formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
In a landmark moment for the film industry, the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has elected Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS, as its new president—the first woman to hold this role in the organization’s 105-year history. The announcement has reverberated far … Continued
Panahi has endured years of harassment from the Iranian authorities but has created a tremendous body of work; his Palme d’Or is richly deserved. Source: Jafar Panahi’s Cannes victory is a wonderful moment for an amazingly courageous film-maker | Film … Continued
The German-French documentarian, who fled the Nazis twice as a child, spent his career exploring wartime atrocities and conflicts around the world. Source: Marcel Ophuls, Oscar-winning film-maker of The Sorrow and the Pity, dies aged 97 | Film | The … Continued
The Criterion Closet has become a significant piece of social media content produced by the globally known Blu-ray label, The Criterion Collection. Film lovers yearn for a chance to stand in that space, surrounded by the movies that ooze pure … Continued
Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who has previously been put in prison and banned from film-making in his home country, spoke out against the restrictions of the regime after winning the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Source: Cannes: Iranian … Continued
The death of the esteemed black-and-white photographer leaves behind a rich library of over 500,000 images showing Earth in all its beauty and darkness. Source: Sebastião Salgado captured the world like no other photographer | Sebastião Salgado | The Guardian