A. Get lost in the movement
[Watch one film belonging to each of the following cinematic movements]
1. New German Cinema
2. Japanese New Wave
3. Cinema du look
4. Australian New Wave
Picnic at Hanging Rock
5. Documentary Film Movement
6. Iranian New Wave
B. Behind the Iron Curtain
[Watch a film from each of the following countries while they were under communist rule]
1. Soviet Union (1922-1991)
2. Poland (1947-1989)
3. Yugoslavia (1945-1992)
4. Czechoslovakia (1948-1989)
5. China (1949-present)
C. Lets break this down, shall we?
[Pick one of the following genres and watch one film from each of its subgenres or themes listed]
1. [Fantasy: Sword & Sorcery] [Thriller: Legal] [History: Biopic] [Animation: Puppet]
2. [Fantasy: High Fantasy] [Thriller: Political] [History: Period Film] [Animation: Claymation]
3. [Fantasy: Magical Realism] [Thriller: Supernatural] [History: Alternate History] [Animation: Live Animation]
4. [Fantasy: Dark fantasy] [Thriller: Mystery] [History: Historical Drama] [Animation: Rotoscoping]
D. I coulda been a contender:
[Watch a film that has won the following awards]
1. Cannes Film Festival
Pulp Fiction
2. Academy Award
3. National Society of Film Critics Award
TAR
4. Berlin International Film Festival
The Silence of the Lambs
5. Locarno Film Festival
E. I have always depended on the lists of strangers:
[Watch one film featured in each of the following prominent lists]
1. Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films Poll
2. Cahiers du Cinéma’s Annual Top 10
3. 100 Italian Movies Restored
4. Steven Jay Schneider's 1001 movies
5. Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project
F. I see dead people:
[Watch one film from each group of deceased directors, actors and cinematographers]
1. John Huston, Peter Bogdanovich, Billy Wilder, D.W. Griffith
2. Alain Resnais, Wolfgang Petersen, Sergei Eisenstein, Manoel de Oliveira
3. Delphine Seyrig, Monica Vitti, Brigitte Horney, Katharine Hepburn
4. Montgomery Clift, Oskar Werner, Francisco Rabal, Ugo Tognazzi
5. Michael Ballhaus, Conrad L. Hall, Vilmos Zsigmond, Stanley Cortez
G. The circle of life
[Watch a film with each of the following age-related themes]
1. a film with a child protagonist
2. a coming-of-age film
3. a mid-life crisis film
4. a film tackling old age
H. Country roads take me home
[Pick one of the following country groups and watch 5 films from its members, without repetitions]
1. Mediterranean (Albania, Egypt, France, Israel, Italy, Greece, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Turkey)
2. Former French Colonies (Algeria, Cambodia, Canada, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Palestine, Senegal, Tunisia, Vietnam)
3. Spanish speaking countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Spain)
4. WWI Allies (Belgium, Brazil, Japan, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Thailand, United Kingdom)
5. Antarctic Treaty Parties (Australia, China, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, Uruguay)
I. Three monkeys off your back
[Watch a film fitting each of the following categories of addiction]
1. a film with an alcoholic main character
2. a film about drug addiction
3. a film in which gambling is a central theme
J. I feel pretty!
[Watch a film that was nominated for each of the visual awards mentioned below]
1. Academy Award for Best Cinematography
2. Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
3. Academy Award for Best Production Design
4. Academy Award for Best Costume Design
5. Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
K. Are we there yet?
[Watch one film for each of the miscellaneous challenges listed below]
1. a film in theaters
2. a film that is an anthology or collection of stories
3. a film with less than 3,000 votes on IMDb
4. a film released in 2023
5. a film suggested by another participant of this challenge