Speaker 1: Winner, Herzog has been making headlines in the past few
Speaker 1: days with a flurry of new projects and public appearances.
Speaker 1: According to Variety, Herzog premiered his latest documentary, Ghost Elephants
Speaker 1: at the Venice Film Festival, where it screened out of competition.
Speaker 1: The film follows the search for a mysterious herd of
Speaker 1: elephants in Angola and is set to premiere on Disney
Speaker 1: Plus in March twenty twenty six. At the same festival,
Speaker 1: Herzog was honored with the Golden Line for lifetime Achievement,
Speaker 1: and Francis Ford Coppola paid tribute to him during the
Speaker 1: opening ceremony, calling Herzog an unlimited phenomenon. Kurtzog also revealed
Speaker 1: that he is currently shooting his next feature film, Bucking Fasted,
Speaker 1: in Ireland, starring sisters Kate and Rooney Mara. He's developing
Speaker 1: an animated film based on his novel The Twilight World,
Speaker 1: and has been cast as a voice actor in Bong
Speaker 1: June Ho's upcoming animated film about deep sea creatures. Variety
Speaker 1: notes that Herzog never stops working and always has multiple
Speaker 1: projects in motion, following whichever comes at him with the
Speaker 1: greatest urgency. In a recent interview with Larry Wilmore, Herzog
Speaker 1: discussed his new book, The Future of Truth, which explores
Speaker 1: his concept of ecstatic truth, a poetic and emotional truth
Speaker 1: that goes beyond mere facts. He also shared his philosophy
Speaker 1: on filmmaking, emphasizing practice over theory and the importance of
Speaker 1: self reliance. Herzog has also joined Instagram, marking his first
Speaker 1: foray into social media. In his debut reel, he explained
Speaker 1: that while he doesn't use a cell phone, he felt
Speaker 1: compelled to share his creative process and aspects of his
Speaker 1: life with a wider audience. On the business side, Herzog's
Speaker 1: twenty nineteen pseudo documentary Family Romance LLLC, about the phenomenon
Speaker 1: of hired family members in Japan, has been mentioned in
Speaker 1: reviews of the new film Rental Family, which stars Brendan Fraser.
Speaker 1: Herzog's advice to aspiring directors continues to resonate with variety,
Speaker 1: highlighting his belief that independent cinema doesn't truly exist and
Speaker 1: that film makers must be self reliant. He encourages creators
Speaker 1: to make films regardless of obstacles, famously stating do it
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