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'The Substance,' 'The Piano Lesson' and 'Babygirl' Filmmakers Selected for Variety's 2025 Directors to Watch Variety has announced its 10 Directors to Watch for 2025, including Coralie Fargeat for “The Substance,” Malcolm Washington for “The Piano Lesson,” and Halina Reijn for “Babygirl.” These directors were selected for their unique style and strong creative vision. “The Substance” stood out after premiering at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, while “The Piano Lesson” and “Babygirl” have also received international acclaim.

theatlantic • 2 d

There is no longer any doubt that Hollywood dialogue is driving AI Hollywood dialogue is being used to train AI systems, according to research from The Atlantic. Companies like Apple and Anthropic have used more than 53,000 films and 85,000 TV episodes, including dialogue from well-known works like The Godfather and Alf.

variety • 2 w

Netflix offices in Paris and Amsterdam searched by tax fraud investigators Netflix’s offices in Paris and Amsterdam have been searched by tax fraud investigators, Reuters and the French news agency AFP reported. The searches took place on the same day, including at Netflix’s EMEA headquarters in Amsterdam.

edition.cnn • 1 m

Major reorganization at Disney: Chairman gone, new CEO coming soon Disney announces that Mark Parker, the current chairman of the board, will step down at the end of the year and will be replaced by Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman in 2025. This marks the fourth chairman change in just over three years.

cineuropa.org • 1 m

Zagreb Film Festival announces its programme The 22nd edition of the Zagreb Film Festival, taking place from 4-10 November in the Croatian capital and online at croatian.film, has been announced. Nine films will compete for the Golden Pram Award.

cineuropa.org • 1 m

IDFA reveals its complete competition line-ups The 37th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), the world’s largest documentary film festival, opens on November 14, 2024 with Piotr Winiewicz’s “About a Hero.” This year, the festival features 250 documentary titles, including 12 titles in the International Competition that transcend personal histories to offer reflections on our contemporary world.

cineuropa.org • 1 m

DOK Leipzig announces its full line-up The 67th edition of DOK Leipzig, one of the largest European documentary film festivals, has announced its full line-up. The festival, which takes place from 28 October to 3 November, will screen 73 feature and short films, including 33 world premieres.
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Belgium

vaf • 3 d

Holy Rosita in competition at Torino Film Festival The film "Holy Rosita", directed by Wannes Destoop and starring Daphne Agten, Jos Geens, and others, has been selected for competition at the Torino Film Festival in Italy.

filmkrant • 3 d

IDFA 2024: Mathijs Poppe on The Jacket Mathijs Poppe makes his debut at IDFA 2024 with "The Jacket", a film that explores the life of Jamal Hindawi, a Palestinian political theatre maker in the Lebanese refugee camp Shatila.

vertigoweb • 4 d

Ostend Film Festival 2025 reveals master and theme Filmfestival Oostende (FFO) celebrates its seventeenth edition in 2025 with actress and director Charlotte Vandermeersch as Master. Vandermeersch chooses the theme SUPER NATURAL, which explores the relationship between natural and supernatural forces.

vertigoweb • 4 d

VAF Intendant Koen Van Bockstal resigns early Koen Van Bockstal, director-intendant of the VAF, has decided to end his mandate prematurely for health reasons. This decision, taken in consultation with the VAF, makes it impossible for him to fully exercise his function.
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Netherlands

see-nl • 6 u

IDFA: Sandra Beerends discusses Neshoma Sandra Beerends’ film “Neshoma” tells the story of the Jewish community in Amsterdam between the two world wars. The film will premiere at the Tuschinski theater during IDFA 2024.

see-nl • 6 u

IDFA: When the Body Says Yes van Melanie Bonajo In "When the Body Says Yes", an experimental film by Dutch artist and filmmaker Melanie Bonajo, which premiered at the Venice Biennale, the essential human need for touch is central.

see-nl • 6 u

IDFA: Martijn Blekendaal on The Invisible Ones Martijn Blekendaal, known for his award-winning documentary The Man Who Looked Beyond the Horizon, discusses his new film The Invisible Ones, selected for the IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary.

allesoverfilm • 6 u

Marjan van der Haar new business director Film by the Sea Marjan van der Haar has been appointed the new business director of Film by the Sea, where she will form the board together with artistic director Jan Doense from 1 January 2025.
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theatlantic • 2 d

There is no longer any doubt that Hollywood dialogue is driving AI


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