![]() That will come, probably, in a decade’s time, when one will be rediscovered. ![]() The end-of-year lists have brought out an eclectic mix of choices but also revealed that, for now, 2015 has yet to produce a universally accepted masterpiece. And, yet, look around and some festivals are doing amazing work, promoting local industries, getting new voices to meet industry figures.Īs for the films in 2015, there has been a lot of quality, without one film being universally acclaimed. Either they are locked out at heavily curated festivals, or they are drowned out at other festivals because of the noise created by the landing in town of the latest star. What this means for cinema is that there are fewer opportunities for new voices to be heard. ![]() It’s a sign of limited freelance budgets and the desire by editors to only cover events certain to get online clicks. In 2015 I went to 13 film festivals, the year before it was 12, and what’s interesting is how different my experiences were in ’15 as compared to ’14 at the same festivals, even when those festivals were at the same venues.Īt a time when Star Wars seems like the only story in the mainstream cinema, it’s interesting to also note a similarly blinkered view on the festival circuit, where only Sundance, Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto seem to matter.
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