All Features articles – Page 84
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FeaturesWorld of Locations: Nevada
Most productions that come to Nevada are looking for location shoots in and around the city of Las Vegas, though the state’s low tax rates can also be an attraction.
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FeaturesWorld of Locations: Northern Ireland
HBO’s Game of Thrones may have been one of the early adopters, but it’s not taken long for the rest of the film and TV world to catch on to the benefits of shooting in Northern Ireland.
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FeaturesFrom cinema to Screen
Former editor Quentin Falk looks back at the launch of Screen International into the troubled industry waters of 1975.
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FeaturesThe changing face of festivals
Over the past four decades, the festival landscape has been in a state of constant evolution, with events coming and going all over the world.
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FeaturesVFX: Lights, camera, magic
Four decades ago, film-making technology embarked on a journey that took it far, far away from the rudimentary techniques of previous eras. John Hazelton tracks the progress of the tech revolution
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FeaturesForty Years of British Film
Over the past 40 years, the UK film industry has had its share of creative and financial ups and downs. Screen tracks its progress from the depression of the mid-1980s to the highs of recent years.
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FeaturesThe Birth of the Mega-Franchise
One of the biggest changes of the past four decades has been the supersonic growth of the film franchise, fuelled by international audiences’ insatiable demand for characters rather than actors. Screen examines this billion-dollar business
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FeaturesScreen at 40: Festival heads reflect on 2015 and beyond
There can be no doubt that 2015 has been a banner year for international cinema and, to celebrate, leading festival heads pick the films they believe we will still be talking about 40 years from now
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Features1975: Dawn of the blockbuster
Screen International was lunched at a time the industry was on the verge of great change, one being shaped by summer tentpoles and the seeds of modern co-production. Screen takes a look at the state of international film in 1975.
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FeaturesScreen ads: 007, VHS pirates and Cannon Fodder
A sample of adverts that have graced the pages of Screen International show familiar faces, bygone moguls and films that were never to be
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FeaturesAwards Season: Documentary
Interviews with Michael Moore, Alex Gibney, Laurie Anderson and more…
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FeaturesStrength in numbers: the making of 'Suffragette'
The team behind timely historical drama Suffragette speak about bringing the story to the screen and playing a part in global cultural change.
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FeaturesAlex Gibney reveals Scientology intimidation
Alex Gibney describes the intimidation tactics deployed against his Scientology exposé.
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Features'He Named Me Malala' producers talk switching from narrative to documentary
Producers Walter Parkes and Laurie Macdonald reveal why they changed tack to make Davis Guggenheim’s He Named Me Malala as a documentary rather than narrative feature.
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FeaturesMatthew Heineman on entering the dangerous world of 'Cartel Land'
Matthew Heineman reveals why he simply picked up a camera and headed into the dangerous world of Mexico’s drug wars.
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FeaturesCosima Spender on making 'Palio'
Cosima Spender talks about making Palio under the watchful eye of Siena’s authorities.
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FeaturesLaurie Anderson reveals the inspirations for 'Heart Of A Dog'
Laurie Anderson talks the inspirations for her intimate documentary Heart Of A Dog.
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FeaturesMichael Moore talks 'Where To Invade Next'
Michael Moore reveals how his electrifying Where To Invade Next was made under the radar.
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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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FeaturesBafta takes a bow
With a change in eligibility rules, Bafta’s organisers are hoping that smaller films will benefit in certain key categories.