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Wellington Almeida

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Head of Short Films @HollywoodPark | Programmer @sourafilmfest @oslofilmfest | Selection Team @BerlinaleForum | Pre-selector @giornatedegliautori | Words @Cinema7Arte @journeyintocinema

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Journey Into Cinema @journeyintocinema.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
“The truth is that the universe doesn't care about us, that it doesn't even know we're here.” Axel Bertha discusses Against Nature, which played in the Proxima Competition at Karlovy Vary Film Festival. journeyintocinema.com/against-natu...
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Axel Bertha | Against Nature Interview | Karlovy Vary
Axel Bertha talks to us about his debut feature Against Nature, casting non-professional actors and being mentored by Carlos Reygadas.
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Journey Into Cinema @journeyintocinema.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
"For decades, the festival built its authority on the idea that it was capable of defining the centre of world cinema. In 2026, for the first time in a very long while, that authority appeared to waver." @wellvisky.bsky.social argues that Cannes is in decline.
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Cannes Is In Crisis | Cannes | Opinion
Between weak films, absent Americans and a French cinema on the brink of collapse, the Cannes Film Festival appears to be facing a rare crisis of authority.
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Black Girl Nerds @blackgirlnerds.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
When I think of peak Cohen Brothers, the movie that comes to mind is the 1987 film Raising Arizona.
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Cult Classics: 'Raising Arizona' Gave us an Epic Prolonged Opening Sequence | Black Girl Nerds
Spread the loveWhen I think of peak Cohen Brothers, the movie that comes to mind is the 1987 film Raising Arizona. To celebrate the premiere of Nicolas Cage’s latest film, The Unbearable Weight of Mas...
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
"It is so much easier to destroy than it is to build." www.screendaily.com/news/top-fil...
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Top film festival directors rally in defence of Berlinale’s Tricia Tuttle
Letter is signed by leading festival directors including Cannes' Thierry Frémaux, Locarno's Giona A. Nazzaro and Sundance's Eugene Hernandez.
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
If there’s one thing Wolfram Weimer achieved with his tantrum against Berlinale, it was uniting everyone - incl those who had criticised the festival - behind Tricia Tuttle. She comes out stronger and it sends a clear msg: censorship and moral panic have no place in culture. tinyurl.com/mrty2y3m
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Filmes & Filmes @filmesefilmes.com · 15/01/2026
E tem muito mais Brasil em Berlim!🇧🇷 Primeiro longa da cineasta Janaína Marques, o drama cearense "Fiz um Foguete Imaginando que Você Vinha" foi selecionado para o prestigiado Festival de Berlim (@berlinale), em fevereiro, dentro da seção Forum.❤️🎥
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Luiz Carlos Merten @lcmerten.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
De 29 a 8 de fevereiro mais uma edição do Fest Roterdã, praticamente emendado com o de Berlim - de 12 a 17 de fevereiro. Entre as atrações anunciadas do evento nos Países Baixos há uma especialíssima, que diz respeito ao cinema gaúcho e brasileiro blogdomertenblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/v...
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 06/01/2026
A cartoon by Natalie Horberg. #NewYorkerCartoons See more from this week’s issue: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/cQOskP
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 07/10/2025
Older technologies have aided and perhaps enfeebled writers. “But with A.I. we’re so thoroughly able to outsource our thinking that it makes us more average, too,” Kyle Chayka writes.
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A.I. Is Homogenizing Our Thoughts
Recent studies suggest that tools such as ChatGPT make our brains less active and our writing less original.
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Israel's Oscar entry, against their will, is the Palestinian film THE SEA: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/m...
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
À luz da polêmica Manas x O Agente Secreto, taí uma ideia que mais cineastas deveriam defender: a necessidade de se desvencilhar das arbitrariedades das escolhas impostas por seus países. deadline.com/2025/09/busa...
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Busan: ‘It Was Just An Accident’ Director Jafar Panahi Calls On Oscars To Separate Film Submissions From Government Control
Panahi's Cannes Palme d'Or winning It Was Just An Accident, screening in Busan's Gala Presentations, has just been selected as France's Oscars entry.
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Luiz Carlos Merten @lcmerten.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
O Agente Secreto candidato ao Oscar. Gostaria de ver a campanha de Sean Penn e Julia Roberts por Manas eventualmente render frutos. Já pensaram? Dois BR na disputa? O do Kleber, claro, e o de Marianna pela própria Academia? Isso se não der só o Agente, filme e filme internacional
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Escrevi sobre os erros, acertos, os filmes da competição do #FestivalDeGramado e as lições que ficaram da sua edição de 2025 para o @cinema7arte.bsky.social: www.cinema7arte.com/analise-as-l...
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Análise: As lições de Gramado 2025 - Cinema Sétima Arte
A 53ª edição do festival gaúcho revela os acertos, as fragilidades e o papel do maior festival do Brasil, ao mesmo tempo em que evidencia o vigor de um cinema brasileiro em expansão e em diálogo com s...
