In the Year of Long Films: on Duration in the Digital World | The State of Cinema

21 September, 2023

This year's roster of Cannes Film Festival has revealed (or rather, cemented) a budding phenomenon – one that is as particular as it is heterogeneous: an increasing amount of films whose runtime passes the 'usual' 1½ – 2-hour mark, often surpassing 3 hours in length, is being released.

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Film critic & journalist. Collaborates with local and international outlets, programs a short film festival - BIEFF, does occasional moderating gigs and is working on a PhD thesis about home movies. At Films in Frame, she writes the monthly editorial - The State of Cinema and is the magazine's main festival reporter.