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The Sundance Film Festival just announced its 2024 lineup, an edition marked by returning heroes like Steven Soderbergh as well as a host of promising new voices.

Fewer college students are taking foreign language courses, and a new report warns this could affect how well students are prepared for a globalized world. The Modern Language Association survey finds fewer students chose to study languages other than English between 2016 and 2021. Nationally, enrollment dropped 17% during the same period, and the impact in Indiana is far greater. ...

The Students for Justice in Palestine chapters at the University of Florida and the University of South Florida are filing lawsuits against the deactivation orders issued by State University System Chancellor Raymond Rodrigues and Gov. Ron DeSantis. The groups claim the looming orders come at a time when the conflict in the contested territories of Israel and Palestine are a matter of vital public discourse, depriving them of essential resources. ...

Illinois high school seniors have new hurdles to overcome to get to college. High school students are waiting several extra weeks to get their hands on a newly designed Free Application for Student Aid. You might know it better as FAFSA. ...

International Documentary Festival Amsterdam awarded top prizes to '1489' and "Life is Beautiful,' directed by Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly.

Shoghakat Vardanyan's '1489,' which follows the director's family after her brother goes missing while in the army, won IDFA's best film prize.

Shoghakat Vardanyan's '1489,' which follows the director's family after her brother goes missing while in the army, won IDFA's best film prize.

Jon Hamm, Ryan Coogler and Molly Shannon headline a new podcast that reunites former Sundance Film Festival directors John Cooper and Tabitha Jackson.

The Grierson Trust has announced the recipients of both its Trustees’ Award and Hero of The Year Award 

IndieWire announces Deputy Managing Editor Ryan Lattanzio as the new "Screen Talk" co-host opposite Editor-at-Large Anne Thompson.