All Features articles – Page 6
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FeaturesBafta-nominated casting directors talk process, self-tapes and why availability has become an “insane problem”
Anora, The Apprentice, A Complete Unknown, Conclave and Kneecap are Bafta nominated for casting.
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Features‘Wicked’ cast and crew break down Ozdust Ballroom and Defying Gravity scenes
From shades of blue to spiral staircases, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jon M Chu and more of the Wicked creative team discuss how they put together two of the film’s most pivotal scenes.
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FeaturesFour UK indie distributors share strategies behind their highest-grossing titles of 2024
Win-win windows, National Trust inspiration - and an audience member throwing up.
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Features“We took VHS culture for granted”: Alex Ross Perry on his Rotterdam world premiere ‘Videoheaven’
US director’s latest forms part of IFFR’s focus on VHS and video stores.
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FeaturesIreland’s largest pizza and drinking with Michael Fassbender: eight memorable moments in the ‘Kneecap’ journey
Kneecap is the explosive hit of this year’s Baftas. Writer/director Rich Peppiatt and the band’s JJ Ó Dochartaigh discuss eight memorable events in the creation and release of the film.
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FeaturesAre awards voters finally embracing genre titles?
‘The Substance’ , ’Heretic’ and ’Nosferatu’ have earned a slew of nominations.
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FeaturesSebastian Stan on playing Trump in ‘The Apprentice’: “A studio boss advised me not to do it”
The Bafta-and Oscar-nominated star of The Apprentice tells Screen why his choices can never be dictated by fear
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FeaturesAdam Elliot on taking eight years to make ‘Memoir Of A Snail’ and telling Australian stories
Australia’s Adam Elliot continues his celebration of heroic misfits with stop-motion tragicomedy Memoir Of A Snail. Screen talks to the Oscar-nominated filmmaker.
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FeaturesIn profile: the 2025 Bafta Film Awards shorts contenders
The diverse films competing in Bafta’s two shorts categories encompass body horror, the Ukraine war, bull-jumping, distressed pets and personal filmmaker excavations.
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FeaturesAwards Whispers: voters discuss the Oscar and Bafta nominations – “a lot of the movies don’t feel as Oscar-baity”
“A category rather than film gripe: do we really need 10 options for outstanding British film?”
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FeaturesIn conversation: Edward Berger and Ralph Fiennes talk ‘Conclave’, bonding during lunch with Robert Harris
Edward Berger changed the nationality of his Conclave protagonist so he could cast Ralph Fiennes.
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FeaturesJason Reitman on making ‘Saturday Night’ at a breakneck pace, sticking with smaller features
Telling the story of the fevered 90 minutes leading up to an iconic TV launch, Jason Reitman captures the energy with his own film Saturday Night. He talks to Screen about his meta approach.
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FeaturesSean Baker breaks down four key scenes from ‘Anora’: "I always encourage my actors to improvise"
Anora depicts events leading up to — and spiralling down from — an extraordinary set of nuptials. Filmmaker Sean Baker reveals all to Screen about the creation of four key scenes.
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FeaturesHow the ‘Wicked’ co-writers turned one hit stage show into two musical feature films
Wicked co-writers Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox talk to Screen.
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Features‘Emilia Pérez’ make-up artist on transforming Karla Sofia Gascon into a drugs lord
Emilia Pérez make-up artist Julia Floch-Carbonel talks to Screen about her Bafta‑nominated work on Jacques Audiard’s ode to the power of transformation.
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FeaturesEdward Norton on career choices, ‘A Complete Unknown’ and bonding with Timothee Chalamet
Four-time Oscar nominee Edward Norton showcases a benevolent side as folk singer Pete Seeger in A Complete Unknown. Just don’t tell him he’s playing against type.
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Features‘The Wild Robot’ creators on creating its impressionistic look, a potential sequel
Screen talks to director Chris Sanders and producer Jeff Hermann about creating the island adventure.
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Features‘The Brutalist’ composer Daniel Blumberg talks close bond with Brady Corbet: "It’s like a weird kind of osmosis"
“I’m used to living with Brady,” says Blumberg. “For me it’s all about the director, trying to be an extension of Brady’s instincts.”
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FeaturesUK film awards campaigners talk Bafta nominations, jury changes and new family award
“If I were a betting man, I would bet on Conclave,” suggests one. “It’s an easy-to-like film, and I don’t mean that as a diss.”
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FeaturesBespoke jewellery and "a claustrophobic mood": creating the visual look of 'Conclave'
The Conclave crafts team trod a line between Vatican reality and creative imagination.