Bulletin — Amara Abbas, Romain Chassaing, Ludovic Gontrand...
DIRECTORS' LIBRARY
September 24, 2026
CAMPAIGN
Amara Abbas directs 'DEAR [NAME]'.
While waiting for an interview, the language from corporate rejection letters comes alive in a job applicant's mouth, turning the moment into what feels more like an invisible email exchange between him and the system that keeps rejecting him.
MUSIC VIDEO
Romain Chassaing directs ‘Foxtrot Oscar’ for Dizzee Rascal.
Dizzee Rascal’s late-night reading is interrupted by burglars who have come to steal a portrait of him.
MUSIC VIDEO
Ludovic Gontrand directs 'Devil’s Advocate‘ for Pink Siifu feat. Ss.Sylver.
A preacher’s performance descends into chaos as an unseen force gradually takes control of the room.
Footnotes
nonfiction hotlist. x Yahoo! — Chosen from nearly 1,000 global submissions across five categories, 20 short films are now available across Yahoo and its FAST channels.
NONFICTION HOTLIST ↗︎
Berlin Commercial: The Winners— The 2026 Berlin Commercial Awards announced their final winners on 9 September 2026 at the iconic Kino International in Berlin.
BERLIN COMMERCIAL ↗︎
NYFF64 Lineup and Schedule — The 64th New York Film Festival (NYFF64), presented by Film at Lincoln Center, runs from September 25 through October 12, 2026.
NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL ↗︎
70th BFI London Film Festival — The 70th BFI London Film Festival runs from October 7 to 18, 2026, featuring 251 titles from 88 countries across cinemas and online.
BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL↗︎
WPP Production’s Triple-bid Row: The Industry Responds — Published extracts from leaked WPP Production guidance have reignited debate over competitive bidding and client choice.
SHOTS ↗︎
Top Filmmakers Back French Government’s Campaign to Champion Independent Theaters: Lumiere Summit — Including Richard Linklater, Rebecca Zlotkowski, Jafar Panahi, Jane Campion, Pedro Almodóvar, Wim Wenders, Tarik Saleh and Jia Zhang-ke.
VARIETY ↗︎
Werner Herzog on David Lynch, AI, and Why His New Film ‘Bucking Fastard’ Skipped Cannes for Venice
INDIEWIRE ↗︎
John Wilson Interview — The director chats to It’s Nice That about his first feature film, The History of Concrete, and the process by which his comedic explorations of the banal become so beautiful.
IT’S NICE THAT ↗︎
First Flights Short Film Fund — The short film fund allows emerging talent worldwide to test their ideas before embarking on a feature film.
FIRST FLIGHTS ↗︎
Vimeo Short Film Grant — Vimeo are supporting five filmmakers with money, mentorship, and equipment for their next short film project.
VIMEO ↗︎
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