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
ON THE ROAD - The breathtaking (and heartbreaking) Mexican film about the unlikely bond of a truck driver and a drifter on the run is one of the great films of the year and my bet for the @QueerLion tonight at #Venezia82
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
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Spinal Tap II, Julia Roberts and Paul Thomas Anderson: the best films of autumn 2025
An original Alan Bennett screenplay, a classy star turn for George Clooney and a Bruce Springsteen biopic are all on their way to the big screen
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
The Descent: quite possibly the greatest horror film of the 21st century turns 20: letterboxd.com/journal/neil...
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Primal Fear: writer-director Neil Marshall on the twentieth anniversary of his claustrophobic caving horror, The Descent • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
As The Descent turns twenty, writer-director Neil Marshall talks to Isaac Feldberg about his subterranean creature feature—one of the scariest movies ever made—and why the original ending is superior ...
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Trump wants to impose a tax on you so that his buddy can avoid consequences for a coup attempt.
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Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariff, in part due to trial of ally Jair Bolsonaro
"The way Brazil has treated former President Bolsonaro ... is an international disgrace," Trump wrote.
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
From the headlines
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Journey Into Cinema @journeyintocinema.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
"Twenty-five years on, American Psycho reveals how the narcissism of the 1980s metastasised into today’s algorithmic identity crises." @wellvisky.bsky.social dives deep on how Mary Harron's 2000 classic predicted today's era of pristine hyper-masculinity. journeyintocinema.com/american-psy...
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American Psycho by Mary Harron | Sketches | Aesthetics
Once seen as a grotesque satire of greed and masculine performance, American Psycho now reveals how easily critique can slip into aspiration.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 03/06/2025
In a comedic short, a father struggles to give an age-appropriate explanation of the f-word. Watch here.
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A Father-Daughter Swearing Lesson in “The F-Word”
In Alex Cannon’s comedic short, starring Chris Gethard, a dad struggles to give an age-appropriate explanation of the expletive.
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Very interesting piece exploring how contemporary cinema has become increasingly overprocessed and tailored for immediate consumption: "...That sense of unmistakable catastrophe may be why we keep returning to predigested cultural comfort food." www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
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The New Literalism Plaguing Today’s Biggest Movies
Buzzy films from “Anora” to “The Substance” are undone by a relentless signposting of meaning and intent.
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
What remains from Cannes 2025? My final rundown for @journeyintocinema.bsky.social journeyintocinema.com/cannes-2025-...
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Cannes Competition Review: Week Two
Janar Panahi's Un Simple Accident Palme characterises a Cannes line-up that will be better known for its political potential than its aesthetic content.
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Oliver Laxe still topping @cinema7arte.bsky.social jury grid with his incendiary SIRAT. Followed by a tie between KMF's THE SECRET AGENT and Panahi A SIMPLE ACCIDENT #Cannes2025
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
The Sound of Falling #Cannes2025
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Jury Grid for @cinema7arte.bsky.social #Cannes2025
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
All the films for the Queer Palm at #Cannes2025
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
What do Cannes selections, whispered gossip, and a dash of chaos have in common? I tried to piece it all together for Journey Into Cinema and had way too much fun doing it: journeyintocinema.com/cannes-rejec... #Cannes2025
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The Politics of Cannes Rejections | Long Take | Opinion
Cannes is supposed to be a festival that supports autuer cinema. So why does the festival often give its most long-standing guests the cold shoulder?
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Let's just remake the bad ones plz ;)
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Obvs Binoche’s vote weighs the same as the other juries, but if we’re playing this game, I'd say she wouldn't shy away from bold choices. Remember when she gave the bear to testosterone-fuelled SYNONYMS the year Berlinale had record female participation and female stories in competition? #Cannes2025
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Bull Is Afraid
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Cannes, o novo Festival de Veneza dos Oscars (?), e o curioso caso do alemão “The Doctor Says I'm Alright..." ops, digo, "The Sound of Falling” o segundo filme de Mascha Schilinski na Competição de #Cannes2025: www.cinema7arte.com/cannes-2025-...
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Justin Chang @justincchang.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The 19 titles just announced in this year's Cannes Film Festival competition:
78TH CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
COMPETITION


“Alpha” (Julia Ducournau)
“Dossier 137” (Dominik Moll)
“Eagles of the Republic” (Tarik Saleh)
“Eddington” (Ari Aster)
“Fuori” (Mario Martone)
“The History of Sound” (Oliver Hermanus)
“La Petite Dernière” (Hafsia Herzi)
“The Mastermind” (Kelly Reichardt)
“Nouvelle Vague” (Richard Linklater)
“The Phoenician Scheme” (Wes Anderson)
“Renoir” (Chie Hayakawa)
“Romería” (Carla Simón)
“The Secret Agent” (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
“Sentimental Value” (Joachim Trier)
“A Simple Accident” (Jafar Panahi)
“Sirat” (Óliver Laxe)
“Sound of Falling” (Mascha Schilinski)
“Two Prosecutors” (Sergei Loznitsa)
“Young Mothers” (Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne)
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Here we go #Cannes2025
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Film Crave @filmcrave.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Ari Aster's #Eddington starring Pedro Pascal, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and Austin Butler will have its world premiere in Cannes. 🔗 www.screendaily.com/news/eddingt...
