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Visibility for Diversity - Venice Production Bridge

Diversity and Arthouse Films Take Center Stage at Venice Production Bridge

On September 2, the Hotel Excelsior’s Spazio Incontri hosted a panel discussion titled “Visibility for Diversity – Promotional Strategies for Arthouse Cinema,” as part of this year’s Venice Production Bridge at the Venice Film Festival (August 31-September 10). The talk was moderated by Screen…

Sustainable Screens - Venice Production Bridge

Venice Production Bridge Highlights How Italian Cinemas Are Going Green

On 7 September, Hotel Excelsior’s Spazio Incontri hosted the sixth edition of the Sustainable Screens conference as part of this year’s Venice Production Bridge. The event focused on the best green practices in film, from production to theatrical distribution. Moderated by journalist Marco Gisotti,…

Kevin B. Lee and Hito Steyerl at the 75 Locarno Film Festival

Kevin B. Lee Talks Future Challenges of Film Exhibition, Attention Economics at Locarno

During this year’s Locarno Film Festival (3-13 August), in Switzerland, Celluloid Junkie caught up with Kevin B. Lee, Professor for the Future of Cinema and the Audiovisual Arts at Lugano’s Università della Svizzera Italiana. We met the lecturer and video essayist after he took part in a one-hour co…

Moderator Antoine Khalife, Saudi producer and director Aymen Khoja and Egyptian writer and producer Mohammed Hefzy

The State of Arab and Saudi Cinema Takes Center Stage at Cannes’ Marché du Film

On 21 May, the Marina Stage of Cannes’ Marché du Film hosted a conference organized by the Saudi Arabia Film Commission. The event, moderated by Antoine Khalife, explored the current state of Arab and Saudi Cinema and saw the participation of Mecca-born producer and director Aymen Khoja (“Rupture”)…