#Alfonso Cuarón to Make Surprise Visit to Camerimage Film Festival

#Alfonso Cuarón to Make Surprise Visit to Camerimage Film Festival

Multi-Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón is a surprise late addition to the 32nd edition of the EnergaCamerimage International Film Festival, the Polish cinema event honoring excellence in cinematography. Camerimage organizers revealed Friday — on the eve of the festival’s opening ceremony — that Cuarón will take part in a public seminar at the event, sharing the behind-the-scenes process…

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#‘The Shadow Scholars’ Director Eloise King on Diving Into the Essay-Writing Industry in Kenya and Using AI to Protect People

#‘The Shadow Scholars’ Director Eloise King on Diving Into the Essay-Writing Industry in Kenya and Using AI to Protect People

Eloise King’s documentary The Shadow Scholars takes a deep dive into a multilayered, complex topic: “a twilight academic industry” that has often been covered only from a very specific perspective. Filmed across three continents, the Film4 movie, being sold by Dogwoof, includes British writer and director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave, Blitz) among its executive producers….

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#‘Occupied City’ Review: Steve McQueen Breaks With Doc Convention in a Provocative Look at Amsterdam During World War II

#‘Occupied City’ Review: Steve McQueen Breaks With Doc Convention in a Provocative Look at Amsterdam During World War II

It’s no surprise that Steve McQueen, a visual artist turned director, takes an unorthodox approach to nonfiction. Without a single interview or frame of archival material, he connects past and present in Occupied City, a documentary that challenges and rewards patience. Combining an elegantly lensed visual portrait of contemporary Amsterdam with a matter-of-fact oral account…

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#Filmmaker of the Year (2020): Steve McQueen

#Filmmaker of the Year (2020): Steve McQueen

“#Filmmaker of the Year (2020): Steve McQueen” This article is part of our 2020 Rewind. Follow along as we explore the best and most interesting movies, shows, performances, and more from this very strange year. In this entry, we explain why Steve McQueen is our pick for 2020 Filmmaker of the Year. The war to define cinema raged…

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#Steve McQueen Invites You to a Party – /Film

#Steve McQueen Invites You to a Party – /Film

“#Steve McQueen Invites You to a Party – /Film” Steve McQueen‘s Small Axe anthology consists of five original films set from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s that “tell personal stories from London’s West Indian community.” The first trailer for one of those films – Lovers Rock – is here. Small Axe films played at the New York Film…

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