France’s Lumiere Festival to Honor Michael Mann
Mann, a director “straight out of Hollywood mythology,” will receive this year’s Lumiere award. Source: France’s Lumiere Festival to Honor Michael Mann
BFI and CNC Sign Deal to Boost U.K.-France Film Cooperation
The British Film Institute (BFI) and France’s Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) have inked a comprehensive Moving Image Cooperation Agreement, marking a significant step toward deeper collaboration between the U.K. and French screen industries. Source: BFI … Continued
How to build an archive: inside the early years of the BFI’s National Film Library
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the National Film Library, now called the BFI National Archive, we explore the first decade of the archive’s existence and the impact that World War II had on its work. Source: How to build … Continued
Too Much: What film and TV get wrong about London
Films and TV shows have created a glamorous “Notting Hill” version of the UK’s capital city. A new Lena Dunham series pokes fun at the stereotypes Americans believe about the country. Source: Too Much: What film and TV get wrong … Continued
The film festival toasting Japan’s cinematic renaissance in the Big Apple
As Japan Cuts returns for its 18th edition, director of film Peter Tatara speaks to Monocle about Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s enduring legacy and why ‘shochu’ is the toast of Manhattan this summer. Source: The film festival toasting Japan’s cinematic renaissance in … Continued
Three Ubisoft chiefs found guilty of enabling culture of sexual harassment
Former staff likened offices of video game company in Paris to a ‘boys’ club above the law’. Source: Three Ubisoft chiefs found guilty of enabling culture of sexual harassment | Ubisoft | The Guardian