Dan Fleming

Communications Strategist @thestorymob

[Dan Fleming @Dan__Fleming]

@Rory_Nicklin An awesome few weeks, a pleasure being a part of it with you! 👊

[Dan Fleming @Dan__Fleming]

17/24, about on par with last year.

Incorrect on Lead Actor (Timmy robbed), Supporting Actress, Animated Short, Casting (although my personal pick won), Cinematography (OBAA snubbed), Doc Feature, and Original Song (contrarianism backfired here)

[Dan Fleming @Dan__Fleming]

Continuing the tradition with my 2026 Oscars Ballot. Seems like an easier one to predict this year, with many heavy favourites, but let's see...

[Dan Fleming @Dan__Fleming]

Another year, another Oscars Ballot.

This time I've put way too much effort into it and introduced a key so you can tell which ones I actually have an idea on and which ones I'm just going with the popular vote on.

Went 12/21 last year so let's see if I can beat that!

[Variety @Variety]

Paul Thomas Anderson on why "Sentimental Value" is one of his favorite films of 2025:

"A few years back, Joachim Trier did the world a favor and introduced us to Renate Reinsve. So when superfans like me heard Joachim and Renate were reuniting, there was lots of jumping up and down. Renate’s made-for-the-movies face and talent will take anyone’s breath away. I’ve seen her do things on-screen that make my stomach drop and blood pressure rise. She’s a gift from movie heaven, and Joachim and his co-writer Eskil Vogt know how to provide her with material worthy of her talent."
https://t.co/iqhIvdvr4K

[Michael J. Miraflor @michaelmiraflor]

We used to call this transmedia planning (shout out to Henry Jenkins and MIT Media Lab). When I worked on HBO we’d activate more than a dozen supplemental niche touch points for some campaigns to supplement the main media buy and PR push. Didn’t matter if these elements didn’t scale. It was all in service of the narrative promoting the premiere. Gave super fans a treasure hunt spread across the entire internet. We had a True Blood audio upload on a random platform that got ~1000 unique streamers (same day we did a $200K IGN roadblock). Those 1000 true fans mattered just as much as the 1M impressions we got on the HPTO. This was before everyone got obsessed with performance metrics. Before algorithmic feeds. Media planning was storytelling and craft. The most special fan service things didn’t scale bc that wasn’t the point.

[Variety @Variety]

Jennifer Lawrence says #OneBattleAfterAnother is "one of the best movies I've ever seen."

“I can’t remember a time where I ever had an experience like that in the cinema, and it was shared. When it was over, everyone applauded. I just kept thanking my husband over and over and over again because he had booked the tickets, like two weeks in advance, and I just couldn’t say anything else other than just like, thank you for that experience... You have to see it in theaters. I think it’s an impossible pace to uphold. There’s not an extra minute in it, at no point does it drag. [Paul Thomas Anderson] has so many characters inside of him, and they’re all so visceral. It’s so alive and you’re in it. Every character, you are, you know them and you see them.”

Read more here: https://t.co/WFsc1hCR8P

[Elia @luscielia]

look at these photos and tell me this game isn't art

[VALO2ASIA @VALO2ASIA]

One of the most well-known esports photographers @Yicun_liu shares a heartfelt story about photographing Boaster behind the scenes:

“From a photojournalism perspective, every moment, whether a win or a loss, has a reason to be documented. Documenting the lows makes the climb back to the top even more meaningful.

But often, when photographing the players who’ve just lost, standing in front of them with a camera feels ‘cruel’. After all, the biggest stages often bring the greatest pain. Though the rational part of me says: Don’t hesitate. Press the shutter. This is your job.

Yesterday, Boaster broke down in tears in front of me, and pressing the shutter at that moment was really difficult.

At Masters Shanghai 2024, after FNATIC’s loss, Boaster cried backstage, his back facing me, full of sadness. I couldn’t bring myself to go near him.

Later that same year in Berlin, Boaster and Yinsu heard I was doing Worlds and invited me to dinner. During the meal, Boaster asked,

‘Did you take any photos of me crying?’

I said, ‘Sorry, you were too heartbroken that time. I couldn’t bring myself to take the shot.’

He replied, ‘It’s okay. Next time if I cry, just take the photo. I think moments like that make for beautiful memories in my career. Photos like that can be beautiful too.’

Thank you, Jake, for giving me the courage.

Paris, 2025.”

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#VALORANTChampions Story translated from Mandarin

[VALORANT Champions Tour @ValorantEsports]

FNATIC IS UNSHAKEABLE

[FNATIC Davard @davard_]

this is cinema bro

[FNATIC Boaster @OfficialBoaster]

These pictures show how much it meant to us to win, for Alfa and for ourselves. Alfa didn’t want to let us down and asked to play. Happy he was able to rest and we got the dub.

I won’t lie I was a tiny bit worried but I believed that the boys would step up and they did just that.

[chica1967 @asenivana]

Nobody truly wants to die. They only want to find a way out of loneliness and pain. Today, on World Suicide Prevention Day, we remember our son Twisten, who left us forever two years ago. Please, talk to children about emotions. Thank you for still remembering Kája🙏 @TwistenVAL

[Dan Fleming @Dan__Fleming]

@carver_fisher Best of luck with what comes next Carver - was insightful reading through this thread. Hoping you land on your feet and that you are able to stick around in the esports / gaming industry!

[St1ka @St1ka]

If you're an indie developer, you should hang this screenshot on your wall and use it as inspiration to never give up

[Dan Fleming @Dan__Fleming]

@Rory_Nicklin @thestorymob Thank you!👊

[Dan Fleming @Dan__Fleming]

Reflecting on a superb time in Berlin for the #VCTEMEA Stage 2 Playoffs!

A huge privilege to support with on-site press management and post-game player interviews during the Finals weekend whilst representing @thestorymob

Thank you @Rory_Nicklin for the opportunity 🙌

[Dan Fleming @Dan__Fleming]

@sofiarguimaraes @TAG_tom_apex @thestorymob @Rory_Nicklin Without a doubt😎

[Dan Fleming @Dan__Fleming]

@thestorymob @NaimRosinski

[Dan Fleming @Dan__Fleming]

@TAG_tom_apex @thestorymob @Rory_Nicklin @sofiarguimaraes Truer words are rarely spoken! @sofiarguimaraes is brilliant and definitely brought the best energy to the press room😅

[Dan Fleming @Dan__Fleming]

And a massive shoutout to @Coco_VLR @HugoBernabeuJT @sofiarguimaraes @NaimRosinski @timpham_ @ZenWritesALot for both your excellent company and superb coverage - hope we can run it back in the future 🔥