All Comment articles – Page 7
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CommentIFFR Live: from Rotterdam to the world
I’m not sure what it felt like in Ljubljana or Dundee, but from Rotterdam the first IFFR Live screening of Jan-Willem van Ewijk’s drama Atlantic. was quite exciting.
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Respect the producer
Precisely what a producer does is one of the murkiest questions in cinema.
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Selma’s bad timing
The exclusion of Selma ’s David Oyelowo from the Oscar nominations is more than a snub - it’s an injustice.
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Oscars 2015: nominations analysis
A day of big surprises confirmed Boyhood, Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel as front-runners for the best picture Oscar at the 87th Academy Awards.
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Leave to Remain: the end of a long journey
Kate Cook and James Levison reflect on producing indie feature Leave to Remain, starring Toby Jones, the struggle to find an audience and an “impactful” distribution strategy.
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Women of substance
Wendy Mitchell reflects on women in film over the past 12 months and what to look forward to in 2015.
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Serial storytelling
It’s remarkable that during the season of big awards films, the story that most people I know are genuinely buzzing about is the tale of Hae Min, Adnan and Jay.
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The Interview's cancellation is a 'calamity' for Sony
US Editor Jeremy Kay analyses the effects of Sony’s decision to pull The Interview from release after threats from hackers.
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Dubai welcomes back Bollywood
Ear-splitting screams welcomed the cast and crew of Bollywood film Welcome Back, who are filming in Dubai, and dropped in to speak to guests at DIFF.
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Dubai film festival opens with a bang
This year’s Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) got underway with two lavish parties – the opening at Madinat Jumeirah and the IWC Filmmaker Award gala dinner at the One Only Royal Mirage on the following night.
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Artful ambition
One of the most inspiring talks at the VFX + Animation Summit Dublin was from Paul Young, one of the founders of Cartoon Saloon.
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The price of success
At the Screen Film Summit on December 1, one hot debate was about how to drive support for British films at the UK box office.
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The revolution will be digitised
Fedz creator Q responds to Amma Asante’s Film Summit keynote speech.
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Amma Asante, Screen Film Summit keynote
The director of Belle says the film industry needs to support newcomers beyond just the first movie.
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The time traveller’s life
Screen editor Wendy Mitchell discusses a movie 12 years in the making.
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Cinema is never ‘foreign’
Screen has kicked off our awards season coverage, with a focus on the foreign-language race.
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Three things every documentary-maker needs to remember
Filmmaker Col Spector offers advice including remembering to entertain the audience.
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Cinema and the city
Duncan Speakman from production company Circumstance, which creates cinematic experiences in unexpected environments, on the future of cinema in the city.
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Making a film is a series of problems to solve
Film producer Iain Smith OBE on forging a career in film production and the importance of continuing to develop your skills in the industry
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TIFFCOM talks adaptations
A panel at this week’s TIFFCOM discussed how figuring out who owns the rights to a novel can be a complicated business in Japan.
