Category: Cinema
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PRESS RELEASE ÉCU 2026 OFFICIAL SELECTION
ÉCU – THE EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2026’s OFFICIAL SELECTION UNVEILED Over the course of three days (24th, 25th, 26th April, 2026) ÉCU 2026 will present 50 of the World’s best independent films from 22 countries, competing in 15 categories. A total of 25 awards will be granted, including the…
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ÉCU THE EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL: MARCH NEWSLETTER
ÉCU invites you to party with us this month !! Written by Chiara de Liberti Spring is finally on its way, and so the ÉCU Film Festival is fast approaching. Time is running by, but our team is keeping up without missing a beat, with the right determination (thanks to…
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Stop Motion in the Americas: Between Industry and Craft
A conversation with Abril Díaz and Joseph Suárez. Written by Chiara De Liberti When we think of animation, the first images that come to mind are cartoons, drawings, and bright colors — a product primarily intended for children, a comforting medium that takes adults back in time. Yet there is…
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ÉCU THE EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL: FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER
Written by Chiara De Liberti ÉCU works hard to keep independent cinema alive ! February already? Time really does fly, especially when you work as hard as our team. Find out what we’ve been up to in this February newsletter! During this cold and short month, our team’s energies are…
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Independent cinema in 2016 – A conversation with Marc Martínez Jordán
Written by Chiara De Liberti For the past few weeks, social media has been flooded with the new “Back to 2016” trend—an ode to nostalgia and to the desire to retreat into what we can consider a refuge year. Faced with rapidly evolving technologies and artificial intelligence poised to conquer…
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ÉCU THE EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL: JANUARY NEWSLETTER
ÉCU WELCOMES 2026 WITH FRESH EYES AND FRESH MINDS! Written by Jènna Kharroubi and Chiara De Liberti Happy new year! Did you miss us? Don’t worry, we have a lot of news ready to be shared with you. Bonne année! On vous a manqué? Pas d’inquiétude, nous avons beaucoup de…
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The Psychology Behind the Camera
written by Nina Sunko You know what they say – a picture is worth a thousand words. So it’s no surprise that a camera angle is one of the most important elements of a film, at least among those that can’t “speak” on their own. A well-chosen shot can tell…
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Colour Palettes in Independent Cinema
One thing I have noticed in independent movies is that their directors take their colour palette really seriously. It’s a commitment because they want to convey the message of their project in every way possible. Naturally, this includes colour themes, since colour theory is one of the easiest tools to…
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Women Filmmakers Are Redefining African Cinema: Spotlight on Sanaa El Alaoui’s Aicha
Note: This feature contains mentions of rape and sexual violence. Across Africa, as in much of the world, female subjectivity has long been filtered through a male gaze rather than a woman’s own voice. For decades, women’s roles on screen were imagined, written, and directed mostly by men. Nigeria’s pioneering…
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AAIFF Africa 2025 – Day 2
Kigali, Rwanda – 11th October 2025 We’re meeting you halfway through the second day of the second edition of the All African Independent Film Festival!We’re following the events live and bringing them straight to your living rooms, making sure you don’t miss a thing we know you’d hate to miss. Everyone…
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