All Comment articles – Page 53
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CommentCeylan stepping 'beyond expectations'
Once Upon A Time in Anatolia director and Golden Tulip jury head Nuri Bilge Ceylan talks about what it takes to be a director, influences including Chekhov and his next project, during an Istanbul Film Festival masterclass.
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CommentMovie Mindgames
As the summer blockbusters start rolling out of Hollywood, we should appreciate the skill that goes into making them so addictive.
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CommentImagine that
Four-fifths of the international film community believe mainstream audiences crave more imaginative films, according to a recent survey.
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CommentAction for Children renews industry five-a-side event
Film industry five-a-side football competition to take part at Millwall stadium on April 29, 2012; teams from Lionsgate, Momentum, StudioCanal, Skillset among others.
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CommentTV Tax Credit – Enabling the UK to Strike Back
Wiggin partner Charles Moore says new TV tax credit in UK could boost the UK economy by about £1bn per year.
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CommentHigh Horses & High Art
The Cannes Film Festival came down hard this week on a hapless blogger who published a faux competition lineup. But, as Thierry Fremaux made clear, Cannes is a serious business and tomfoolery will not be tolerated.
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CommentSomething 'fishy' about Cannes line-up leak
A credible-sounding list of selections is called a ‘paper fish’ by Cannes organisers.
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CommentIsland dreams of the first Curacao film festival
What might have happened on the opening night of the first Curacao International Film Festival Rotterdam…
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CommentOut of Africa
A number of UK industry were at Working Title last night for the UK premiere screening of short film Malika, written and directed by Bee Gilbert, producer of The Cement Garden.
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CommentTribeca's triumph
Securing The Avengers for its closing night slot is a coup for Tribeca’s organisers and an indication of the festival’s growing status.
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CommentShort buzz
Worm (Matt Wilkinson+Emily Leo+Bert&Bertie+Richard Van Den Bergh) = packed BAFTA screening room.
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CommentThe China Syndrome
In light of the new Chinese film quotas, how can East and West benefit each other?
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CommentFilm glamour in Covent Garden
The London Film Museum is kicking off a new exhibition space on Wellington Street in Covent Garden with the Magnum On Set exhibition.
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CommentPrison love
Director Maïwenn’s Cannes Jury Prize winner Polisse may have missed out on the top prizes at the French Césars last month but consolation came from an expected quarter over the weekend.
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CommentBox Office Games
Media have been gloating over the failure of John Carter to connect to audiences. But it is not a cause for celebration and will lead to even less tentpole risk-taking.
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CommentA first look at the world of Harry Potter
The Warner Bros Studio Tour London — The Making Of Harry Potter started a week of press previews today, in advance of its opening to the public on March 31, and Screen dutifully went along to Leavesden Studios to check it out.
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CommentMoo-vie making
A competition launched by UK magazine Farmer’s Weekly has inspired us to come up with our own agriculturally themed film titles.
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CommentSales Scene Heats Up
New companies with international sales capabilities are pouring into the business, many of them choosing to launch in London. Buyers at Cannes could be spoilt for choice.