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The Black Cube / Issue 00 / Spring 2025

THE PUBLICATION

EDITORIAL STATEMENT

This first collection of exclusive interviews, curated to mark the launch of The Black Cube, unveils the breadth of contemporary discourse around moving image technologies and cultures. Festival directors, filmmakers, entrepreneurs, archivists, community organisers, investors, and others reflect on urgent questions across fields ranging from virtual production to the materiality of film, from accessibility innovations to conservation ecosystems.

With this prototype issue, we introduce The Black Cube as a new platform designed to amplify the voices redefining cinema and the wider moving image industry — and extend an invitation to further expand the conversation.

PROCESS STATEMENT

All texts in this issue are transcripts of live, recorded conversations, edited in collaboration with the authors. The selection of topics and areas of focus emerges from ongoing, direct dialogue with each contributor. AI is used solely for generating transcripts and proofreading the final edits. The editors-in-chief work as a duo and contribute equally to the creation of the final published interviews.

EDITORS IN CHIEF

Giulia Yoko Galbarini & Carlo Rizzo

EDITORIAL / PARTNERSHIP ENQUIRIES

ciao@cinemao.co

Contributors

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Anaïs Emery on why festivals should be unfettered spaces for creative experimentation

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Christina Caspers-Römer on the smart tools behind the scenes that make space for creativity

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Elisa Alvares on how technology is reshaping investment in screen IP

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Giorgia Di Giusto on poetic audio description as creative practice

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Lisabona Rahman and Markus Ruff on the technopolitics of film preservation

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Maciej Żemojcin on the craft of AI filmmaking

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Maike Mia Höhne on whose film will survive the longest

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Mammafotogramma on the movement within the image

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Sarah Brahim on holding the world with a Bolex

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Sten-Kristian Saluveer now or never: creative industries at a crossroads

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WARSHADFILM on why filmmakers should build their own analog studio

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LAUNCH PARTNER
Cannes Next - Marché du Film

DESIGN BY
Studio Propp

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We wish to give a special thanks to Sten-Kristian Saluveer for believing in this project since its early days, and to all the contributors who have generously shared their time and insights. Much gratitude also to Philomène Perroches and the team at Cannes Next, and to Pierluigi Anselmi, Alessandro C. Busseni, Pietro Buffa, and the team at Studio Propp, who worked tirelessly to help us create and launch this publication. A heartfelt thanks to Sarah Brahim for being a constant source of inspiration and ideas. Thanks also to Andrea Quartarone, Francesca Tamburrini, Yulia Besplemennova, Stefano Mirti, Annibale D’Elia, Alessia Zabatino, Ursula De Gaspari, Rosa Maria Falvo, Alessio Vinciguerra, Thierry Hugot, Katia Sol, Helen Lõhmus, and Salome Steinmann for their advice and support.

DISCLAIMER

The Black Cube and CinemaO assume no liability for any inaccurate or incomplete information, or for any actions taken based on the content herein. Information about individuals, events, and organizations has been provided by those parties directly, and has not been independently verified. The views expressed in each interview are solely those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Black Cube or CinemaO.

Every effort has been made to establish the provenance and copyright of all images included in this issue. If you believe any image has been misattributed, please contact us, and we will seek to address the matter promptly.

Any reproduction of content from this publication without prior written permission from the publisher is strictly prohibited. The Black Cube and CinemaO are trademarks pending registration: all rights reserved.

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