Participatory cinema is a film genre that provides the opportunity for the audience to participate in the production of the film. Participatory cinema, sometimes incorrectly called interactive cinema, is a subgenre of cinema that differs from other film genres by allowing the audience to actively…

Taiwanese New Wave Cinema is a movement in Chinese-language cinema that is largely considered to run from around the mid-1980s into the 2000s. Directors from Taiwan created independent and serious films that were both artistic, and had social commentary. Although the directors of Taiwanese New…

  Pluginmanifesto Film Movement What Is The Pluginmanifesto Film Movement? The pluginmanifesto is a document written by Ana Kronschnabl that looks at the challenges for filmmaking for the Internet and other reduced bandwidth platforms (such as mobile phones, PDAs, and others). The author noted, “The…

In the past decade, a new wave of Nigerian filmmakers has emerged, producing films that have won awards around the world. These films, known as Nollywood, are produced in Nigeria’s leading film industry and have made major strides in both production quality and international recognition….

Non narrative film, sometimes referred to as experimental films or avant-garde films, is a cinema which does not use narrative storytelling (though it can still have a plot). It may use other elements such as dialogue, but these are secondary to the images. According to…

In the mid-20th century, Hong Kong was an international hotspot for cinema. The city produced some of the world’s most influential movies and filmmakers. But by the late ’60s, filmmaking had slowed there. The New Wave movement, which began in the late-1970s, redefined Hong Kong…

The New Generation of Malayalam cinema is a film movement in Malayalam cinema that began in the second half of the 2010s. In the past few years, new generation movies have been increasingly setting box office records and receiving critical acclaim. The directors of this…

The word “Kammerspielfilm” is not a common one in the English language, and it is perhaps no surprise to learn that it comes from the German. It means “chamber film,” and it refers to an old-fashioned style of filmmaking, one that is generally considered to…

The Kinok (Celluloid) movement was a group of Russian filmmakers who, in the 1920s, began to create newsreels and documentaries that celebrated the ideals of the Revolution. The movement was led by Dziga Vertov, whose career in filmmaking began at the onset of the Russian…

The French film industry is one of a kind. As one of the most important cultural institutions in the country, it has produced some of the most well-known directors and filmmakers in history. One of the most controversial periods in French cinema was between 2000…