“We’re not afraid of AI,” says GIFF Pro’s Mathieu Gayet as 2026 programme opens
GIFF Pro’s programme of audiovisual innovation provides the chance to discuss and examine AI, Gayet explains.
Marine Atlan on how she aimed to capture the intensity of adolescence in ‘La Gradiva’
The film about a school trip to Pompeii has become one of the breakout French films of the year.
TIFFCOM leaders talk turning the spotlight on IP, co-production and AI
Anime will also be a key focus at the 2026 edition of the long-running market.
Three Japanese directors in Tokyo Competition talk connection, identity and loss
Akira Ikeda, Akira Yamamoto and Yukiko Mishima discuss their upcoming films.
How Valladolid International Film Week is honouring the legacy of Jose Luis Cienfuegos
His close colleagues Marina Viader and Javier H. Estrada have taken over in an interim capacity.
Bille August on adapting novel ‘Me, You’: “I thought, how the hell do you transform this into a film?”
Oscar and double Palme d’Or winner’s latest film, an adaptation of Erri de Luca book, world premieres this week at Rome Film Fest.
BFI’s Mia Bays corrects the record: “People thought I ran the LFF, the archive, and BFI Southbank”
Bays is feeling energised as she comes to the end of her five-year tenure as the director of the BFI Filmmaking Fund.
Marco Bechis on Brazil doubling for Argentina in ‘Back To Buenos Aires’
“Accessing the Ancine/FSA public funds was crucial to making the co-production viable.”
Sao Paulo festival director Renata de Almeida on track record of supporting new talent
”The star is always the film and the only thing that raises the temperature is the heat coming from the audience.”
How Paola Malanga is making Rome Film Fest a top showcase for international films
Italian distributors are paying close attention to the programme.
My Screen Life: Taiwanese producer Patrick Mao Huang on spotting new talent and embracing AI
The Taiwanese film producer talk spotting up-and-coming filmmakers, learning those unwritten industry rules and the transformational impact of AI on storytelling.
Korean-Chinese director Zhang Lu talks inspirations, financing and return to Busan
China-born Korean director Zhang Lu has a strong connection with Busan
My Screen Life: Korean exec Paul D Kim talks industry challenges and Sean Baker ambitions
The founder and CEO of Hive Filmworks on the challenges facing the Korean film industry, the conservative mindset of investors, and the project he would pitch to Sean Baker
