All Features articles – Page 68
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FeaturesAre much shorter theatrical windows around the corner?
We investigate why cracks are beginning to appear in the traditionally rigid theatrical window structure.
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FeaturesScreenwriter Luke Davies on how he avoided the "bad path" with 'Lion'
Writer discusses collaborating with director Garth Davis and avoiding sentimentality on the awards-contending drama.
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FeaturesHow the 'Fantastic Beasts' VFX team created a world of amazing monsters
For the first instalment in Warner Bros’ planned five-film follow-up to the Harry Potter franchise, the visual-effects team transposed JK Rowling’s wizarding world to 1926 New York City.
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Features2016 at the Russian box office: Hollywood fare dominates
The Russian box office is booming, but local films aren’t getting a look in.
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FeaturesJohn Battsek talks Oscar-winning documentary career, future projects
What does it take to produce award-winning documentaries year after year? Two-time Oscar winner John Battsek talks to Geoffrey Macnab about story, scale and the one rule of financing he sets himself.
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Features2016 Nordic box office report: Local films hold their own
As is the case in recent years, Nordic audiences have continued to champion local films, often over Hollywood blockbusters.
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FeaturesThe story behind awards hopeful autism doc 'Life, Animated'
Making a documentary about how classic Disney movies helped a young autistic boy engage with the world proved a huge creative challenge for director Roger Ross Williams.
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Features'OJ: Made In America' director on the politics behind his epic historical doc
OJ: Made In America is a prime awards-season contender, an eight-hour exploration of OJ Simpson’s rise and fall filtered through the history of Los Angeles’ African American community.
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Features'Weiner' directors talk aftermath of political scandal doc
Filmed and released before the denouement of this tumultuous year in US politics, the makers of documentary Weiner tell Tom Grater what drew them to disgraced New York politician Anthony Weiner.
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FeaturesHow 'The Eagle Huntress' soared to the Oscar doc shortlist
Documentary film-maker Otto Bell tells Melanie Goodfellow how Morgan Spurlock helped to transform his debut feature about one Mongolian girl’s daring quest into an awards hopeful.
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Features2016 Spain box office report: local hits lead to buoyant year
A strong local offering led to a excellent year at the Spanish box office.
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FeaturesGarth Davis, Iain Canning and Dev Patel on a "serendipitous" journey
The director, producer and star of TWC’s awards-season contender Lion discuss the challenges of shooting in India and Australia.
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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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FeaturesAcademy CEO Dawn Hudson talks diversity, new voting rules a year on from #OscarsSoWhite
A year on from #OscarsSoWhite, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences CEO Dawn Hudson tells Matt Mueller about the organisation’s diversity push and new initiatives.
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FeaturesDubai Q&A: Ali F Mostafa and Rami Yasin on dystopian thriller 'The Worthy'
Emirati film-maker Ali F Mostafa and producer Rami Yasin talk to Melanie Goodfellow about The Worthy, which played in DIFF’s Muhr Emirati competition
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FeaturesDubai Q&A: Abdulla Al Kaabi talks debut 'Only Men Go To The Grave'
Abdulla Al Kaabi talks to William Mullally about his debut feature, which received its world premiere in the Muhr Emirati competition at this year’s DIFF.
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FeaturesHow Damien Chazelle made 'La La Land' for just $30m
How did Damien Chazelle craft a lavish, old-style Hollywood musical on a $30m budget? The writer-director and his lead producers tell Matt Mueller the story behind his ridiculously ambitious third feature.
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FeaturesHow did UK films fare in the US in 2016?
The Downton effect is pulling US audiences to UK films of a certain heritage.
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FeaturesWhich foreign films made a mark in the US in 2016?
What does a foreign-language film have to do to make a mark in the US market? John Hazelton looks at 2016’s releases and weighs the impact of awards, title recognition and streaming.
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FeaturesWhy the European Film Awards have never been more timely
In a turbulent year for the continent’s politics, the European Film Awards will celebrate the best of European film-making and honour the memory of the late Andrzej Wajda.