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The Most Popular Cinema Cameras of Fall 2025

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2025-10-27

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When IndieWire published its Camera Survey of 45 of the Top Fall 2025 Films, it offered more than just a list of technical choices, but revealed the visual DNA driving this year’s…

Cannes 2025: ARRI ALEXA 35 Takes the Throne, Super 35 Rules Supreme

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2025-05-23

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As the Cannes Film Festival 2025 wraps up, a cinematic tradition lives on: the unveiling of Y.M.Cinema’s Cannes Camera Chart. Based on IndieWire’s excellent cinematography survey (Cannes 2025: IndieWire’s Survey), this year’s…

SXSW 2025 Camera Breakdown: ARRI ALEXA 35 Dominates Festival Filmmaking

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2025-05-11

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SXSW (South by Southwest) has never operated within the traditional festival model. It doesn’t compete with the high-gloss of Cannes, the prestige of the Oscars, or the industry-fueled marketplace of Sundance. Instead,…

Shooting a Sundance Winner with Canon: A Counterpoint to the ALEXA Dominance

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2025-02-06

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At Y.M. Cinema, we recently questioned Canon’s absence from Sundance 2025 and the festival’s apparent preference for ARRI ALEXA cameras. We also explored the evolving nature of Sundance itself, asking whether it…

The Cameras of TIFF 2024: Super 35 Rules With the ARRI 35 & Mini

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2024-10-08

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Once again, IndieWire reached out to 90 (!) cinematographers with movies playing at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) to explore the cameras they used. As the tradition calls, we analyzed the data…

Camerimage is Being Smashed Amid Decision to Screen RUST

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2024-10-04

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Almost three years after the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins, a Ukrainian cinematographer on the set of RUST, Camerimage is set to “honor her memory and remind the world of her legacy”…

The Most Popular Cinema Cameras

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2024-05-29

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Have you wondered what are the most popular cinema cameras? Well, by analyzing three main film contests (Oscars, Cannes Film Festival, and Sundance Film Festival), the answer is pretty straightforward. Read our…

Cannes Film Festival 2021’s Lenses: A Lot of Optics!

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2021-07-13

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We analyzed IndieWire’s survey regarding the cameras and lenses used to shoot more than 50 selected features premiering at Cannes 2021. Cooke leads the way. Angenieux is the second most used optics,…

Sundance Institute Announces the (On-Line!) 2021 Film Festival

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2020-11-18

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The holy grail of independent filmmaking, which is the Sundance Film Festival, announced its 2021 event. For the first time, the Sundance Film Festival 2021 will be held online (Jan. 28– Feb.…

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Tribeca and YouTube Announce “We Are One”: An Online International Film Festival

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2020-04-30

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Tribeca and Youtube have partnered to initiate “We Are One” which is an online stage for film festivals across the world. This international film festival will run from May 29 to June…

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The Most Popular Cinema Cameras of Fall 2025

Cannes 2025: ARRI ALEXA 35 Takes the Throne, Super 35 Rules Supreme

SXSW 2025 Camera Breakdown: ARRI ALEXA 35 Dominates Festival Filmmaking

Shooting a Sundance Winner with Canon: A Counterpoint to the ALEXA Dominance

The Cameras of TIFF 2024: Super 35 Rules With the ARRI 35 & Mini

Camerimage is Being Smashed Amid Decision to Screen RUST

The Most Popular Cinema Cameras

Cannes Film Festival 2021’s Lenses: A Lot of Optics!

Sundance Institute Announces the (On-Line!) 2021 Film Festival

Tribeca and YouTube Announce “We Are One”: An Online International Film Festival

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