Directors Digest — Friday 1 September 2023

This week, Venice Film Festival starts and London Film Festival announces their full line-up. Read all about it in this week’s Directors Digest. 

News

Despite the impact of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, Venice Film Festival is underway. (Deadline)

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BFI announces the full line-up of their 67th London Film Festival. (Deadline)

AI-Media releases an AI-powered automated captioning tool kit. (TVBEurope)

Iranian documentary filmmaker Mojgan Ilanlou was arrested for 24 hours. (Deadline)

The Directors Guild Foundation donates $100,000 to MPTF to support crew members affected by strikes. (Variety)

Features

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Little White Lies delves into the history of the blockbuster, and how it has evolved in the last 50 years.

Deadline presents six key takeaways from the Edinburgh TV Festival, from the impact of strikes to the commissioning slowdown and AI.

Opinion

‘Who are we to judge the choices that people make?’ — Fatima Salaria writes about women stepping away from the industry, and returning to work, for Broadcast.

‘This year’s Edinburgh was fascinating, but not for the reasons you’d expect’ — Scott Bryan writes for Broadcast.

Director Interviews

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Sofia Coppola looks back at her career with The Guardian.

Declan Lowney speaks to Screen about directing the Emmy-nominated comedy series Ted Lasso.