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📿On this day, September 20, 1946, delayed because of WWII, the first Cannes Film Festival began, and it became one of cinema's major annual #events. ⁉How much do you know about one of the world's most famous cinema festivals? Find out now by playing our #triviaquiz: https://lnkd.in/evuJgr3n. And make sure to share your score in the comment section! 3 LESSER-KNOWN #FACTS ABOUT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 👉It Was Originally Created to Counter Fascism: The Cannes Film Festival was founded in 1939 as a response to the Venice Film Festival, which had become heavily influenced by fascist regimes in Europe at the time. The inaugural event, however, was interrupted by the #outbreak of World War II and didn't fully launch until 1946. 👉The Palme d'Or Didn't Exist Until 1955: While the Cannes Film Festival is now synonymous with the prestigious Palme d'Or, the award wasn’t introduced until 1955. Before that, films were awarded the “Grand Prix du Festival International du Film.” The design of the Palme d’Or, a golden palm leaf, was #inspired by the coat of arms of the city of Cannes. 👉Scandals Have Played a Big Role in Its History: Over the years, Cannes has been no stranger to controversy. From protests to film withdrawals, one of the most notable moments was in 1968, when the festival was canceled midway due to widespread protests in #France, including filmmakers such as Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, who disrupted screenings in solidarity with the May '68 movement.

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ARE REMAKES BACK? With the Cannes 2024 Film Festival in mid-swing, Screen Daily writes that remakes are back in their article titled Second Life: A Spotlight on Cannes Remakes. The article cites Mean Girls, Garfield, Road House, Twisters, The Fall Guy, The Neverending Story – and that’s just in the US - with international remakes also on the rise. The underlying idea that IP is being mined is certainly at the forefront of media today. Which is, ultimately, the point of this article. Financiers in all forms are looking for anything that they can point to that will provide some form of certainty to their investment. Although, if you look at The Fall Guy, a recent foray, I’m not sure anyone can say there was any deep nostalgic or historical value in that property. Still, it was IP. And I’m sure somewhere the very notion of it being “based on” gave comfort. However, remakes fall into various categories that should be broken down into the kind of remake it is. Here’s how I think of them: (1) The Remake - a very closely followed narrative, notable - but certainly not exclusive to - foreign language films that get remade into English to find a broader audience. In this case, you are looking to capitalize on a story that most of the audience either doesn’t know the original or is perhaps mildly familiar with it at best. However, you know the story works. Examples include The Departed and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. (2) The Reboot - revitalizing an existing IP with new stories, characters, or setting - this is more of an IP grab. I’d say Road House falls into this category. In this case, it’s a Western - a man comes into a town and cleans it up - but with characters and set-up that are either the same or feel familiar. This could borrow as much or as little from the original, but there must be something in the underlying IP that gives it clear connective tissue to the original. Other examples of reboots would include: Batman Begins, Star Trek, Mad Max, and The Equalizer. (3) The Reimagining - retains the core premise or characters but significantly alters the narrative, setting, or genre to bring a fresh interpretation of the original to the screen. Unlike a remake, which closely follows the original narrative, or a reboot, which revitalizes a franchise with familiar elements, the reimagining takes more creative liberties. Two of my favorites from television are Battlestar Galactica and Westworld. The consistency here is that there is a clear move to IP that is based on older tv or film products with a story, setting, or character, that has perceived value in the market. And while I’m not making the argument it’s less valuable to have IP based on books, life rights, articles, etc., I would say there is a healthy market now, more than ever, for remakes, reboots, and reimaginings, and there will be more to follow before we see any decline in this trend. What do you think?

📿On this day, September 20, 1946, delayed because of #WWII, the first Cannes Film Festival began, and it became one of cinema's major annual events. ⁉How much do you know about one of the world's most #famous cinema festivals? Find out now by playing our #quiz: https://lnkd.in/evuJgr3n. And make sure to share your score in the comment section! 3 LESSER-KNOWN FACTS ABOUT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 👉It Was Originally Created to Counter Fascism: The Cannes Film #Festival was founded in 1939 as a response to the Venice Film Festival, which had become heavily influenced by fascist regimes in Europe at the time. The inaugural event, however, was interrupted by the outbreak of World War II and didn't fully launch until 1946. 👉The Palme d'Or Didn't Exist Until 1955: While the Cannes Film Festival is now synonymous with the prestigious Palme d'Or, the award wasn’t introduced until #1955. Before that, films were awarded the “Grand Prix du Festival International du Film.” The design of the Palme d’Or, a golden palm leaf, was inspired by the coat of arms of the city of Cannes. 👉Scandals Have Played a Big Role in Its History: Over the years, Cannes has been no stranger to controversy. From protests to film withdrawals, one of the most notable moments was in 1968, when the festival was canceled midway due to widespread protests in France, including filmmakers such as Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, who disrupted screenings in #solidarity with the May '68 movement.

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Here is a trailer for my film Vector, I am thinking of entering sci fi film festivals. #scifi #filmphotography #shortfilm #shortfilms #fantasyfilm

For The Philadelphia Tribune here's my #CinemaCon2024 recap

Two European countries in the top 10 markets worldwide by #cinema admissions in 2023. Find out more facts like this in the FOCUS 2024 - World Film Market Trends report ➡️ https://go.coe.int/9pVSV. 🌐 🎬 🌍 Your one stop shop handbook on all the trends and tendencies in the global film industry. 🎦 FOCUS 2024 is prepared in partnership with Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes #MDF24 #worldcinema #markettrends

Here is the TIFF 2024 Film Festival schedule in pdf.