Ars Technica: Curated realities: An AI film festival and the future of human expression. “The festival was hosted by Runway, a company that produces models and tools for generating images and videos. In panels and press briefings, a curated list of industry professionals made the case for Hollywood to embrace AI tools. In private meetings with industry professionals, I gained a strong sense […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/27/curated-realities-an-ai-film-festival-and-the-future-of-human-expression-ars-technica/

Be honest. Would you rather have 1,000 festival viewers or 1,000 paying fans? Comment FESTIVAL or FANS.

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Be honest. Would you rather have 1,000 festival viewers or 1,000 paying fans? Comment FESTIVAL or FANS.

#MovieMoney #FilmFestivals #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm

A New York Startup Just Threw a Splashy Event to Hail the Future of AI Movies
#MovieNews #Movies #Ai #FilmFestivals #Filmmaking #RunwayAI #Shorts #Technology

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/runway-ai-film-festival-movies-winners-2025-1236257432/

Japanese director Momoko Seto's animated film "Dandelion's Odyssey" won the International Federation of Film Critics' award at Cannes on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/05/25/entertainment-news/cannes-seto-critics-award/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #momokoseto #cannes #filmfestivals

"What matters most right now is our country and the freedom of our country," said Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi to a crowd of VIPs as he accepted the Palme D'Or at Cannes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/05/25/entertainment-news/panahi-wins-cannes-palme-dor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #cannes #filmfestivals #iran

Jeremy Strong has traded Kendall Roy’s "stealth wealth" wardrobe for pastel tuxes and peach corduroy at Cannes — proving the red carpet isn’t just for sculptural gowns anymore. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/05/25/style-design/jeremy-strong-fashion-cannes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #cannes #filmfestivals #mensfashion #formalwear

At Cannes, Koji Fukada’s "Love on Trial" puts Japan’s idol culture under the microscope — and asks why fame still comes with a chastity clause. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/05/25/entertainment-news/fukada-j-pop-film-cannes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #jpop #idolpop #filmfestivals #cannes

The Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia takes place in Tokyo and online from May 28 to June 11. Our resident critic picks six titles that make every second count. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/05/23/film/short-shorts-festival-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #filmfestivals #shortfilms #tokyo

An LGBTQ Thai ghost story has won the Critics' Week sidebar section of the Cannes film festival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/05/22/entertainment-news/thai-lgbtq-film-cannes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #lgbtq #film #filmfestivals #cannes #thailand #thaifilm

A new wave of women filmmakers is rewriting India’s film scripts — with complex, authentic heroines and growing box-office clout. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/05/21/film/women-filmmakers-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #filmfestivals #indianfilm #india #women039sissues

‘Huge statement’: Filipina filmmakers make history in Cannes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/filipina-filmmakers-make-history-cannes-film-festival-2025/

🆕 The first fiction feature by director and researcher José Filipe Costa, 'Our Father – The Last Days of a Dictator', will finally be premiered in Portugal at the #IndieLisboa festival, as part of the National Competition section.

👉 https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/our-father-portugal/

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LALIFF Sets 2025 Film Festival Lineup With Gael García Bernal & Diego Luna-Produced Doc ‘ASCO: Without Permission’ To Open
#Festivals #News #DiegoLuna #EdwardJamesOlmos #FilmFestivals #GaelGarciaBernal #LALIFF

https://deadline.com/2025/04/laliff-film-festival-2025-lineup-1236381258/

How important is festival success for getting distribution deals? #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm

🎞 A segunda sessão do ciclo "Sombras: Histórias de colonialismo, solidariedade e libertação" é especial: com o tema "Antifascismo e anticolonialismo – solidariedade democrática e intercâmbios revolucionários entre a Itália e Portugal", incluirá filmes, livros e uma conversa moderada por Giulia Strippoli.

ℹ️ https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/sombras-2025-02/

#Histodons #FilmFestivals #ItalianFilms #ItalianBooks #AntiColonialism #CinemaItaliano #FestivaisDeCinema #AntiColonialismo #AntiFascismo #AntiFascism #Itália

🎞 A primeira sessão do ciclo "Sombras: Histórias de colonialismo, solidariedade e libertação" (Festa do Cinema Italiano) é amanhã no Cinema São Jorge às 21h:

projecção de um conjunto de curtas-metragens, seguida de conversa entre Alessandra Ferrini, Federico Rudari e Justin Randolph Thompson.

ℹ️ https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/sombras-2025-01/

#Histodons #FilmFestivals #ItalianFilms #FimsAndHistory #Colonialism #CinemaItaliano #FestivaisDeCinema #Colonialismo #MovimentosDeLibertação #HistóriaECinema

Film festivals don’t make your movie successful. They make your movie feel successful. There’s a difference.

#FilmFestivals #IndieFilmHustle #MovieMarketing #FilmmakerLife #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm

🎥 Por estos dias, José Filipe Costa se encuentra en Buenos Aires, donde su pelicula más reciente — "Pai nosso – Os últimos dias de Salazar" — se presenta en el #BAFICI26 - Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente.

👉 https://bafici.org/

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Filmmakers: If your entire strategy is ‘get into festivals and hope for distribution,’ you don’t have a strategy.

#FilmDistribution #FilmFestivals #IndieFilmBusiness #FilmmakerTruths #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm