Visual effects veteran George Murphy talks about artificial intelligence and virtual production as the future of cinema

New technologies driven by artificial intelligence and virtual production are profoundly changing visual effects, but they are still “another brush” in the service of storytelling, says visual effects veteran George Murphy. “Virtual production is not just a visual effects tool; it's a storytelling tool that allows actors to feel completely immersed in the scene, instead … Read more

The Seed of the Sacred Fig Tree wins the Arab Critics Award for European Cinema

The seed of the sacred fig treeexiled director Mohammad Rasoulof's Iranian drama won the top prize for best film at the Arab Critics' Awards for European Films. The award was announced at the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt. A jury of critics from 15 Arab countries chose Rasoulof's drama among 22 European productions. The … Read more

Hirokazu Koreeda talks about cinema with Payal Kapadia

Hirokazu Koreeda confessed that he had wanted to speak in depth with Indian director Payal Kapadia ever since he saw her film Everything we imagine as light at the Cannes Film Festival this year. On Tuesday, the Japanese auteur finally got his chance to participate in the intimate TIFF Lounge talk series held during the … Read more

Cinema Guild Acquires 'The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire' in North America

Cinema Guild, the New York-based global cinema distributor, has acquired distribution rights for North America The ballad of Suzanne Césairethe first feature film by artist and writer-director Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich. The film is described as “a post-biographical film about Caribbean surrealist Suzanne Césaire, deconstructing the process of bringing a real life to film. The film examines … Read more

The assignment of the Zurich jury rekindles Lee Daniels' passion for independent cinema

“I don't know the last time I saw so many movies! And they are all amazing, all so bold, so brave!” You can hear the excitement in Lee Daniels' voice. He's running between screenings in a movie marathon at the Zurich Film Festival, where the Oscar-nominated director Preciousand co-creator of TV Empirehe is president of … Read more

Fremantle execs talk about the growth of cinema, artificial intelligence and the trend of 'mainstream' TV.

The trend in demand for “mainstream” TV series and the growth of Fremantle's film business, thanks to the likes of Luca Guadagnino Queerwith Daniel Craig, Yorgos Lanthimos and Pablo Larraín Mary with Angelina Jolie were among the key topics of the debate as managers of the Madrid production giant on Wednesday on the second day … Read more

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