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'Ghazali' takes its name from the Arabic word for gazelle, a symbol of grace and beauty as well as vulnerability, though here the old dynamic of hunter and hunted shows a new face.

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Young boys are asked what they want to be when they grow up.

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On his way to practice, a Detroit kid drifts in and out of dreams of who he could become, until his story becomes the story of the whole city.

Assembly is our dedicated space for filmmakers to share and discuss their latest work with other filmmakers in an open, conversational setting — a format to celebrate filmmaking, establish new connections, and learn from individual practices and shared experiences.

Our Sydney edition will be kindly hosted by Versus and Kyra Bartley on Thursday, November 26th.

Attendance is free but extremely limited to maintain an intimate setting. Filmmakers at any career stage are welcome, provided they share and engage with others’ work.

Register for Sydney using the link below:
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Cinematographers’ Favorite Festival Is All About AI This Year –– ToruńCAMERIMAGE promised to devote its 2026 edition to "the hopes and threats of AI." The discussions are more than living up to that.

So Film Is Dying. So What? –– Cinéstesia, a new strand of Helsinki’s Espoo Ciné Film Festival, looks to the edges of cinema for signs of life.

UK Music Video Awards 2026 Winners –– There were 40 awards that were presented for the best work in music videos over the past year, plus one special presentation of the UKMVAs' Legend Award, commemorating the late music video commissioner John Moule.

Sofia Coppola On Making Marie Antoinette (Interview) –– Making Marie Antoinette is a feature-length, intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the film’s production, courtesy of the director’s own mother, documentarian Eleanor Coppola.

Nathan Fielder Tells Us Everything (Interview) –– A WIRED exclusive interview with the comic auteur, as his first feature film hits theaters.

Quentin Tarantino x David Fincher In Conversation (Interview) –– The pair join Empire Magazine to discuss their first-ever creative collaboration.

For Director Chloé Zhao, Creativity Is Seeing the Extraordinary in the Ordinary (Interview) –– The Oscar-winning filmmaker, who served as a judge for this year's Instagram Rings awards, believes creativity is a birthright for everyone, no matter the size of the screen.

Jafar Panahi Facing Five Years’ Imprisonment in Iran After Being Sentenced in Absentia –– The Cannes-winning ‘It Was Just an Accident’ director, having returned to Iran after the Oscars, also had a Tehran Revolutionary Court confiscate his assets and impose a travel and social media ban.

An Exiled Filmmaker’s Unsparing View of Contemporary Russia (Interview) –– Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ‘Minotaur’ is the first independent feature to portray Russian life during the war with Ukraine.

Michael Mann Hospitalized After Accidentally Shooting Himself –– Michael Mann was hospitalized on Saturday after he accidentally shot himself in the leg at a Los Angeles gun range, according to the L.A. Police Department.

DCTV DocuMixer with Nonfiction Hotlist (November 16th, New York) –– Come together with fellow filmmakers and members of the documentary community for this happy hour celebrating nonfiction film and the people who make it happen.

Yorgos Lanthimos’ Photographs Get a Museum Show at Foam Amsterdam –– Featuring behind-the-scenes shots from ‘Bugonia,’ ‘Poor Things,’ and ‘Kinds of Kindness’.

Jenny Baines ‘Action Films’ followed by Q&A (17 November, London) –– The second in a series of screenings accompanying a new book by Simon Payne, Experimental Cinema: Structures, Systems and Strategies.

New York Times Company in Advanced Talks to Acquire Letterboxd –– The roughly $330 million deal for the cinephile community site would be part of an effort to add new products and services to the company’s portfolio.

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