EDITORIAL
Where is my AI?
While there are plenty of metrics to measure the quality and importance of a film, including sharp writing, convincing acting, clever directing, impressive visual style, and powerful text, these are only as valuable as the preferred taste of the eye of the beholder.Just because a film is listed in the Top 10 of the American Film Institute's 100 greatest films, or is consistently lauded by the critical masses, doesn’t necessarily mean that every viewer will be equally enamored with it. The Wizard of Oz and Citizen Kane, both of which are firmly placed in AFI's Top 10 and equally acclaimed, but vary in style and subject. For whatever reason, one might not connect with the adventurous world-building of Oz, or another might not care about the rise-and-fall of a media tycoon with Kane. Movies are incapable of being universally favorable to everyone's taste. If they were, films would have to be created by algorithms.(Courtesy Thomas Butt)...
Have a pleasant Friday night at the movies,
Jean Constant
International documentary marketplace Sunny Side of the Doc has revealed the 42 projects from 23 different countries that make up the official selection for its 34th edition. The projects will participate in pitch sessions in front of more than 300 international decision-makers, including major broadcasters, streamers, foundations, distributors, buyers and other investors looking for stories with the biggest impact. This year’s call for projects received 320 responses from 56 different countries (compared to 275 in 2022), 43% of which were led by female filmmakers. The pre-selection committee selected the 42 most inspiring and promising projects. The Specialist Factual strand, which has a cash prize of €3,000 ($3,280), focuses on the topics Global Issues, Wildlife & Conservation, Science, History and Arts & Culture, while Focus of the Year with a cash prize of €2,000 is over two specific pitching sessions: New Voices, Impact Campaigns....