Screenlife

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A talk by Timur Bekmambetov, Russia’s top grossing filmmaker, on screenlife pictures. 

Director, producer, screenwriterRussia’s top grossing filmmaker. He became widely known in Russia after the release of the fantasy epics Night Watch (2004) and Day Watch (2005). Among Bekmambetov’s other successful Russian projects are the comedy Irony of Fate: Continuation (2007) and the film anthology Yolki (New Year Trees) (2010—2018).Bekmambetov is the only Russian filmmaker who has gained recognition in Hollywood as both a director and producer. Bekmambetov’s directorial debut in Hollywood was the blockbuster Wanted (2008) starring Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. He also directed Abraham Lincoln: The Vampire Hunter (2012) and Ben-Hur (2016).Bekmambetov has made his name in recent years by staking on digital filmmaking and technological innovations. He introduced into the mainstream the screenlife format, in which the action takes place on the screens of computers or smartphones. His first project, the horror film Unfriended (2015), earned about $65 million in worldwide box office, with a budget of $1 million. It is among the top twenty most profitable films in American film history. The movie Searching (2018), with American actor John Cho in the leading role, earned $75 million with a comparable budget. Bekmambetov’s screenlife pictures have not only been a commercial success, but also won awards at international film festivals. In 2018, the Berlinale and SXSW audience awards went to his political thriller Profile.In 2016, Bekmambetov founded the tech startup Screenlife Limited. He is developing products based on neural networks and artificial intelligence for mass production of screenlife content.The talk is chaired by Max Schleser. Filmmaker, Senior Lecturer in Film &amp; TV and Researcher in the Centre for Transformative Media Technologies at Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia).

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