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.

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

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

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/

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.

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

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.

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

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

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/

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

Justine Bateman Wants to “Give a Book of Matches” to the Tech Companies So They Can Burn Down Hollywood
#MovieNews #Movies #Ai #FilmFestivals #JustineBateman #OpenAI #Technology

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/justine-bateman-ai-hollywood-film-festival-1236175619/

On a happier subject, this year is the 10th for the Las Cruces International Film Festival.

https://www.abqjournal.com/lifestyle/article_859a4858-e4cd-11ef-bc6e-7b077dbd2ab5.html