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THE EVER-CHANGING WORLD OF FILM FESTIVALS: A FILMMAKER’S JOURNEY THROUGH TIME AND TECHNOLOGY

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This article traces the film festival movement from its origins in political propaganda and post-war cine-clubs to its current digital era. It explores how technology—from video to AI algorithms—has reshaped submission processes and created new challenges of curation and commercialization. The piece examines global perspectives and future trends, arguing that festivals must balance technological change[…]

FIGURE CINEMA OUT BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND ART

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In the natural sciences, we often see how many phenomena emerge as a by-product of the interactions or collisions between particles or elements. Similarly, we can assume that the poetics of cinema did not arise from deliberate intention. Rather, art can be considered a vibrant blossoming on the remnants of what once was. Academic publications[…]

SACRED SCREEN AND REJECTED FILMS

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On the one hand, cinematic means of expression are very dynamic. For example, films become obsolete relatively quickly. New trends and manifestos emerge which also soon find their way into the archives of history, such as Dogma-95. On the other hand, cinema can also be stable. Some codes and conventions, clichés are fixed for a[…]

CHINESE CINEMA: DISCOVER SHORT FILMS

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As it is well known, cinema was invented in the Celestial Empire, and it was only technically upgraded in Paris … BRIEF HISTORY Today, when we talk about national cinema or its national characteristics, we should take into account that Chinese cinema in its history has not been isolated from external cultural influences. Domestic-oriented film[…]