Roma Downey, pictured here at the Los Angeles premiere of "Respect" in 2021, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Sarasota Film Festival. Shortly before making its return, ...

The 2025 Sarasota Film Festival has announced its winners, and one film in particular will draw attention for having screened to much acclaim in this bright red county, ultimately winning the top ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — The red carpet is rolling out as the Sarasota Film Festival kicks off tonight. For the next nine days, local and student filmmakers will get the chance to meet up with professionals ...

The Sarasota Film Festival is trying to find out, following back-to-back hurricanes that slammed the area last fall. “I had four feet of water in my living room. When I got back in there, there were ...

Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat’s documentary “Sugarcane” garnered the top nonfiction honor at the 26th annual Sarasota Film Festival. About the abuse and death of Indigenous children at a ...

I appreciate creativity and satire, but I believe the Sarasota Film Festival’s poster, with its AI-enhanced map labeling Canada as the “51st state” and the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” was ...

The Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) has announced an initial slate of programming for its milestone 25th anniversary event. Live, in-person screenings and events will take place across Sarasota from ...

Shortly before making its return, Sarasota Film Festival has announced celebrity guests, as well as closing night and centerpiece screenings, for this year's event. The 25th annual festival returns ...

"I had four feet of water in my living room. When I got back in there, there were dead fish in my house." The film world has been no stranger to natural disasters the past few months - as we all know, ...