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Press & Coverage
The Nerd Wire is an independent entertainment publication covering film, television, gaming, comics, conventions and fandom, including independent film and horror. We report from the room: credentialed convention and festival coverage, press conferences, advance screenings and on-the-record interviews, with our own photography.
2026 Press Accreditation
Festivals and conventions where The Nerd Wire holds confirmed press credentials this season.
- New York
Film FestivalNYFF64New York Film FestivalCredentialed press · Sep 25 – Oct 12Coverage → - ScreamfestLos AngelesScreamfest 2026Credentialed press · Oct 6–15Coverage hub →
- New York
Comic ConNYCCNew York Comic ConCredentialed press · Oct 8–11Coverage hub → - AFI FESTHollywoodAFI FEST 2026Credentialed press · Oct 21–25Coverage hub →
- Los Angeles
Comic ConLACCLos Angeles Comic ConCredentialed press · Oct 30 – Nov 1
Press accreditation confirms media access to cover each event; it does not by itself include screenings, interviews or red-carpet positions, and it is not a partnership or endorsement.
Interviews & Original Reporting
All interviews →
Festival Q&A · AFI FESTTony Gilroy and Pedro Pascal on Behemoth!
Post-screening Q&A at the TCL Chinese Theatres · Oct 24
Festival Q&A · AFI FESTBill Skarsgård, Peter Berg and Cast on Honoring the Real Marines
Post-screening Q&A at AFI FEST. Photo: Katrina Lee / The Nerd Wire
InterviewVampire Carnival’s Directors and Kieron Moore on Fangs, Despair and a Real Carnival
Charbonier, Powell and Kieron Moore, on the record with The Nerd Wire · Oct 24
Press roundtable · NYCCSaja Boys’ Neckwav Sang “Soda Pop” to Stick Figures
New York Comic Con press roundtable · Oct 8
Press conference · NYCCNorman Reedus on Why Daryl and Carol Never Became a Couple
New York Comic Con press conference · Oct 12
Festival Q&A · NYFFCristian Mungiu on Fjord, Sebastian Stan and a Rogue Flag
New York Film Festival Q&A · Oct 6
Interview · AFI FESTA Country Dog: Ryan Nielsen on Bringing Shirley Jackson Home to Iowa
Filmmaker interview ahead of its AFI FEST screening · Oct 23
Events & Selected Coverage
Each event is labeled with the access we actually had.
Events & access
- AFI FEST 2026Credentialed press · on site, Oct 21–25 · opening night and post-screening Q&As
- New York Comic Con 2026Credentialed press · on site, Oct 8–10 · press roundtables and press conferences
- New York Film FestivalCredentialed press · Fjord Q&A, Oct 5
- BlizzCon 2026Credentialed media · on site, Sep 12–13
- The 78th Emmy AwardsCredentialed virtual media · NBC Virtual Media Center, Sep 14
- Resident EvilAdvance screening · Sep 15, plus a footage presentation & AMA
- Lanterns (HBO Max)Virtual press conference · Aug 16
- Gamescom 2026 & D23 2026Remote coverage · from official streams and materials
Reviews & screenings
- Clayface Review: A Brutal, Beautiful Tragedy Beneath the MonsterSeen at a critics’ screening · Oct 21
- MARGE Review: The Horror of Becoming Your ParentsFilm review · Oct 17
- The Social Reckoning Review: Sharp Sorkin, a Scene-Stealing Jeremy StrongFilm review · Oct 12
- Driving Rogue Review: A High-Speed Roguelike RacerGame review · Oct 3
- Tenzing Review: Everest Was Never His to ConquerFilm review · Sep 19
- HOPE Review: Na Hong-jin Delivers a Wild Sci-Fi EpicSeen at an advance screening · Sep 8
Series, explainers & community
- VisionQuest: complete coverageEpisode coverage, Lore Checks and the Theory Board, all season
- Lanterns: complete coveragePress conference, episode reporting and explainers, all season
- Oscar WatchAwards-season hub for the 99th Academy Awards
- Who TF Is Star Sapphire?Who TF Is · Sep 20
- Inside Giant-Size Productions’ X-Men Art ShowCommunity feature · Los Angeles
- Meet ADG MercantileCreator spotlight · Los Angeles
Work With The Nerd Wire
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press@thenerdwire.com- ScreeningsAdvance and press screenings, in Southern California or by link
- InterviewsTalent, filmmakers, authors and game developers; video, phone or written Q&A
- Premieres & press daysRed carpets, junkets and press conferences, in person or virtual
- Festival & convention coveragePanels, press rooms and talent availabilities, including the events above
- Review opportunitiesScreeners, links and game codes (PC, console, VR)
- What to includeProject, dates and location, format, talent or subject, embargo details and photo-credit requirements
Embargoes are honored without exception, and access never buys coverage. Ethics policy
The Nerd Wire is an independent publication. Studio, network, festival and event names are used only to identify our coverage and accreditation and do not imply sponsorship, partnership, endorsement or affiliation.