Bulletin — Yorgos Lanthimos, Norah Jenny Rondestvedt, Farida Baqi...
DIRECTORS' LIBRARY
September 25, 2025
CAMPAIGN
Yorgos Lanthimos directs ‘Prada Galleria’.
A cinematic study of transformation and persona, where ritual identities take place.
CREATIVE SHORT
Norah Jenny Rondestvedt directs ‘Love Syndrome’.
The tenderness of different young people as they confront and navigate the beginnings of relationships.
FILM
Farida Baqi directs ‘The Visual Feminist Manifesto’.
The life of a young woman from birth to adulthood in an unnamed Arab city.
Recipient of the Youth Jury Award at Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR).
Footnotes
Christopher Nolan Elected DGA President — The Directors Guild of America announced that Christopher Nolan was elected President during its Biennial National Convention by acclimation.
THE DGA
Claire Denis: Director of ‘The Fence’ — The French director discusses the origins of her new film and the most significant topics she’s covered during her career.
CINEUROPA
Watermelon Pictures is the film company putting Palestinian cinema on the big screen — Two brothers have taken the roots of their family business and grown something brilliant: a platform dedicated to hosting the best of Palestinian cinema.
IT’S NICE THAT
Why Indie Film Can’t Afford the Risk of Not Taking Risks — AI, ticket pricing, and streaming are among the areas addressed in recommendations in the Locarno Pro StepIn 2025 report.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Shooting Imax for Drake's ‘Nokia’ — Cinematographer Kelly Jeffrey and director Theo Skudra detail the making of the rapper-singer's larger-than-life music video.
THE ASC
Orson Welles’ Estate Unhappy by Amazon Remaking His Movie Using AI — Amazon is planning to use artificial intelligence to recreate destroyed footage from Orson Welles’ 1942 film ‘The Magnificent Ambersons’.
FUTURISM
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