Will Ropp has something to confess to: He borrowed his friend’s password to log onto The Black List. The actor-turned-director had already had the backing from production collective Act 4 Artists to make his feature film directorial debut, but he needed to find the right script. “I tried to apply for a Black List account, […]
By Jessica Herndon Filmmaker Chloé Zhao has a singular way of channeling poetic and visceral energy, both on screen and off. It’s nearly impossible to watch Hamnet, her sweeping adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel about the love and grief that inspired William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and not wonder how she constructed such a stunning world that […]
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Women of Color Decolonizing Hollywood: Where Story Becomes Ceremony and Script Becomes Sovereignty. While progress has been made in acknowledging Native and Indigenous women in film and television, they remain among the most underrepresented creatives in the global entertainment industry. Yet there is reason for hope. Native Women in Film & Television in All Media, presented […]
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I didn’t travel to Austin, Texas, last year for SXSW, but am once more in 2026. The slate this time includes 120 feature films—with 90 world premieres—and plenty more. On top of the Film & TV Festival, there’s also Comedy, Innovation, and Music, with each conference presenting a variety of exhibits, panels, mentoring sessions, and […]
Filmmaker and producer Jenna MacMillan fell in love with SXSW years ago, and its vibe and culture helped her to build Canada's upcoming Anchor Fest. This week, she'll premiere her feature directorial debut where she always wanted to.
If you’ve been paying attention to the film industry lately, you’ve probably heard people talking about vertical series.
Apps like ReelShort, DramaBox, MyDrama, and others are producing thousands of short episodes designed to be watched on phones. These episodes are usually 60 to 120 seconds long and released in large batches of 40–80 episodes.
And while the format is new, the...
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Παρουσία των συντελεστών πραγματοποιήθηκε στο πλαίσιο του 28ου ΦΝΘ η ειδική προβολή του επεισοδίου «Γιατί είναι μαύρα τα βουνά: Τελετές», μια συμπαραγωγή της COSMOTE TV και του Onassis Culture.
Στο πλαίσιο της Αγοράς του 28ου ΦΝΘ πραγματοποιήθηκε την Τρίτη 10 Μαρτίου, στην αίθουσα Φρίντα Λιάππα, η παρουσίαση των πρότζεκτ που συμμετέχουν στο φετινό Agora Docs in Progress.