily.com
Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social Imagine Fantastic Film Festival is the place for cinematic wonders in horror, sci-fi, anime, cult, thrillers & more!
Festival from 30 Oct - 9 Nov 2025 at Filmhallen & LAB111 & Hal West
Club Imagine March/June 2026
www.imaginefilmfestival.nl/en/
Archives on Screen, Twin Cities @archivesonscreen.org Archives On Screen is an organization dedicated to bringing rare, unseen archival films from around the globe to movie screens in the Twin Cities. Our programming emphasizes films from the silent era and often forgotten political cinemas.
Unnamed Footage Festival @unnamedfootage.bsky.social found footage horror / faux doc / POV / screenlife
unnamedfootagefestival.com
https://linktr.ee/unnamedfootagefestival
Norwalk Film Festival @norwalkfilmfest.bsky.social Official page of the Norwalk Film Festival. The 5th Annual Festival is taking place January 10 - 12, 2025 in Norwalk, CT!
Tickets & More Info:
https://www.norwalkfilmfestival.org/
Norwalk Film Festival is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization
Primer Festival de Cine @primerfestivalcine.bsky.social 📽️ Festival internacional de cine para niños y niñas de 2 a 12 años en Barcelona y Madrid.
📆 Del 7 al 22 de noviembre de 2026
👉🏼 Un proyecto de Modiband
Nevermore Film Festival @nevermorefilmfest.bsky.social Created in 1999, Nevermore Film Festival is a juried competition of new genre films at the Carolina Theatre of Durham. Celebrating our 27th anniversary!
#FilmSky #HorrorSky #Genre #FilmFest
Fancine - Fantastic Film Festival of Málaga @fancinemalaga.bsky.social Fancine is a festival specializing in genre cinema that was born at the University of Malaga in 1990.
Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival @irisprize.org Celebrating global LGBTQ+ stories and Cardiff charm.
13 - 19 October 2025 | 12 - 18 October 2026
https://irisprize.org/
SIFF @siffnews.bsky.social We create vibrant experiences and spaces that champion film discovery and arts education. 🎞️🌎 Visit our three cinema venues in Seattle.
More info: siff.net
S.E.C.S. Fest @secsfest.org SECS FEST is a sex-positive international film festival celebrating the artistry of and diversity of erotic cinema. SECS is a non-profit, fiscally sponsored by Shunpike.
https://linktr.ee/secsfest
FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social FrightFest is one of the World’s leading Fantasy / SF/ Horror & Thriller Film Festivals. Leicester Square, London August Bank Holiday, Halloween & Glasgow.
LICHTER Filmfest Frankfurt International @lichterfilmfest.bsky.social Best/Bestes Filmfestival - Frankfurt am Main
28.04. ‐ 03.05.2026
Festival de Cine Lento @festivalcinelento.bsky.social Festival de cine independiente, organizado por Contrapicado Films y El Rincón Lento. 15° edición: del 27 al 29 de Noviembre de 2025.
Guadalajara (España).
Detroit International Festival of Animation @difestofanim.bsky.social Showcasing an eclectic selection of animated shorts from talented animators worldwide. https://difestofanim.com #Detroit #animation #filmfestival
Athens International Film + Video Festival @aifvf.bsky.social Athens International Film + Video Festival est. 1974
52nd annual AIFVF takes place April 7-13, 2025
Athens, Ohio, USA
Valkyrie International Film Festival @valkyriefilmfest.bsky.social We showcase films directed by women of all backgrounds. We chose our name because the fierce Valkyries of Norse mythology symbolized strength & empowerment.
Submit films via FilmFreeway:
https://filmfreeway.com/ValkyrieInternationalFilmFestival
Santa Fe International Film Festival @santafefilm.bsky.social Superbly curated programming -Variety #filmsantafe #SFiFF #nmfilm #newmexicotrue Oct. 16th-20th 2024
Edinburgh Horror Festival @edhorrorfest.bsky.social The Edinburgh Horror Festival is a multi art-form event that runs Oct 26th - 31st 2023.
The Magic of Horror Film Festival @magicofhorror.bsky.social The Magic of Horror film festival is an annual festival since 2016 that celebrates the magic that goes into creating film and art in the horror genre. Learn more at www.magicofhorror.com Submit your film to the fest: https://filmfreeway.com/MagicofHorror
Phantasmagoria Horror Film Festival Wrexham @phffw.bsky.social We are a Horror Film festival set up in 2022 based in Wrexham North Wales. We put on a jam packed 3 day event showing new independent films and cult classics with some Q&A's and entertainment as well, and at a low price of £12.50 a day or £25 for 3 day's
Abertoir Horror Festival @abertoirfest.bsky.social Gŵyl Arswyd Ryngwladol Cymru | Wales' International Horror Festival // ✍️ by Nia // 12-16 November ✨ 20 years of Abertoir in 2025!
Celluloid Screams Horror Film Festival @celluloidscreams.bsky.social Celluloid Screams is Sheffield’s annual horror film festival, now in its 17th year. www.celluloidscreams.com
Soho Horror Fest @sohohorrorfest.bsky.social
Soho Horror Fest London 21-23/11
Sohome Horror Fest 28-30/11
Bringing you your next fave scary movie
🏳️🌈👻🏳️⚧️
www.sohohorrorfest.com
Festival Les Capucines du Cinema Francais @capucinescinema.bsky.social 5ème édition ✨ Soirée d’ouverture 5/06/2025
Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology @thepfcat.bsky.social Annual film and animation festival taking place at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland. 
