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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

Martin Scorsese tells young film-makers to embrace new tech for ‘serious’ work

Martin Scorsese on the red carpet upon arrival at a screening of Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Scorsese on the red carpet upon arrival at a screening of Killers of the Flower Moon during the BFI London Film Festival in London on 7 October. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images

Martin Scorsese has urged young film-makers to use new technology for “serious” work, as he emphasised the importance of cinema over content.

Speaking at a Screen Talk at the BFI London film festival hosted by the British film-maker Edgar Wright, Scorsese – arguably America’s highest status film director – said the industry’s “period of reinventing” didn’t have to spell the end of auteur-led film-making.

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