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For independent filmmakers, making the movie is only part of the battle. Before production begins, they must decide which screenplay deserves their limited time and money. After the film is finished, they face the equally difficult task of finding an audience. Quilty founder Daniel Wood believes artificial intelligence can help at both ends of that…

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A new movie channel is streaming independent films from the Myrtle Beach International Film Festival

No matter how difficult the conditions, there’s only one thing that matters to these artists: making films.

Lev Shevtsov30 August 2026 00:01

Doha Film Institute (DFI) celebrates another major milestone with eight Institute-supported films selected for the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, reaffirming its commitment to championing independent filmmakers and bringing distinctive voices from the Arab world and beyond to the global stage.

Accessing diverse video content has never been easier, and subscribing to various paid streaming platforms is increasingly popular. Data show that nearly one in three (32.7%) internet users in the EU in 2025 had a paid subscription to a film, series, or sports streaming service, the largest share among the 4 subscription types.

Given that what we see in the movies often originates in the minds of screenwriters, it’s inevitable that screenwriters occasionally become the subjects of movies themselves; their practices, their inspirations, their relationship to filmmaking and place within the industry all put up on the screen. Cinema hardly knows of a more self-reflexive act. If your…

The filmmaker is done explaining his country and with his new film heading into international cinemas, he talks about what changed. 26 Aug, 2026

Are AI-generated films banned from film festivals in 2026? Not exactly. What actually happened this year is stranger: the festival world built a second circuit instead of answering the question. Cannes shut generative AI out of its top prize. Weeks later, thousands of AI films screened a few streets away, at a festival most of…