Festival Internacional de Cinema e Vídeo Ambiental @ficasecultgoias.bsky.social International Environmental Film and Video Festival
De 11 a 16 de junho na cidade de Goiás
Realização: @secultgoias.bsky.social
D'A Festival Cinema Barcelona @dafilmfestival.com D'A Festival de Cinema de Barcelona | #DA2027 | 1-11 abril 2027 | D'A Film Festival Barcelona | Noucinemart, distribuidora de cine independiente ||
https://dafilmfestival.com
🟠🟢🔵 https://letterboxd.com/dafilmfestival/
New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social A new film festival for Baltimore using every inch of The Charles! Programmed by Eric Allen Hatch, produced by WYPR. 
Boston Underground Film Festival @bosunderground.bsky.social March 18-22, 2026 | @Brattle Theatre @thecoolidge
KEEPING BOSTON WEIRD SINCE 1999 🐇
🏆 MovieMaker Mag's World's Best Genre Fests
linktr.ee/bostonunderground
#BUFF26
Hot Docs International Film Festival, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema @hotdocs.bsky.social North America's largest documentary festival, conference & market.
We own & operate #HotDocsCinema in Toronto.
lnk.bio/hotdocs
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival @mdff.bsky.social 🎬 Melbourne’s Documentary
🌏 Documentary Month | July 2027
🎞️ Call for entries now open
🎥 Celebrating the best in documentary storytelling
👇
www.mdff.org.au
Anomaly Film Fest @anomalyfilmfest.com November 11-15, 2026 | Our 8th year celebrating the best independent genre movies from around the world w/ a fantastic festival straight from the birthplace of film.
More info: anomalyfilmfest.com
#movies #horror #filmfestival #RochesterNY #ROC
Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival @childrensfilmla.bsky.social 19th LAICFF is March-May 2025. www.childrensfilmla.org
Tonkawa Film Festival @tonkawafilm.bsky.social Short Film Festival in Tonkawa, OK. Apr 25-26, 2025
Toronto Silent Film Festival @tosilentfilm.bsky.social We live in a world of silent film. Annual fest April 10/11/12 2026; Special series Jan-June 2026-next up May 3rd & June 7 “Festival Cat Assistants in Charge” keeping us motivated. https://linktr.ee/torontosilentfilm
Glasgow Film Festival @glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social The film festival for audiences.
#GFF26
25 February - 8 March 2026
Chattanooga Film Festival @chattfilmfest.org Summer camp for cinephiles. NO AI. Moviemaker Mag's Top 25 Coolest Film Fests AND 25 Best Genre Fests. Fangoria approved! June 18-27 2026 In-Person & Virtual! Hybrid & Virtual badges for CFF 2026 are available at https://www.chattfilmfest.org/2026-badges
Overlook Film Festival @overlookfilmfest.bsky.social A 4-day celebration of all things horror in America's most haunted city, New Orleans.
April 9 - 12, 2025.
Nippon Connection Film Festival @nipponconnection.com Nippon Connection – June 8 - June 13, 2027 // 27th Nippon Connection Film Festival // Frankfurt am Main, Germany // http://tinyurl.com/nc-impressum
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
Netflix @netflix.com One Last Time
Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co The latest pop culture news — mostly movies, TV, video games, and social media 🎥🎮
Join our discord discord.gg/culturecrave | subscribe to our newsletter culturecrave.co 📩 | email info@culturecrave.co | 🤝 = partnerships |
Vinegar Syndrome @vinsyn.bsky.social Preserving and protecting genre film.
@arbelosfilms.bsky.social @arbelosfilms.bsky.social 
Canadian International Pictures @cipictures.bsky.social From arthouse to Canuxploitation, CIP is devoted to resurrecting vital, distinctive, and overlooked triumphs of Canadian cinema. https://www.canadian-international.com/
American Cinematheque @amcinematheque.bsky.social 📽️ Established 1984. Celebrating the experience of cinema. 1500+ screenings a year at the LF3, Aero & Egyptian Theatres. Member-supported 501c3🎞
Filmhouse Edinburgh @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social Great films deserve a great home. Our doors are open, daily from 10am!
https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/home
Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social Northwest Film Forum incites public dialogue and creative action through collective cinematic experiences. A nonprofit film center located in Seattle!
Spectacle @spectacletheater.com Spectacle (est. 2010) is a 35-seat volunteer-run microcinema in Brooklyn.
No gods, no masters, no concessions.
124 S 3rd St, Brooklyn, NY
https://www.spectacletheater.com/
Orbit DVD @orbitdvd.bsky.social Former video rental store that has morphed into selling movies online. Also video games and weird books. www.orbitdvd.com
Light Industry @lightindustry.bsky.social Light Industry is a venue for cinema in all its forms, overseen by @thomasbeard.bsky.social and @edhalter.bsky.social.
linktr.ee/lightindustry
361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn
Whammy! @whammyanalog.bsky.social Los Angeles VHS store & microcinema. Always 1,000s of tapes to browse and a few strange movies playing every week.
(We’re in the back.)
www.whammyanalog.com
The Grand Cinema @thegrandcinema.bsky.social Tacoma, WA’s only nonprofit art house cinema, focusing on high-quality programming, film education, & community partnership. Host of The Tacoma Film Festival 🍿
https://linkin.bio/thegrandcinema
#SaveTheGrand
GeneralCinemaCorp @generalcinemacorp.bsky.social Bringing the brightest Hollywood stars to the Big Screen!
For fun. See Movies IN Movie Theaters. 
Prince Charles Cinema @princecharlescinema.com The Best Movie House on Leicester Place.
Please contact us here if you have any questions: boxofficemanager@princecharlescinema.com
https://princecharlescinema.com
Plaza Atlanta @plazaatlanta.bsky.social The Plaza Theatre is a movie theatre located in Atlanta, Georgia. Opened in 1939, it is Atlanta's longest continuously operating independent movie theatre and a city landmark. www.plazaatlanta.com