Archive · 19 May 2025
Dogma 25 Filmmakers to Rewrite Movie Rules at Cannes 2025
A new filmmaking movement called Dogma 25 is starting at the Cannes Film Festival, inspired by an older one called Dogme 95.
This new group of filmmakers wants to make movies without using the internet, focusing on real human stories.
They aim to create films with unique visual styles, avoiding makeup and special effects.
The filmmakers are concerned about rising costs and the loss of risk-taking in art films.
They believe in visual storytelling, and their films will have little dialogue.
Famous filmmakers from the original Dogme movement support the new one, which plans to create several films each year, keeping true to its principles.
A new filmmaking movement, Dogma 25, is set to launch at the Cannes Film Festival.
The movement aims to create films without internet use in the creative process.
Participants are focusing on visual storytelling, avoiding makeup and manipulation of actors.
The filmmakers express concerns about the rising costs in filmmaking and diminishing originality in the mainstream.
The movement is inspired by Dogme 95, and supported by original Dogme members.
- Who
- Filmmakers from Sweden and Denmark, including May el-Toukhy, Milad Alami, Annika Berg, Isabella Eklof, and Jesper Just.
- What
- A new filmmaking movement called Dogma 25 is launched to rewrite filmmaking rules without using the internet in the creative process.
- When
- In 2025
- Where
- Cannes Film Festival
- Why
- To revive the movement and stand for flawed, distinct, and human imprint in filmmaking and challenge the impact of algorithms and artificial expressions in film.
Concerns in Art Film
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Arthouse Film Concerns
Concerns in Art Film
The movement expresses worries about the diminishing originality in mainstream film due to a lack of risk-taking in arthouse films and increased production costs.
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This is not a matter of opposing sides as the articles present the viewpoint of the Dogma 25 movement.
- Movement Name
- Dogma 25
- Founder
- May el-Toukhy
- Planned Output
- Five films annually
- Key Principle
- No internet in creative process
- Original Rule Retained
- Must be shot where the narrative takes place