Eine Meldung, die heute für große cinephile Klagerufe sorgte, erreichte uns via Indiewire. Der fantastische Service, den David Hudson und sein Team mit Keyframe auf der Plattform Fandor starteten, wurde eingestellt. Das Unternehmen richtet sich neu aus, man sei mehr am Mainstream interessiert. Mit dazu zählt auch eine stärkere Ausrichtung auf kurzen Videos statt längerer Video-Essays und Texte.

David Hudson äußerte sich auf Facebook: “Many, many thanks for the kind words, everybody. Back in the days of GreenCine Daily, probably at some point between the launches of FB and Twitter, I started saying to my wife, „Some day, what I’m doing here won’t be necessary.“ Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think that day has come. But for me, it’s been a fascinating and rewarding run. I began seeking out news and items of interest; soon it became more a matter of filtering than seeking. Most recently, my approach has been: You’ve probably seen mentions of every item in this roundup fly by, but these are the ones — IMHO, always — worthy of a second look. We may soon see „an app for that,“ but we’re also aware, now more than ever, of the dangers of relying on algorithms to tell us what we’ll want to know about. As for me personally, I don’t know what happens next. I’ve scanned a list of what I’d consider to be potential prospects and, so far, have reached out to only two. If neither pans out, I may return to translating. And getting out more often. Cannes, though!”