Bulletin — Ilan Lampl, Pantera, Stillz...
DIRECTORS' LIBRARY
June 19, 2026
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Ilan Lampl directs ‘Lucha’.
Young Canarian wrestlers navigating pressure, grief, discipline, and self-belief through one of the world’s oldest combat traditions. Featuring Gaumet Innouri De Leon.
CAMPAIGN
Pantera direct ‘For a Lifetime of Lives’ for Rimowa.
A cinematic reflection on movement, memory and identity.
FILM
Stillz directs ‘Barrio Triste’.
Four teens document their own rowdiness in a hauntingly poetic portrait of violence and loneliness.
Footnotes
What No One Tells You About Short Films — Practical Advice on Festivals, Visibility, Streaming, and Sales.
INDIEWIRE ↗︎
Romain Gavras & Surkin Interview — For their new exhibition at 180 Studios in London, Romain Gavras and Surkin expand on the recent success of their viral video for 'Storm' by painting a darkly romantic portrait of tomorrow.
WALLPAPER* ↗︎
How Nicolas Winding Refn and Hideo Kojima Turned Friendship Into an Art Installation — The filmmaker and video game creator's collaborative Prada Mode installation is taking over New York's Hotel Chelsea.
ARTNET ↗︎
Filmmaker x Filmstack — Ted Hope (Hope for Film) and Courtney Romano (Let's Go Again) joined Filmmaker's Chloe Lizotte and Mike Hogan to talk #Filmstack, NonDē, and the power of community.
FILMMAKER MAGAZINE ↗︎
British Independent Film Awards: Eddie Marsan — From working with top British independent film directors like Mike Leigh to unforgettable roles in American blockbusters, and everything in between.
BIFA PODCAST ↗︎
Are film directors getting older? — Stephen Follows analysed 4,690 director credits across 4,203 movies to examine how the age of film directors has shifted over nine decades of cinema.
STEPHEN FOLLOWS ↗︎
Martin Scorsese × Black Forest Labs
BLACK FOREST LABS ↗︎
Art Directors Guild Slams Martin Scorsese for AI Partnership — The Art Directors Guild released a statement condemning Martin Scorsese’s recent partnership with AI startup Black Forest Labs.
VARIETY ↗︎
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