MUBI Notebook’s weekly roundup covers significant developments in global cinema and cultural policy. The European Union faces pressure from over 4,700 film professionals opposing the potential merger of the MEDIA funding program with a broader Media+ initiative, which could redirect resources away from filmmaking. In parallel, India’s independent cinema sector gained institutional support through the newly formed Independent Filmmakers Association, addressing distribution challenges and isolation among auteur practitioners. The issue commemorates Austrian avant-garde pioneer VALIE EXPORT, whose 1968 performance-cinema hybrid Tap and Touch Cinema redefined boundaries between visual art and cinematic expression. Upcoming projects include Claire Denis’s crime thriller on serial killer Leonarda Cianciulli, Catherine Breillat’s adaptation of Simenon’s pre-war rural drama, and John Sayles’s long-awaited western. These developments underscore tensions between institutional film support and independent creative ecosystems across multiple continents.
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