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Cinema Sétima Arte @cinema7arte.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Durante a detenção, Hamdan Ballal foi espancado por soldados iraelitas. Após ser libertado, foi tratado em Hebron e já está em casa, com a família em Susya
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Hamdan Ballal, co-realizador de 'No Other Land', é libertado após ser espancado e detido pelo Estado israelita - Cinema Sétima Arte
Durante a detenção, Hamdan Ballal foi espancado por soldados iraelitas. Após ser libertado, foi tratado em Hebron e já está em casa, com a família em Susya
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
“the effort to reach wide audiences with niche movies is akin to exhorting readers to buy printed newspapers and magazines; it’s an appeal to nostalgia” mubi.com/en/notebook/...
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The Current Debate: Oscars 2025, an Indie Triumph?
Independent films emerged as the big winners at the Academy Awards, but will their success usher in a new era of bold, ambitious works?
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Filipe Furtado @filipefurtado.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Minha crônica do mês para À Pala de Walsh:
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De como quase não vi “Ainda Estou Aqui”
A pergunta que mais ouvi nos últimos quatro meses foi “Filipe, quando você vai assistir Ainda Estou Aqui (2024)?” Não, me incomodo com a pergunta, entendo que quem me lê queira a minha opinião sobr…
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Cinema Sétima Arte @cinema7arte.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
ÓSCARES 2025 Melhor Filme Internacional - Ainda Estou Aqui (Brasil) #cinema #oscars #oscars2025 #oscares #oscares2025
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
I wrote some thoughts on the great Oscar nominated short "I'm Not a Robot" (with the film embedded in the text) by Dutch filmmaker Victoria Warmerdam for Journey Into Cinema: journeyintocinema.com/im-not-a-rob...
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Proving Humanity in Oscar-Nominated Short I'm Not a Robot
Oscar-nominated short I'm Not a Robot examines the line between humanity and identity, exploring the illusion of control with humour and precision.
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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Variety Loses Bid to Dismiss Francis Ford Coppola Defamation Lawsuit Over ‘Megalopolis’ Set Claims
The court ruled against the outlet, which argued that the director's lawsuit should be dismissed because it's intended to chill free speech.
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Cinema Sétima Arte @cinema7arte.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
O último Jury Grid Berlinale 2025 #cinema #berlin #berlinale #berlinale2025
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Cinema Sétima Arte @cinema7arte.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
“Drømmer (Dreams (Sex Love))”, o ligeiro drama romântico, do norueguês Dag Johan Haugerud, foi o vencedor do Urso de Ouro, o prémio mais importante do Festival de Berlim, ao passo que “O Último Azul”, de Gabriel Mascaro, recebeu o prémio do Júri.
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Berlim 2025: Com alguma surpresa, “Dreams” norueguês vence Urso de Ouro - Cinema Sétima Arte
“Drømmer (Dreams (Sex Love))”, o ligeiro drama romântico, do norueguês Dag Johan Haugerud, foi o vencedor do Urso de Ouro, o prémio mais importante do
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Cinema Sétima Arte @cinema7arte.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
(terceiro e penúltimo) Jury Grid Berlinale 2025 #cinema #berlin #berlinale #berlinale2025
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Luiz Carlos Merten @lcmerten.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Iracema – Uma Transa Amazônica. Miraculosamente, consegui ingresso para o clássico de Jorge Bodanzky. Fui! A sala estava cheia, com direito a Q&A depois. #Berlinale blogdomertenblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/b...
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David Rooney @david-rooney.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Completely adored Gabriel Mascaro’s gorgeous aquatic road movie THE BLUE TRAIL, an anti-ageism fable from Brazil that harnesses the transformative powers of the Amazon. For me, the #Berlinale2025 competition standout www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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‘The Blue Trail’ Review: A Gorgeous Aquatic Road Movie That Turns the Amazon Into a Magical Escape From Exile to Freedom
Gabriel Mascaro’s dystopian fantasy stars Denise Weinberg as a spirited Brazilian senior who refuses to bow to ageist authoritarian dictates while she still has dreams and desires.
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Cinema Sétima Arte @cinema7arte.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Jury Grid Berlinale 2025 Seis críticos juntaram-se para acompanhar e avaliar os filmes em competição pelo Urso de Ouro da 75.ª edição do Festival de Berlim. www.cinema7arte.com/estrelas-fes...
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Wellington Almeida @wellvisky.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Gabriel Mascaro, seu lindo, you did it again ❤️ #Berlinale2025
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Cinema Sétima Arte @cinema7arte.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Jury Grid Berlinale 2025 Seis críticos juntaram-se para acompanhar e avaliar os filmes em competição pelo Urso de Ouro da 75.ª edição do Festival de Berlim.
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