In this episode, Alex is joined by film critic C.J. Prince of Acquired Cinema to discuss the best films of 2025 that are coming to cinemas in the next few months.
Ep. 162 The best films of 2025 (feat. C.J. Prince)
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Ep. 161 Beyond the Oscars: Your gateway to world cinema (feat. C.J. Prince)
In this episode, Alex is joined by film critic C.J. Prince of Acquired Cinema to discuss the wide variety of international films you have access to when you look beyond the Oscars and to the films released right after the Oscars happen.
Ep. 160 How the Oscars affect the international films you hear about
In this episode, Alex is joined by film critic C.J. Prince of Acquired Cinema to discuss how and why the Oscars are becoming more international and how this impacts what movies you hear about and see. They also delve into what makes a movie an Oscar movie and how this relates to the way the movie business functions.
Ep. 116: Virtual film festivals: Taking stock of their past, present, and future
Alex and Orla are joined by critic and programmer C. J. Prince to examine the future of virtual film festivals from the perspectives of critics, distributors, festival programmers, and new audiences.
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This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, and the debut of special guest C. J. Prince.
On this Episode
- Introduction (1:02)
- The different virtual formats (3:00)
- Berlin as the model virtual film festival (10:45)
- Building festival reputations through virtual formats (15:52)
- Geoblocking, rights holders, and distribution issues (19:02)
- COVID corner (24:24)
- The programmer perspective (38:14)
- Re-imagining the value and future of a film festival (49:30)
- Virtual film festivals and accessibility (1:05:16)
- Wrap-up and hopes for the future (1:11:21)
Show Notes
- Read Alex’s review of Ammonite
- Read C. J.’s list of the ten best shorts from TIFF 2021
- Sign up for updates on the first book to ever be published on the films of Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier
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