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  "id": 14984149,
  "title": "As the Major Fall Film Festivals Wrap, the Oscar Race Goes Regional",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/as-the-major-fall-film-festivals-wrap-the-oscar-race-goes-regional",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T15:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IndieWire",
    "slug": "indiewire",
    "url": "https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/2026-fall-film-fests-regional-middleburg-1235222345/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Regional festivals, like the just-opened Middleburg Film Festival, attract top awards contenders — and the pundits who cover them.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}