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From festivals to awards, generating buzz can increase the gross earnings of a film and even increase investment in a country’s film industry.
There’s something special about “going to the cinema” and the collective experience of watching a film.
British cinema has close ties to European cinema, as festivals such as Dinard suggest. Brexit will put them under strain.
Netflix has chosen a high-quality Mexican arthouse movie as a flagship production for its new distribution model.
Cannes is not so much a festival for new films and talent as a closed shop for the film industry’s elite.
Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul opened a ‘Sleepcinemahotel’ where audiences let their subconscious minds watch his movies as they fell asleep.
At a festival intertwined with France’s national identity, the tension of art, politics and commerce always looms.
The French capital will light up to the sights and sounds of Cleverman, Samson and Delilah, and The Sapphires.
Does it matter that money plays such a big role in festivals like Cannes?
The dangerously alluring figure of the cannibal has long undermined the taboo status of cannibalistic practice.
Racism is a charge that could be leveled at cinema from its very inception. There are some positive signs of change, but audiences have a role to play in making sure African films flourish.
The future of the worlds largest short film festival hangs in the balance. Can Tropfest survive? And, if not, what’s the loss to Australia’s film industry?
Cannes manages to project a level of gravitas and glitter that is the envy of its rivals the world over.
Showing the “impact” of arts and cultural events is ever more important. But defining and measuring that impact requires long-term tracking and customised tools.
The curators of queer film festivals undertake a challenging task, assembling as best as possible a cinematic selection that reflects what is a very diverse community. Too often, lesbians are left out.
The 2014 Sundance Film Festival starts today in Park City, Utah. Launched in 1981 by Robert Redford and friends, this year’s festival showcases a selection of new independently produced films, all vying…
Sunday night in many ways marked a great achievement for the Australian short film genre, with the live broadcast of Tropfest – “the world’s largest short film festival” – on national television via SBS…
When it comes to film festivals, Australian audiences have plenty to choose from. Virtually every week there is a film festival from a different ethnic, national, religious or cultural group vying for…
The Sydney Intercultural Film Festival, which opens this week, is the most ambitious new film festival to hit Sydney this year. It represents a major departure from the conventions of film festivals…
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