All articles by Geoffrey Macnab
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NewsSale of Showcase’s UK cinemas to The Light in doubt
Several sources indicate industry veteran Mooky Greidinger is pushing hard to take over the circuit.
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NewsUK filmmaker Justin Hardy dies aged 61
His death comes just weeks before the premiere of his latest film ‘Wrath Of The Gods’.
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NewsTributes paid to British producer Timothy Burrill who has died aged 95
Burrill was a former Bafta chair and worked on films including ‘Superman’, ‘Chariots Of Fire’ and ‘The Pianist’
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News‘Dear Ajayi’, first Nigerian film in Giornate degli Autori, boarded for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Damilola Orimogunje’s film stars Bimbo Akintola and Tosin Adeyemi.
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NewsGeorgian organisations claim state festivals are being hijacked by “authoritarian regime”
Top Georgian groups say international guests are being used as “useful idiots”.
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News“He had a big impact on the history of film in this country”: Industry pays tribute to Simon Field who has died aged 80
“Simon never gave up, never compromised,” said Apichatpong Weerasethakul of his ‘Uncle Boomee’ producer.
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NewsHungary removes cap on production incentive to end uncertainty for international producers
It has been a tough period for a sector that had previously been booming.
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Features“Locarno is the place to see how a film can work,” says festival director Giona A Nazzaro
Nazzaro talks about his love for genre filmmaking and US cinema and embracing political debate.
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NewsEna Sendijarevic’s ‘The Possessed’ starring Ariane Labed among first projects for NLWave 26
The French-language film is in prep for a mid-September shoot.
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NewsDavid Puttnam calls for bolder action from UK producers
“I hate defeatism, I really do, and I particularly hate it when it comes from within my own industry.”
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NewsSouth Africa’s Known Associates Group expands into Spain with €12.7m backing from Spanish government
Two Known Associates divisions - production and servicing outfit Moonlighting Studios and vfx specialist The Refinery - launch Spanish arms.
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NewsSeven participants selected for Sarajevo, Slano Female Filmmakers Support Programme
Leading Serbian documentary maker Mila Turajlić is among the participants.
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Features“I hit a wall,” says actor Maggie Gyllenhaal of what inspired her move into directing
”I came to the edge of what acting allowed me in terms of my artistic expression,” she said at Slano Film Days.
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Features“I need a face, I need a person,” says Michel Franco of his quest to bond with a sales executive
The Mexican filmmaker did not have much luck with sales execs earlier in this career.
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FeaturesSlano Film Days helps CineLink filmmakers take projects to the next stage
“It’s a safe space to bring problems,” said one participating producer.
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FeaturesLili Horvat reveals her hopes and fears for fresh era of Hungarian film funding
Horvat was screening early footage of her second film ‘My Notes On Mars’ at Slano Film Days this month.
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NewsRuben Ostlund reveals further plot details of ‘The Entertainment System Is Down’
Cricket, Australian masculinity, Andrey Zvyagintsev and Adam Sandler all play their part.
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Features‘Selection’, about the exploitation of teenage football players, among projects pitched at Slano Film Days
Croatian director Bruno Anković’s father was a famous professional footballer.
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FeaturesOur regional funds are falling apart, says Danis Tanovic of the struggle to get films financed in south-east Europe
The Bosnian director is attending Slano Film Days in Croatia, mentoring emerging filmmakers.
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Features“They come to talk about film”: why the arthouse A-list is drawn to Slano Film Days
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Pawel Pawlikowski, Michel Franco, Jasmila Zbanvic, Lili Horvat and Ruben Ostlund are all in town.