Slow Film Festival 2019
It’s been quiet on The Art(s) of Slow Cinema recently, but things will change very soon. Now that the Slow Film Festival is over, I have more time for writing and viewing films and I…
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Slow Short Film Festival – Full Programme
Last year, the very first edition of the Slow Short Film Festival took place in Mayfield, England. It was a first, to me in any case. A festival focusing exclusively on slow films – a…
Another Year – Another Festival
I’m not posting those things very often, but I’m delighted about the success of the slow film that is on the top of my list for DVD distribution; Another Year by Shengze Zhu. I wrote…
Dates for Lav Diaz retrospective in Brussels
The schedule has finally been published and I’m happy to list the dates of the Cinematek’s Lav Diaz retrospective here, starting in mid-September and lasting until the end of November. Diaz’s films will be shown…
Lav Diaz retrospective at Cinematek, Brussels
If you either can’t get enough of Lav Diaz’s films or want to get to know his kind of cinema or are simply desperate to find opportunities to see his films on a big screen,…
Venues for Lav Diaz film strand wanted
Now that my thesis is almost on the way to the printer, I can start focusing on other things. After three years of research, I have noticed that the work I have done is, in…
The Art(s) of Slow Cinema in Locarno
A brief post to say that I will be traveling to this year’s Locarno Film Festival. The line-up looks great, and I’m hoping to catch the new Nicolas Pereda film, Los Ausentes, and the latest…
Slow Cinema in the News (February 2014)
This blog goes from strength to strength thanks to my readers. The views are now beyond the 10k benchmark, and I have readers from all over the planet. This helps enormously to make people aware…
Slow Cinema in the News – January 2014
Here’s a brief rundown of news from this month. I tend to tweet these things, but I think it’s a good idea to summarise it all once a month. Better for you, and for me….
Slow Cinema at Rotterdam and Glasgow
The new year starts of nicely for Slow Cinema. The International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Glasgow Film Festival have a range of slow films on offer. If you are around those locations, it’s worth…