Lena Dunham on her slate, creative freedom and ‘Too Much’
“I really love taking genres that feel well-worn and then seeing what we can inject into them.”
Gözde Kural talks Afghanistan-set ‘Cinema Jazireh’: “Every partner had to be convinced one by one”
Turkish director’s sophomore feature, which world premieres at Karlovy Vary, is a co-production between Turkey, Iran, Romania and Bulgaria.
‘Kneecap’ producer Trevor Birney on his next project with Rich Peppiatt and Ireland’s cross-border challenges
Birney has two projects screening this week at the Galway Film Fleadh, ’The Negotiator’ and ’Boy George & Culture Club’.
“It bowled us over”: Galway Film Fleadh heads on the vibrancy of Irish cinema
The Irish festival runs from June 8-13.
‘Leonora In The Morning Light’ overcomes funding setback to premiere in Guadalajara and Munich
Indie Sales has international rights to the biopic about the English surrealist artist Leonora Carrington.
Apple’s Eddy Cue on the motivation behind pioneering ‘F1’ haptic trailer
“Every movie studio has called us to ask how it was done.”
The making and marketing of word-of-mouth UK comedy hit ‘The Ballad Of Wallis Island’
Film has been championed by a wide range of podcasters, comedians, journalists and industry figures such as Notting Hill director Richard Curtis.
Orwa Nyrabia reflects on his “rollercoaster” seven years at the head of IDFA
“One of the key problems with institutional work in culture is how institutions get so used to [doing] things,” says the Syrian filmmaker.
Why informal discussions form the bedrock of Munich film festival’s lively industry progamme
The pre-summer hoilday gathering brings together leading German and international execs
How event cinema specialist Trafalgar Releasing became a top 10 UK distributor
Trafalgar Releasing is now among the top 10 distribution companies in the UK — how far can the event cinema specialist go?
Munich film festival’s Julia Weigl and Christoph Gröner talk about the rising German filmmakers to watch
Artistic director Weigl and managing director Gröner are at the helm for a third year.
Is the US appetite for UK series changing in a temperamental market?
Screen speaks with buyers, sellers and analysts to assess the US’ continuing desire to bet on UK shows.
International buyers head to London Screenings in search of one-to-one meetings about UK films
FIlms screening include Mister Smith’s ‘Bone Lake’.