All Features articles – Page 87

  • High-Rise behind the scenes
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    TIFF 2015: Ben Wheatley reveals the story behind 'High-Rise'

    2015-09-13T06:00:00Z

    Ben Wheatley had his biggest budget to date to create the dystopian world portrayed in JG Ballard’s novel High-Rise. Michael Rosser speaks to the UK film-maker about his vision to “shoot on location in the past”.

  • Marina Cordoni
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    Interview: Marina Cordoni

    2015-09-11T17:44:00Z

    With her latest venture, industry insider Marina Cordoni is using her passion and experience as an international sales agent and executive producer to benefit film-makers, she tells Screen.

  • Beau Willimon
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    In focus: screenwriting

    2015-09-11T17:36:00Z

    Ahead of the eve of the sixth Bafta and BFI Screenwriters’ Lecture Series (Sept 23-Oct 3), four celebrated screenwriters discuss how the Netflix era has put them back in control.

  • The Danish Girl
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    Awards season preview: a shot at glory

    2015-09-11T17:21:00Z

    As the autumn festival line-ups are revealed, Screen analyses the titles in pole position for a competitive awards season.

  • terence davies
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    TIFF 2015: Terence Davies talks 'Sunset Song'

    2015-09-11T16:55:00Z

    Terence Davies has been striving to bring Sunset Song to the big screen for 15 years. Ahead of the film’s world premiere in Toronto, he tells Screen why the classic novel struck such a powerful chord.

  • Charlotte Mickie
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    TIFF 2015: Interview, Charlotte Mickie

    2015-09-11T16:43:00Z

    Charlotte Mickie continues to champion bold, authentic voices at Mongrel Media’s new international arm. Screen talks to her about the company’s diverse slate.

  • Jean-Marc Vallee
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    TIFF 2015: Jean-Marc Vallée talks 'Demolition'

    2015-09-11T16:35:00Z

    After Dallas Buyers Club and Wild, Jean-Marc Vallée hopes awards season magic strikes again with this year’s TIFF opener Demolition.

  • Land of Mine
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    TIFF 2015: Martin Pieter Zandvliet talks 'Land Of Mine'

    2015-09-11T16:27:00Z

    Land Of Mine, based on the true story of mine clearance by German POWs in Denmark, makes its bow in TIFF’s Platform strand.

  • Hany Abu-Assad
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    TIFF 2015: Hany Abu-Assad talks 'The Idol'

    2015-09-11T16:20:00Z

    Hany Abu-Assad, the Oscar-nominated director of Omar and Paradise Now, tells Screen about his latest film The Idol, which charts the unlikely true story of how Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf won talent contest Arab Idol. Interview by Andreas Wiseman.

  • ASSASSIN (THE) - Director
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    TIFF 2015: Hou Hsiao-Hsien talks 'The Assassin'

    2015-09-11T16:11:00Z

    Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien has had a banner year, with Cannes’ best director prize under his belt and a stint on the Venice jury. Ahead of its TIFF screening, he talks to Damon Wise about The Assassin.

  • Hardcore
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    TIFF 2015: Midnight Madness

    2015-09-11T15:54:00Z

    Midnight Madness is showcasing a collection of international genre titles including Baskin, Hardcore and The Devil’s Candy. But horror films don’t always give directors an easy ride, as Tom Grater reports.

  • Looking For Grace
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    Sue Brooks, 'Looking For Grace'

    2015-09-06T11:53:00Z

    SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: Australian director Sue Brooks on realising a dream, exciting newcomer Odessa Young and the on-going challenges faced by women directors.

  • Sokurov directs Francofonia
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    Finding 'Francofonia'

    2015-09-05T18:43:00Z

    SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: Francofonia producer Pierre-Olivier Bardet tells Screen how the production built Aleksandr Sokurov’s ambitious docu-fiction.

  • Stevan Filipovic
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    Stevan Filipović, 'Next to Me'

    2015-08-21T09:36:00Z

    After the Serbian writer-director Stevan Filipović’s third film Next to Me received its world premiere in the international competition of Pula Film Festival and won the main prize, it screened in the Sarajevo Film Festival’s Avant Premieres section.

  • Ines Tanovic
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    Ines Tanović, 'Our Everyday Life'

    2015-08-20T12:44:00Z

    Bosnian writer-director Ines Tanović talks about her first feature Our Everyday Life, which screens in Sarajevo Film Festival’s competition.

  • Mark Goldberg
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    Signature CEO reveals expansion plans

    2015-08-20T12:08:00Z

    UK distributor Signature Entertainment plans to release more than 100 films next year. Screen spoke to CEO Marc Goldberg about expansion.

  • Cinema Europa Zagreb
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    Eastern Europe: Reinventing the reel

    2015-08-17T14:32:00Z

    Ahead of the European Film Forum’s exhibition panel in Sarajevo, Geoffrey Macnab looks at how fresh thinking is leading to new opportunities for cinemas in eastern Europe.

  • Ted Sarandos
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    Digital Single Market: Breaking borders

    2015-08-17T14:31:00Z

    The potential European digital single market is a major challenge facing European productions. Geoffrey Macnab previews a Sarajevo co-production panel that will examine the controversial proposals.

  • Unity
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    Shaun Monson, 'Unity'

    2015-08-10T22:31:00Z

    For Shaun Monson, traditional storytelling just doesn’t cut it anymore. Even documentaries on a single issue aren’t enough. Angela Lee reports on a unique screening event this week.

  • Kathy Wolfe
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    Kathy Wolfe, Wolfe Releasing

    2015-07-28T14:17:00Z

    The leading LGBT distributor in the US looks back on her 30 years in the business.