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The festival’s third-place Jury Prize went to the borderland German drama “The Dreamed Adventure,” directed by Valeska Grisebach.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

A study earlier this year by the University of Southern California Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found that only nine of the 100 biggest US movies last year were directed by women.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Extra funds should be directed toward paying down loans with interest rates of 5% or higher more aggressively, to avoid paying more in interest over time.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

The jury had been directed that it could reach a majority verdict, but jurors were discharged earlier after failing to do so after nearly 20 hours of deliberating.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Even though she was smiling, her voice had a combination of strain and relief that Coal had heard in other mothers’ voices, but never directed toward himself.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste