What a production! I have not seen ‘Triangle of Sadness’ yet. I want to, though it was not on the top of my list during Cannes this year. Looking at the credits, I am wondering what it took to get this produced. — IMDb synopsis of this film: A cruise for the super-rich sinks thus leaving survivors, including a fashion model celebrity couple, trapped on an island. I could ask a few of my friends about their involvement in its production, e.g., Jim Stark, Micah Green, Philippe Bober, Lizzie Francke, Mike Goodridge…I wonder…

Discussions in Europe are taking place regarding a new funding chapter that puts social and cultural value above economic impact and yet takes into consideration the power of streaming and the rights’ holders share in this newest form of distribution. — Doreen Boonekamp, CEO of the Netherlands Film Fund for a decade, was also Chair of the OMC Group of Member States’ Experts on Co-production, an important arena for sharing experience and best practices from different EU Member States and different parts of the audiovisual value chain. This OMC Group aims for further development of Europe’s pluralism, freedom of artistic expression and cultural diversity, integrating them into a single business model which also favors talent retaining ownership of intellectual property rights as digital production and distribution mature.

My favorite films this year were small, female-centered and female-directed movies. I have never been partial to female oriented or directed films before, so perhaps the year of COVID has transformed my own understandings and/ or it has altered the directing choices women make. Or maybe they were just better than the male-made pictures this year, though only three out of 18 films competing are directed by women, four years after the festival pledged to improve gender representation. Five films directed by women — out of 15 films total — will be shown as official selections in the festival’s Un Certain Regard. Selections for the festival are chosen by the selection committee. Maybe it, like the new French Oscar Selection Committee needs to be overhauled.

Called by Indie Shorts Mag, “tale of tenderness and perseverance” the 20-minute short entitled Mother in the Mist is by a young award-winning director Kay Niuyue Zhang who is Chinese by birth and living in Los Angeles.

Cannes International Film Festival, the largest press event in the world except for the Olympics (which this year was a disaster — or was that last year?), is filled with excitement and contradictions. — As Ukraine is mercilessly bombarded by a mad man named Putin, the warriors and worriers for the Seventh Art gather to celebrate another year of creative passion. Aside from the dazzling array of talent, people, film and intense discussions, the idea that we are warriors for culture takes a shape…

with coproduction companies, internationa sales agents and territories sold to date. —

KINO! Film Salon Goes to Cannes!

At the 2022 Marché du Film & Cannes Docs Events, Festival De Cannes IEFTA, United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and Telling The Real Story present The 5th Edition of REFUGEE VOICES IN FILM — Saturday, 21 May & Sunday, 22 May Followed By UNHCR Roundtable Discussion on how you can get involved and contribute to create change. IEFTA In Collaboration With The Marché du Film-Festival De Cannes Announces For The Fourth Year IEFTA’s Sponsorship Of A 10,000€ Prize For Docs-in-Progress At The Marché’s Cannes…