Michael Franklin
@mcbfranklin.bsky.social
academic research & industrial application - film, risk, philosophy, economics, market devices | personal acct | @Exeter | https://mcbfranklin.com/
www.screendaily.com/news/bifa-se... Cheers to Warp Films. What a contribution. From Dog Altogether on, via EM Media, Scottish Screen, Warp X partnerships, & everything since just brilliant work & a brilliant company warpfilms.com/projects/
November 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
www.screendaily.com/news/bifa-se... Cheers to Warp Films. What a contribution. From Dog Altogether on, via EM Media, Scottish Screen, Warp X partnerships, & everything since just brilliant work & a brilliant company warpfilms.com/projects/
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The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) has become the latest major investor to back Tokyo-based K2 Pictures’ pioneering new film production fund, signaling growing institutional confidence in the company’s bid to shake up Japan’s long-stagnant film financing system.
Japan’s Indie Film Financier K2 Pictures Wins Support From Major State-Backed Bank (Exclusive)
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) has become the latest major investor to back Tokyo-based K2 Pictures’ pioneering new film production fund, signaling growing institutional confidence in the company’s bid to shake up Japan’s long-stagnant film financing system.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) has become the latest major investor to back Tokyo-based K2 Pictures’ pioneering new film production fund, signaling growing institutional confidence in the company’s bid to shake up Japan’s long-stagnant film financing system.
As highlighted by Alliance for IP - assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6925e6... perhaps hope for an effort towards www.eif.org/InvestEU/gua... www.eif.org/what_we_do/g...
November 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
As highlighted by Alliance for IP - assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6925e6... perhaps hope for an effort towards www.eif.org/InvestEU/gua... www.eif.org/what_we_do/g...
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Australia's streamer regulations are now law. deadline.com/2025/11/aust...
Australia’s Streaming Quotas Become Law: “A Landmark Day For Screen Storytelling,” Says Production Body
Australia's streaming quotas have become law, with Netflix and others now required to spend on original local content.
deadline.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Australia's streamer regulations are now law. deadline.com/2025/11/aust...
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Submit your proposal for the @dariaheu.bsky.social Annual Event: deadline is December 22!
Full info: annualevent.dariah.eu
#ResearchInfrastructures #OpenHumanities #DARIAH
Full info: annualevent.dariah.eu
#ResearchInfrastructures #OpenHumanities #DARIAH
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Submit your proposal for the @dariaheu.bsky.social Annual Event: deadline is December 22!
Full info: annualevent.dariah.eu
#ResearchInfrastructures #OpenHumanities #DARIAH
Full info: annualevent.dariah.eu
#ResearchInfrastructures #OpenHumanities #DARIAH
Great visit, great work, and great discussions nytimes.com/2023/02/25/a... www.ringsidestudios.com/ringsidemedia
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Great visit, great work, and great discussions nytimes.com/2023/02/25/a... www.ringsidestudios.com/ringsidemedia
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Kahlil Joseph’s mesmerizing debut BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions, opening in theaters Friday, feels like a living, breathing dispatch from a time beyond ours, ushering in new possibilities for the form.
Read @jpraup.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review: thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
Read @jpraup.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review: thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Kahlil Joseph’s mesmerizing debut BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions, opening in theaters Friday, feels like a living, breathing dispatch from a time beyond ours, ushering in new possibilities for the form.
Read @jpraup.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review: thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
Read @jpraup.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review: thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
www.unic-cinemas.org/en/resources... Included showcasing of collaborative promotional campaign connecting exhibition & home ent. Chris Spelman ODEON, Liz Bales British Association for Screen Entertainment, Andrew Stewart Amazon Prime Video, shared insights from their cross-industry initiative
UNIC Cinema Days 20 and 21 November 2025
UNIC welcomed cinema industry colleagues from across Europe to Brussels on 20 and 21 November for its 2025 Cinema Days – the event gathered a record number of attendees in a new location!
www.unic-cinemas.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
www.unic-cinemas.org/en/resources... Included showcasing of collaborative promotional campaign connecting exhibition & home ent. Chris Spelman ODEON, Liz Bales British Association for Screen Entertainment, Andrew Stewart Amazon Prime Video, shared insights from their cross-industry initiative
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✨The SCENE EU Project is hosting its Final Event on 3 Dec 2025 at Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus (and online)! Featuring a keynote, 2 panel discussions, project insights & live demos of SCENE tools.
📝Register (hybrid): docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/...
🔗Agenda: thesceneproject.eu/event/scene-...
📝Register (hybrid): docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/...
🔗Agenda: thesceneproject.eu/event/scene-...
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
✨The SCENE EU Project is hosting its Final Event on 3 Dec 2025 at Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus (and online)! Featuring a keynote, 2 panel discussions, project insights & live demos of SCENE tools.
📝Register (hybrid): docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/...
🔗Agenda: thesceneproject.eu/event/scene-...
📝Register (hybrid): docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/...
🔗Agenda: thesceneproject.eu/event/scene-...
