Wendy Mitchell
Based in the UK.
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“We had very high ambitions”: Magnus von Horn on dark fairytale ‘The Girl With The Needle’
Magnus von Horn tells Screen about finding contemporary relevance in Competition title The Girl With The Needle, inspired by the true story of unspeakable crimes in 19th-century Denmark.
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Future Leaders 2024: Koen de Rooij (Netherlands)
de Rooij is programmer, feature films and short films, International Film Festival Rotterdam.
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Future Leaders 2024: Anja Fröhner (Switzerland)
Fröhner is head of programme and guests at Zürich Film Festival.
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Future Leaders 2024: Chris Kumar (UK)
Kumar is film programmer and programme coordinator at the Glasgow Film Festival.
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Future Leaders 2024: Vanja Milena Munjin Paiva (Chile, Portugal)
After joining the festival’s team in 2019, she created Tramas at Chile’s FICValdivia.
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Future Leaders 2024: Hanna Reifgerst (Germany)
“There is nothing better than the pure joy and awe of a young audience.”
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Future Leaders 2024: Kimberley Sheehan (UK)
She’s curating a programme at BFI Southbank this summer called Discomfort Movies, which examines films that trigger fear, stress and anxiety
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Future Leaders 2024: Carmen Thompson (UK)
Thompson curates for festivals across the UK, Middle East and Africa from her home in Scotland
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Future Leaders 2024: Andrea Voges (South Africa)
Voges worked at the Durban International Film Festival in programme administration from 2010-14 before returning in 2023 in her current post.
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‘Lamb’, ‘Rams’ producers join forces for Sarimar Films (exclusive)
First joint project will be the new feature from ‘Rams’ director Grimur Hákonarson.
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European cinemas focus: how Denmark’s Cinema Club is boosting arthouse releases
The Danish Cinema Club’s support can make or break a film’s release.
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Annette Bening on her year-long preparation for 'Nyad’: "I was inspired by a certain amount of fear"
When Bening first read the script, she remembers, “I was moved and I laughed, I was furious at her, but I loved her.”
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How Lily Gladstone made ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ role her own: “There was so much space to fill”
Lily Gladstone tells Screen how being inspired by her great-grandmother and her own Native communities helped bring a special focus to her role in Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon
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“A crazy idea”: Berlinale premiere ‘Sex’ kicks off an ambitious trilogy from Norway’s Motlys
Norwegian writer/director Dag Johan Haugerud is producing a trilogy of features called Sex Dreams Love.
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‘The Zone Of Interest’ sound team on recreating the overheard horrors of Auschwitz
Sound designer Johnnie Burn and production sound mixer Tarn Willers talk about their imaginative, detail-rich approach.
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30 European films to tempt festival directors in 2024
Including new features by Tom Tykwer, Paz Vega, Paolo Sorrentino, Cecilia Verheyden and Baltasar Kormakur.
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Cinematographer Robbie Ryan on bending the rules for ‘Poor Things’: “It’s not meant to be a realistic look”
Cinematographer Robbie Ryan tells Screen how he bent the rules with Yorgos Lanthimos for Poor Things, found a familiar family vibe with Ken Loach on The Old Oak, and enjoyed the spontaneity of shooting Andrea Arnold’s next film.
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Celine Song talks moving from theatre to film for ‘Past Lives’: “You have to accept the chaos on the day”
”You have to accept that a lot of filmmaking is out of your control.”
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Todd Haynes on being an actor’s director and why ‘May December’ is “not remotely campy”
Todd Haynes goes south to Georgia for pre-cancel culture drama May December.
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‘Saltburn’ star Barry Keoghan on taking “better direction” from women and perfecting the film’s naked dance scene
Bafta winner Barry Keoghan takes on his biggest role to date as the enigmatic protagonist of Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn.