All Screen articles in December 4 2015
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FeaturesZhang Yimou looking to make history with 'The Great Wall'
The director hopes ‘The Great Wall’ will be the first China-US co-production to achieve worldwide success.
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FeaturesDocumentary: US flourishing while Europe struggles
While Netflix and Amazon among others are revitalising the documentary sector in the US, it’s a different story in Europe, where factual film-makers are fighting for funds.
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NewsPSIFF honour for Michael Fassbender
The star of Steve Jobs and Macbeth will receive the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) International Star Award.
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NewsNorthern Banner Plans an ‘Orgy’ at Whistler
EXCLUSIVE: The Toronto-based company’s specialty label has acquired the Canadian rights to Jeremy Lalonde’s How To Plan An Orgy In A Small Town.
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NewsUS Briefs: FilmNation to fully finance 'The Big Sick'
Plus: Human People begins NYC shoot and Nas to producer soundtrack to Sundance entry The Land
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NewsPeru's Tondero eyes US investment
In a sign of its growing profile outside national borders, the Lima-based powerhouse behind the Asu Mare franchise and At 40 as well as critical hits The Vanished Elephant and Maggallanes is in talks with DirecTV.
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CommentManolo Cruz, ‘La Ciénega: ‘Between Sea And Land’
The Colombian star’s first time behind the camera earned two Primer Corte awards at Ventana Sur this week and has drummed up plenty of buzz ahead of its premiere in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition strand in January.
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NewsBlood Window winner entices Morbido head
EXCLUSIVE: The Mexican genre film festival’s general director has come on board Patricio Valladares’ Downhill, which screened and won an award in the Ventana Sur genre sidebar this week.
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FeaturesAwards Season: Directors, Writers
Interviews with Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, Danny Boyle, Aaron Sorkin, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and Phyllis Nagy.
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FeaturesWriter Phyllis Nagy talks adapting 'Carol'
Directors, producers and actors came and went but Phyllis Nagy remained the one constant. The writer of Patricia Highsmith adaptation Carol talks to Nikki Baughan
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FeaturesCary Joji Fukunaga on the perilous 'Beasts Of No Nation' shoot
Making Beasts Of No Nation was a long-held ambition for True Detective director Cary Joji Fukunaga. He talks to Jeremy Kay about overcoming the perilous shoot and the Netflix pay-off
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FeaturesAlejandro Gonzalez Inarritu on the challenges of 'The Revenant'
For Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, making The Revenant was comparable to Ernest Shackleton’s heroic exploration of the Antarctic. He tells Jeremy Kay about the challenges and rewards of endurance film-making
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FeaturesDanny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin talk 'Steve Jobs'
Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin, the director and writer of Steve Jobs, tell Mark Salisbury why it is crucial for film-makers to tell the stories of the tech titans shaping our world
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FeaturesRidley Scott on why he landed on 'The Martian'
With The Martian, Ridley Scott has landed the biggest global hit of his career. The director tells Jeremy Kay about his initial reservations, working with Matt Damon and why he keeps so busy
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FeaturesSteven Spielberg talks 'Bridge Of Spies' and future projects
Steven Spielberg reveals how his latest feature, Bridge Of Spies, has been more than 50 years in the making, why he continues to shoot on film and whether he would ever re-cast Indiana Jones. Michael Rosser reports
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FeaturesDubai film festival rides a wave
This year’s Dubai International Film Festival is a celebration of film-making from throughout the region as well as an important showcase for new projects.
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FeaturesBox office analysis 2015: UK
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: Even before the release of Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, the UK box office is enjoying a strong year, propelled by powerful performances from James Bond and Christian Grey. But a crowded marketplace is stifling local and foreign-language releases.
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CommentReaching the Summit
At next week’s annual Screen Film Summit (Dec 10), several of the key figures in the UK film industry will address the challenges and issues facing their various sectors, from production and distribution to exhibition and digital.
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News'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' China poster provokes controversy
Row erupts over the decrease in prominence of John Boyega’s character.
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News'Good Dinosaur' tops social buzz
Pixar’s latest led the chart this week, with Bridge Of Spies also beating new release Krampus.