All Features articles – Page 358
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FeaturesAustrian Film Awards 2013
The Austrian Film Awards were presented for the third year on Jan 23 in Vienna’s City Hall before an audience of over 1,000.
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FeaturesSundance deals: Big spenders
This year’s Sundance Film Festival (Jan 17-27) saw a flurry of pick-ups — with buyers paying a lot of money for the right films. Jeremy Kay reports
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FeaturesShorts in the Oscar frame
The film-makers behind this year’s live action and animated short film Oscar contenders range from new talents to experienced studio hands. Screen profiles the nominees.
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FeaturesArgo: A taste of the old school
Ben Affleck’s third film as director won two Golden Globes and has seven Oscar nominations. Jeremy Kay speaks to the film-makers about revisiting the golden age of 1970s US cinema to tell the film’s outlandish true story.
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Features2012’s most moving images
From digital to 65mm, the year’s most acclaimed cinematographers worked across a wide range of styles and formats. John Hazelton reports.
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FeaturesPowder Room
UK production Powder Room, starring Sheridan Smith, Jaime Winstone and singer Kate Nash, marks a number of exciting firsts, including the directorial debut of MJ Delaney, famous for her YouTube sensation spoof Newport State of Mind.
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FeaturesDavid Harewood and Richard Akel: Robeson
Homeland star David Harewood talks to Jeremy Kay about new biopic Robeson.
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FeaturesAgnieszka Holland, Burning Bush
The Polish director talks to Geoffrey Macnab about her three part drama series for HBO Europe.
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FeaturesMax Ophüls Prize Film Festival
The 34th Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival took place in Saarbrücken, Germany from Jan 21-27 with Rainer Frimmel and Tizza Covi’s The Shine of Day taking the top prize.
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FeaturesJeremy Thomas, Kon-Tiki
Oscar-winning UK producer Jeremy Thomas tells Leon Forde about his mission to bring epic adventure Kon-Tiki to the screen.
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FeaturesKathleen Kennedy: the power of the President
It may be directed by Steven Spielberg and star Daniel Day-Lewis, but Lincoln’s journey to the screen was not easy. Jeremy Kay speaks to producer Kathleen Kennedy.
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FeaturesJessica Chastain: 'It was very, very intense'
Zero Dark Thirty star Jessica Chastain tells Jeremy Kay about shooting Kathryn Bigelow’s thriller - and her long road to fame.
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FeaturesStudio figures hit sky high
With three films passing $1bn worldwide, 2012 was a banner year for studios at the global box office.
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FeaturesHigh street blues
HMV and Blockbuster have gone into administration in the UK, yet the physical sale of DVDs is still a viable market. Geoffrey Macnab looks at the implications for distributors and what the future could hold.
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FeaturesTom Hooper: "If it's not convincing, all is lost"
Tom Hooper took the bold step of shooting his Les Misérables adaptation with live singing. The director tells Michael Rosser about how the method gave power back to the actors.
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FeaturesMichael Noer, Northwest
Michael Noer’s Northwest, which premieres at Rotterdam and Göteborg, explores life in a crime-ridden Copenhagen neighbourhood. The director tells Wendy Mitchell about the search for truth in his characters.
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FeaturesDoron Weber, The Alfred P Sloan Foundation
Doron Weber talks to Jeremy Kay about the Foundation’s development grants and lab fellow grants which they distribute through their partner film schools and festivals, including Sundance.
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FeaturesUK Film Brunch at Sundance
Photos from the UK Film Brunch at Sundance 2013, run by the BFI, BFC and the British Consulate-General Los Angeles.
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FeaturesKim Jee-woon, The Last Stand
The acclaimed Korean genre filmmaker talks to Ian Sandwell about his English language directorial debut The Last Stand which also marks Arnold Schwarzenegger’s solo return to the big screen.
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FeaturesBen Affleck’s box office takes off with Argo
Ben Affleck’s switch to the director’s chair has brought steadily increasing gains at the global box office. Ian Sandwell assesses his appeal.