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Together with @streamscapes-eu.bsky.social, REBOOT Horizon Europe and CresCine, the seminar highlighted how culture is a strategic boost for the EU’s competitiveness, diplomacy, and sustainability.
#HorizonEurope #EUculture #CulturalPolicy #AudiovisualIndustry #ClimateTransition #AnimationIndustry
#HorizonEurope #EUculture #CulturalPolicy #AudiovisualIndustry #ClimateTransition #AnimationIndustry
October 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Together with @streamscapes-eu.bsky.social, REBOOT Horizon Europe and CresCine, the seminar highlighted how culture is a strategic boost for the EU’s competitiveness, diplomacy, and sustainability.
#HorizonEurope #EUculture #CulturalPolicy #AudiovisualIndustry #ClimateTransition #AnimationIndustry
#HorizonEurope #EUculture #CulturalPolicy #AudiovisualIndustry #ClimateTransition #AnimationIndustry
www.gov.uk/government/s...
We understand that supporting the sector’s long term growth means rapidly improving access to finance for creative businesses and IP owners.
We understand that supporting the sector’s long term growth means rapidly improving access to finance for creative businesses and IP owners.
Minister Ian Murray's speech at the British Screen Forum conference
Creative Industries Minister Ian Murray addressed the British Screen Forum event, speaking about
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
www.gov.uk/government/s...
We understand that supporting the sector’s long term growth means rapidly improving access to finance for creative businesses and IP owners.
We understand that supporting the sector’s long term growth means rapidly improving access to finance for creative businesses and IP owners.
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Staff Pick of the Week:
FALLEN ANGELS (1995) Lost souls reach out for human connection amid a glimmering Hong Kong in Wong Kar Wai's hallucinatory, neon-soaked nocturne. Originally conceived as a segment of Chungking Express only to spin off on its own. https://bit.ly/4rh7Eaj
Available: 🇺🇸|🇨🇦|🇦🇺|🇬🇧
FALLEN ANGELS (1995) Lost souls reach out for human connection amid a glimmering Hong Kong in Wong Kar Wai's hallucinatory, neon-soaked nocturne. Originally conceived as a segment of Chungking Express only to spin off on its own. https://bit.ly/4rh7Eaj
Available: 🇺🇸|🇨🇦|🇦🇺|🇬🇧
November 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Staff Pick of the Week:
FALLEN ANGELS (1995) Lost souls reach out for human connection amid a glimmering Hong Kong in Wong Kar Wai's hallucinatory, neon-soaked nocturne. Originally conceived as a segment of Chungking Express only to spin off on its own. https://bit.ly/4rh7Eaj
Available: 🇺🇸|🇨🇦|🇦🇺|🇬🇧
FALLEN ANGELS (1995) Lost souls reach out for human connection amid a glimmering Hong Kong in Wong Kar Wai's hallucinatory, neon-soaked nocturne. Originally conceived as a segment of Chungking Express only to spin off on its own. https://bit.ly/4rh7Eaj
Available: 🇺🇸|🇨🇦|🇦🇺|🇬🇧
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Congratulations, @clemicollett.bsky.social!
NEW REPORT – The Impact of Generative AI and the Novel 📚
Today we've published new research by @clemicollett.bsky.social examining how industry practitioners, from novelists to publishers, are experiencing AI’s significant impacts.
Read now: www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
Today we've published new research by @clemicollett.bsky.social examining how industry practitioners, from novelists to publishers, are experiencing AI’s significant impacts.
Read now: www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Congratulations, @clemicollett.bsky.social!
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The Global Media & Internet Concentration Project's (GMICP) new data dashboard offers users an interactive view of revenues, market structures & concentration trends for two dozen telecoms, internet and media industries in 25 countries. gmicp.org/dashboard/ 1/
November 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Global Media & Internet Concentration Project's (GMICP) new data dashboard offers users an interactive view of revenues, market structures & concentration trends for two dozen telecoms, internet and media industries in 25 countries. gmicp.org/dashboard/ 1/
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🎬Our interview series "Data Practices, Provenance, and Categorizations in Film History" is out now! 👉 doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Our #DAVIF project partners discuss how data practices and institutional and theoretical frameworks shape film-historical #metadata.
#digitalfilmhistory #culturalheritage
Our #DAVIF project partners discuss how data practices and institutional and theoretical frameworks shape film-historical #metadata.
#digitalfilmhistory #culturalheritage
Data Practices, Provenance, and Categorizations in Film History. Interviews with Scholars, Archivists, and Project Managers
The interviews in this collection were conducted by the BMFTR research group “Aesthetics of Access: Visualizing Research Data on Women in Film History” (DAVIF) (2021-2026) at the Institute of Media St...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🎬Our interview series "Data Practices, Provenance, and Categorizations in Film History" is out now! 👉 doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Our #DAVIF project partners discuss how data practices and institutional and theoretical frameworks shape film-historical #metadata.
#digitalfilmhistory #culturalheritage
Our #DAVIF project partners discuss how data practices and institutional and theoretical frameworks shape film-historical #metadata.
#digitalfilmhistory #culturalheritage
