Over the last decades, the world of cinema has gone through profound transformations. The advent of streaming platforms, the COVID pandemic, and the introduction of AI technology at multiple stages of film production all contributed to create a new landscape which raises many questions about cinema in the future. Will cinema theaters thrive again or have we entered a world where streaming will dominate? What are the major trends shaping the world of cinema today? How do social movements – from Black Lives Matter to Me Too – influence film content? Do film festivals still play an important role in influencing what we watch and shining a light on lesser-known filmmakers? How does the proliferation of film production impact the way we watch movies and how they affect us?
To cast light on these questions, we are very honored to welcome today one of the leading cinema experts, Richard Peña.
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Richard Peña is a renowned professor of cinema and film critic. For over 35 years, he taught cinema at Columbia University, where he founded the MA Program in Film Studies. He is now Emeritus Prof at CU. He has also taught film history and theory at Princeton, Harvard, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, the University of São Paulo, Beijing University and Jadavpur University. Richard Peña has served as the Program Director of the Film Society at the Lincoln Center and was the Director of the New York Film Festival from 1988 to 2012. Until recently, he was the host of Reel 13 Classics on PBS Channel Thirteen.
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Host: Dr. Emmanuel Kattan
Editor and Producer: Rachel Kahn
Producer: Georgia O’Neil