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Features12 hot new feature film projects from Spain in the works
Pedro Almodovar, Paz Vega and Albert Serra are working on new features.
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FeaturesTIFF at 50: Martin Katz on the film that blew his mind, what David Cronenberg did on 9/11
David Cronenberg’s frequent collaborator produced Bretten Hannam’s current TIFF selection ’At The Place Of Ghosts’.
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FeaturesTIFF at 50: ‘Nirvanna The Band…’ director Matt Johnson on sneaking into screenings, how the fest changed his life
‘Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie’ screens again in TIFF on September 13.
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FeaturesTIFF at 50: Charlotte Mickie on the unusual beginning of a beautiful friendship
The veteran executive on how her first meeting went with ‘The Hanging Garden’ director Thom Fitzgerald.
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FeaturesTIFF at 50: Jason Reitman on Toronto family ties, bidding wars, and celebratory cigars
Well-known faces share favourite memories as Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, September 4-14) celebrates five decades.
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FeaturesHow local films and long theatrical windows have fuelled Indonesia's post-Covid box office boom
Seven of the top 10 biggest ever local films were released from 2022 onwards.
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FeaturesOlivier Assayas talks Putin thriller ‘The Wizard Of The Kremlin’: “I think it would amuse him to be played by Jude Law”
The film is based on Giuliano da Empoli’s 2022 speculative historical novel of the same name.
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FeaturesRichard Linklater on making ‘Nouvelle Vague’ and why Godard would have approved of its Netflix deal
It took a US filmmaker to bring the French New Wave to the big screen - and to a new generation.
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FeaturesIndonesian director and comedian Ernest Prakasa on launching hit‑making production company Imajinari
The Jakarta-based outfit produced last year’s ’Agak Laen’, the first local comedy to top the annual box-office chart since 2016.
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FeaturesLee Hwan on how Tarantino and Hong Kong cinema inspired TIFF crime noir ‘Project Y’
The crime noir starring Han So-hee and Jun Jong-seo is set to world premiere in Toronto’s Special Presentations strand.
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FeaturesSeven hot projects from Indonesia, including buzzy sequels and new films from Mouly Surya, Riri Riza
Upcoming feature films include ’Rangga & Cinta’ and ’Twisted Fate’.
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FeaturesWhy authenticity was a top priority for the UK team behind Tourette syndrome biopic ‘I Swear’
The director and producer of I Swear reveal how they sidestepped development hell to bring their biopic of Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson to fruition in less than two years.
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FeaturesHow Charles Gillibert of CG Cinéma and Les Films du Losange became a go-to ally for independent filmmakers
Gillibert hits the fall festival circuit with a string of prestigious projects including Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ and Alice Winocour’s ‘Couture’.
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Features‘Couture’ with Angelina Jolie is about the “fragility of life”, says director Alice Winocour
Alice Winocour mixes the worlds of high fashion and hospitals in Couture.
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FeaturesDhont brothers talk production outfit The Reunion, its first feature ‘Julian’, and Lukas’ upcoming ‘Coward’
Through their Belgian outfit The Reunion, siblings Lukas and Michiel Dhont have developed and produced Cato Kusters’ Discovery title ’Julian’.
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FeaturesJames McAvoy on ‘California Schemin’’ at TIFF: "I wanted my debut to be Scottish, because we’re underrepresented"
Film premieres on Saturday in Special Presentations.
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Features“There is a feminine vibe in the air,” says Aude Hesbert, artistic director of the Deauville American Film Festival
Hesbert has launched a series of industry initatives to help attract key French and US execs to the festival.
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FeaturesTIFF at 50: Helga Stephenson on why the festival changed its name
Stephenson ran the Festival of Festivals as executive director from 1987-93.
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FeaturesAgnieszka Holland on making Kafta biopic ‘Franz’: “We wanted to give him light and some punk infusion”
Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland believes Special Presentations title Franz will appeal beyond Kafka fans to young people identifying with his oddness.