Like a gambling veteran, independent film executives flocking to Palms Casino's new Las Vegas venue for this year's American Film Market are hedging their bets. The independent film business, a risky proposition even at the best of times, has become increasingly precarious with the theatrical release of an all-or-nothing proposition: the jackpot of Long legs … Read more
The Stimulating Pool is unlike anything else you may have seen on the film festival circuit this year. Described as “a hybrid film that presents the possibilities of a world informed by autistic perspectives and perceptions,” the experimental film from a group of British filmmakers presents a “drifting form built around the concept of an … Read more
Next week's highly contentious election and its confrontation between virulently opposing camps have cast a pall of fear over our culture, creating an atmosphere in which political terrors are outpacing cinematic versions. Why didn't someone make a slasher photo of volunteers going door to door at dusk? This uneasy atmosphere has brought to the fore … Read more
AGBO, the production company run by Avengers directors Joe and Anthony Russo, is making a significant push into the field of artificial intelligence, hiring Dr. Dominic Hughes as chief science officer. In his new role, Hughes will “collaborate with AGBO's internal storytelling and innovation teams to drive thedevelopment and implementation of AI technologies to enrich … Read more
“All art is propaganda, but not all propaganda is art.” The saying from 1984 AND Animal farm author George Orwell is featured in The history of the British propaganda filma new book in the British Film Institute's (BFI) British Screen Stories series at Bloomsbury Publishing, written by Scott Anthony, deputy head of research at the … Read more
Samurai stories, an essential genre of the Japanese film industry since its inception, are enjoying a global resurgence lately. The hugely successful historical series from FX and Disney Shogunproduced by and starring veteran Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, it became the most awarded drama in Emmy history last month, winning in more categories in a single … Read more
Netflix has responded to backlash over its removal of 19 films by or about Palestinians from the streaming platform in mid-October. In a statement, the streamer said the following Palestinian stories The 32-film collection launched in October 2021 as part of a three-year licensing deal. “Those licenses have now expired. As always, we continue to … Read more
Renata Brandão is already one of the best-known and most influential media creators in Brazil. But since taking over in 2016 as CEO of the Brazilian production giant – Conspiração Filmes has earned 10 International Emmy nominations for its programming, more than any other company in Latin America – Brandão has expanded the business internationally. … Read more
“Sorry… You forget that this is New York, not Beijing,” laughed Jia Zhang-Ke, a titan of the “Sixth Generation” of directors of post-1990 Chinese cinema, to a packed house inside the Alice Tully Hall for the New York Film Festival on Tuesday. . In a Q&A after the American premiere of his latest film, Caught … Read more
The European Film Academy on Wednesday revealed the 5 nominees for Best Animated Feature Film for this year's European Film Awards. 2024 animation nominees include Gints Zilbalodis Flowa dialogue-free eco-fable about a cat who teams up with other animals to try to survive a catastrophic flood; Living largea coming-of-age story by Kristina Dufková about a … Read more