You get “a world of inept archery and ill-fitting armor, where people who have no business trying to save a kingdom have been given the responsibility to do just that.” You get The Quest, “set in a fictional kingdom called Everealm, but it actually takes place in the Land of LARP: live-action role playing” – into which ABC has transplanted the standard one-elimination-per-week competition show.
Category: media
Are Experimental Films Elitist? (Nope)
“British experimental film has a long tradition of engagement with political and social issues and this goes against a common misconception: that the art form is irrelevant to mainstream audiences. … BBC Culture’s Rebecca Laurence discusses trends in British experimental film with the London Film Festival’s Experimenta programmer, Helen de Witt.” (video)
CBC Canada’s Funding Is Broken (Time To Start Over!)
“Let’s call the whole charade off. The money is not worth the cost. As long as CBC receives an annual allotment, it remains a convenient whipping boy and an easy target for cost-cutting. Government should stop paying. Everyone should stop sniping. The CBC should be freed up to put all its effort into meeting its mandate.”
Lars Von Trier Returning To TV
“The Danish director Lars von Trier is planning to make his first televisions series in two decades, a producer for the project recently announced. The English-language series will be titled The House That Jack Built.”
The Head Of The BBC Trust Will For The First Time Be A Woman
“A member of Bournemouth Flying club, she is almost certainly the first BBC Trust boss with a pilot’s licence – useful if she has to make a hasty exit.”
The Academy Plans To Recognize Miyazaki, Whether Or Not He’s Really Quitting Films
“Miyazaki is the first Japanese filmmaker to receive a lifetime achievement award from the organization since 1990.”
Arab Film Fests Get Bigger, And Highlight Local Talent
“The fall festival slot, which includes the Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Cairo and the Marrakech film festivals, offers significant opportunities for Arab filmmakers to stump for financing and make crucial connections within the industry, as well as a portal in which to take their work beyond the region.”
Why Does France Dominate Film Festivals?
“The danger is of French movies becoming just festival films. We’d like them to enjoy healthy commercial distribution as well.”
Hollywood’s ‘Brutal Summer’ Ends With Box Office Down 15 Percent
Sorry, “Guardians of the Galaxy,” you tried SO HARD but couldn’t quite save this season for the money people.
In California, Legislators Plan To Triple Tax Credits For Hollywood
The legislation “would increase funding for the state’s film incentives to $330 million a year for five years, a substantial boost from the $100 million a year currently allocated under the film program.”