Special Edition – On the Frontiers of Cinema – 2000

This special issue of a French film magazine explores the boundaries of cinema, questioning its definition in the digital age and its presence in other forms of media. It features an interview with Jean-Luc Godard discussing the future of cinema and the relationship between the medium and television. The magazine also delves into the impact of digital technology on filmmaking, including the use of computer-generated imagery, digital video discs, and the first digital projections in France. It examines cinema's influence on and connection with amateur films, music videos, video games, and Internet content such as webcams. Furthermore, there are extensive discussions on the rise of television series, their relationship to cinema, and the resurgence of interest in the experimental side of cinema. A producer discusses big TV film productions, while the magazine also features an interview with an archivist of amateur films, and a roundtable with Melvin van Peebles and his crew on using digital filming.