Category: media

Ahead of the event guests have been sent a list of Covid-19 guidelines, including information on passing through thermo-scanners as they enter the festival and anyone found to have a body temperature of 37.5°C or higher will be denied access. The guidance also states that face coverings must be worn at all times, including in outdoor areas. It is not clear how that rule will be enforced, or whether attendees will be allowed to eat or drink while in screenings. – The Guardian

Studios in the Federation have released at least seven major big-budget movies set during what Russians call the Great Patriotic War just since 2010. Alex Cox has a look at what they say about how the conflict that ended 75 years ago is viewed by Russians now. – The Guardian

Australian regulators say the tech giants benefit from publishing news generated by others, but Google and Facebook are so dominant in search and social, respectively, that publishers can’t make them pay for it. It’s not the first time a country has tried to force Google and Facebook to pay media companies for republishing their news. – Wired

“The BBC has looked at whether the licence fee [paid by each household with a television] could ultimately be replaced with a new special income tax, based on the Swedish model for funding public service broadcasting according to two executives at the corporation, with a new funding model set to be one of the key issues facing incoming director general, Tim Davie.” – The Guardian

Zoom fatigue is the feeling of utter hopelessness after your ninth video call of the day, and experts say it’s brought on because the technology overtaxes your brain. Presented with a cropped, often blurry image of a human and a few milliseconds of lag throughout the conversation, your mind splits its attention between what people are saying and what’s happening on the screen, longing for nonverbal cues that just don’t cross over. – Vox

“Eight years ago, Samira Wiley and Uzo Aduba were struggling New York actors working service jobs when they auditioned for a new series from a movie-rental service-turned-streaming site called Netflix.” And Aduba isn’t taking anything for granted. “There was a lifetime of famine. The appreciation is there. It’s not like it was 50 years ago when I used to work at that restaurant. We can touch that time.” – The New York Times

Sources say that the “major issues are testing protocols, sick pay and travel to work sites.” Studios cautiously say they hope to resume shooting after Labor Day, September 7. – Variety

First of all, this timeline is a terrible one; can we jump to another one? But basically, this all hinges on how Tenet performs in theatres versus how Mulan performs on Disney+. – Vulture