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huge honor to get this much time to talk to as goated a filmmaker as Jia, caught by the tides sounds so incredible, thankful to the lovely people at Visions du Réel for making it happen

don’t want to jinx it, but the moments before this starts in Cannes will be electric
definitely in that Zone/Pacifiction anticipation ballpark

for the weekend that’s in it, here’s the frankly unbelievable jury that awarded Michael Collins the Golden Lion in ‘96

will once again not be leaving the Gran Rex this year

essential read

returns to Cannes, chaos outside the screenings, a 3.6 on the grid, zero prizes

beautifully humble, genuine stuff from Cillian—an absolute treasure

many a glass just clinked in Cork

Hayao Miyazaki didn't go to the #Oscars in 2003 because of his opposition to the catastrophic inhumanity of the Iraq War. if only we could know why he wasn't at the 2024 Oscars either.

solid bit. Cena is a stone cold pro

they should just play the PIMP music for every winner

A right-wing Israeli mob came to my family’s home yesterday to search for me, threatening close family members who fled to another town in the middle of the night. I am still getting death threats and had to cancel my flight home. This happened after Israeli media and German…

Proudly announcing the criminal persecution of activists who merely highlighted the messages INHERENT TO fest titles. Disavowing the viewpoints of the very filmmakers they chose. This institution’s disregard for the artists that feed it—let alone for, like, humanity—is shocking.

official Berlinale statement. “remembered the suffering of…” is such a strange choice of words

panorama threatening “criminal charges” for a rogue social media post and now this. so depressing after last night.

shoutout to sound man Johnnie Burn Sound Designer on his BAFTA win last night. Interview for Frieze: frieze.com/article/crafti…

was this really the BBC? just awful, hope it didn’t ruin his night

uber cool lineup

The cinemas in Rotterdam are absolutely amazing. The film culture here is to be envied and emulated. IFFR