All Features articles – Page 77
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FeaturesZurich Film Festival: hot picks and what not to miss
The starry Zurich Film Festival continues its upward trajectory. Michael Rosser reports.
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FeaturesSan Sebastian preview: strength and sensibility
In a busy fall festival season, San Sebastian manages to shine with a strong balance between mainstream and auteur cinema and its role as a key port for Latin American cinema.
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Features'Lady Macbeth': a period drama like none you've seen before
The team behind Toronto premiere Lady Macbeth, touted as one of the hottest discoveries of the year, tell Wendy Mitchell about their unique approach to a period film.
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Features'Free Fire': Ben Wheatley firing on all cylinders (set report)
Ben Wheatley talks shooting guns and cameras on the set of his action thriller Free Fire and reveals how Martin Scorsese came on board as executive producer. Michael Rosser reports.
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FeaturesVoltage Pictures: "Every movie that gets made is a milestone"
Led by indefatigable co-founder Nicolas Chartier, Voltage Pictures has scaled up its production activities in recent years, leading to five films at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
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FeaturesFrightFest: Kate Shenton talks 'Egomaniac'
The Horror Rising Star-nominated director discusses no-budget film-making ahead of the FrightFest premiere of her second feature.
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FeaturesSarajevo Q&A: Ivan Marinovic discusses 'The Black Pin'
Montenegrin director Marinovic’s debut feature is in competition in Sarajevo.
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FeaturesSarajevo Q&A: Mehmet Can Mertoğlu talks 'Album'
Turkish film-maker talks to Screen about his debut feature, which played in Sarajevo’s competition following its Cannes premiere.
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FeaturesSarajevo: Lukas Valenta Rinner talks 'A Decent Woman'
Director discusses his competition feature A Decent Woman, which received its world premiere in Sarajevo.
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FeaturesRobert De Niro regales Sarajevo audience, slams "crazy" Donald Trump
De Niro received the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo for lifetime achievement at this year’s festival.
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FeaturesLocarno: spotlight on Summer Academy
Summer Academy returns to support another group of up-and-coming film-makers, critics and industry professionals, as Wendy Mitchell discovers.
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FeaturesLocarno: industry spotlight
This year’s Industry Days (August 6-8) at Locarno Film Festival has a sharper focus on the market potential of films at script stage, finds Martin Blaney.
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FeaturesLocarno: Open Doors Hub spotlights south Asian projects
This year Locarno’s annual co-production lab introduces a fresh format — a three-year focus on eight south Asian countries. Martin Blaney reports on the new Open Doors Hub.
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FeaturesLocarno's Carlo Chatrian talks "most challenging competition"
Chatrian tells Geoffrey Macnab why this year’s line-up is his most diverse and eclectic yet.
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FeaturesEran Kolirin on 'Beyond The Mountains And Hills'
How do we live our lives against a backdrop of hostility? This is the question posed by Eran Kolirin in Beyond The Mountains And Hills, his exploration of middle-class mores. Melanie Goodfellow reports.
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FeaturesMia Hansen-Love interview
French director Mia Hansen-Love talks about the joy of working with Isabelle Huppert, avoiding melancholy and a new project inspired by her relationship with her husband, Olivier Assayas. Geoffrey Macnab reports.
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FeaturesJerusalem: Women directors dominate Israeli shorts competition
This year’s expanded selection of short films in competition at Jerusalem Film Festival features a majority of women directors. Tom Grater finds out why.
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FeaturesJerusalem: Ori Sivan talks 'Harmonia'
Renowned TV writer-director Ori Sivan explains to Wendy Mitchell why his latest project Harmonia could only be made as a film.
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FeaturesJerusalem: Sam Spiegel lab introduces 2016 projects
International sales companies and financiers are in town to get the first glimpse of new projects from the prestigious Sam Spiegel International Film Lab. Melanie Goodfellow reports.
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FeaturesIn Focus: Jerusalem Film & TV fund
The dynamic Jerusalem Film & Television Fund has a wide brief that includes attracting local and international production to the city and jump-starting its animation and VFX sectors. Geoffrey Macnab reports.